Bhubaneswar, Nov. 13 -- At a small two-wheeler showroom in West Midnapore, an ordinary day turned unforgettable when a tea seller from rural Bengal walked in carrying plastic containers filled with coins - Rs 69,000 worth - along with another Rs 31,000 in notes. His goal wasn't to buy himself a vehicle but to fulfil his daughter's long-cherished dream.

Bachchu Choudhury, a resident of Maula village, had spent four years saving every bit of loose change in traditional "Lakshmir Bhands," or piggy banks.

His daughter Sushma, 23, often believed a scooter was beyond their means. "He always said we couldn't afford one," she said. "Then one day, he just told me, 'Let's go, I'm getting you a scooter.' I didn't believe him until I saw the box fu...