Is social media good? Is it bad? We often keep arguing amongst ourselves. And, while there have been many cases where social media platforms have had to face the heat, a recent incident shows the large difference it can make to lives. After a video of an elderly couple running a small kiosk named 'Baba Ka Dhaba' in Delhi went viral, it touched many hearts and the place is witnessing long queues of customers.  

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People have started sharing videos from the place, urging others to visit it as well. With this, in almost no time, Baba Ka Dhaba became the top trend on Twitter.  

The initial video was shared a Twitter used named Vasundhara Tankha Sharma. In this video, the old couple broke down, revealing that their business has gone down drastically. After this, many Bollywood celebrities, cricketers and netizens flooded support for 'Baba Ka Dhaba'. 

Soon, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti from Malviya Nagar visited Baba Ka Dhaba and assured help to the couple. From Raveena Tandon, Randeep Hooda, Swara Bhasker to Nimrat Kaur, Gaurav Wasan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sonam Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, and Athiya Shetty - all stepped up to extend help to the elderly couple. 

In fact, Sonam Kapoor even asked for the couple's details to offer help. 

Overwhelmed by the response, the old man told ANI that it feels like the whole country stands by the couple. "It feels like whole India is with us. Everyone is helping us", said Kanta Prasad, owner of Baba Ka Dhabha.  

His wife added, "During the lockdown months we could not sell anything. We struggled to survive but today we are flooded with customers. We want to give our blessings to all those who helped us."