Monica Liu: The 'Don' Of Chinatown | Unique Stories from India
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- Опубліковано 14 лис 2016
- Thanks to her, Calcuttans know what Chinese food made by Chinese people tastes like.
When most people look at Monica Liu, they see a smiling restaurant owner in Tangra, Kolkata. But this unassuming grandmother of nine is also known as the Don of Chinatown. Monica Liu owns and runs five authentic Chinese restaurants in Kolkata - Kim Ling & Beijing in Tangra, Tung Fong in Park Street, and branches of her restaurant Mandarin on Sarat Bose Road, and Lake Avenue. She's been awarded the Best Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003.
But Kolkata's woman of steel comes fom humble beginnings. During the Indo-China war in 1962, when Monica was just a child, her entire family was arrested and taken to Deoli Camp, Rajasthan. Finally, it was when Monica and another young boy in the camp wrote a letter to the Home Minister, their release orders were processed. Forgotten for five years in the camp, when the family finally returned to Kolkata, they had lost their home, their friends and almost everything else.
Starting a new life, Monica's mother would make momos to sell to make ends meet. It was from helping her mother every evening that Monica's journey began. Finally, in 1991, she opened Kim Ling, the family's first restaurant. When goons tried to intimidate the family into giving them free food, Monica responded in kind, eventually earning her the title 'Don of Tangra'.
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she is not chinese . She is proud hard working Indian
MrParitoshJ u fucker racist get out of my secular India.
***** sala harami racist. For you fuckers we are having wars. And today had bad relations with neighbours like nepal, mayanmar, srilanka. U fuckers r responsible for each and every problems in India.
she is FUCKING HUMAN. not chinese or indian
Now she is indian after getting success despite of indian's atrocities !!!
sourabh anugrah hey ur literally wrong about islam and muslims if you dont know about our religion please iam saying please read quran ask the good muslims near by you what is the truth if you don't know the truth please be quite don't believe in rumours and India got separated due to Muslims we got freedom in this muslims play a great role ok and muhammad (swt) our prophet he was a righteous man a good human being dont say any ashamed words to any one once give a glimpse to ur religion what ur gods did what not and plz plz dont say any bad thing about any religion if you are not believing that is your choice but dont say any bad thing abut any religions it show wt u have learn frm ur parents and from what background ur from. And please dont say any thing bad about any religion. Respect and peace . i dont have any problem with ur religion so plz dont say bad abut my religion respect n peace.. Allah hu akbar (allah is the greatest).
She said very crucial thing about freedom and education it was 101% correct
She proved "KOI DHANDA CHHOTA NAHI HOTA,AUR DHANDE SE BADA KOI DHARM NAHI HOTA".
Hi Everybody, am very lucky to stumble on this Indian UTube channel about a Chinatown in Calcutta, India. Several who read me , maybe know about the island of Mauritius in the indian Ocean on the east coast of Madagascar, where we have about a good majority of people whose ancestors came from India, mainly the southern districts whose dialect is the Bhoypuri, they still speak ; there is also a minority of Tamil's descent. Am a Chinese, religion Buddhist, a little less than 5% native- Chinese on the island. Auntie Monica Liu ( I think his husband's parents came from the village's clan of the LIU in the district of Moy- Chou in the province of Kwang Tung ( Kwon-Chu) is very similar both in physical appearance & body gestures plus the accent when she speak in English to many of our Chinese Aunties in Mauritius. Strong personality & character with the traits : hard-working, perseverance & above all a big sense of Entrepreneurship equals success. She must be of Hakka- descent & may be still speaking the Hakka Dialect. That is a guess on my my part. My Apology if I am wrong. My Best Greetings to Auntie Monica. The Chinese Lunar NEW YEAR, still being presently celebrated, both in Mainland China & Abroad, I wish u All Chinese in Calcutta & India < KUNG SHEE FAT CHOY> Jpier
I am quite late to comment this but your comment made me really happy. Thanks for sharing with us.
All Chinese in India who came to Calcutta are Hakka.
Jean-Pierre Lan Hing Kwong damm how they get there 😂,my countrymen are everywhere but if u weak like me u cant survive in India ,u need to be strong to survive in india
Jean-Pierre Lan Hing Kwong same like Malaysian Chinese
My best friend is of Tamil origin in Mauritius
this is my first comment on any channel I have even watched. You guys really take us in narrow lanes of a different world we can't see around otherwise.Stay blessed and Keep growing.
I'll definitely be checking out her restaurant next time I'm in Chinatown.
I think you are new to Chinatown if you don't know TimLing, Beijing
As an Indian, this truly makes me so proud of what india really stands for unlike what it's been purpoted by the government or the societal sentiment !
Yoy spoke truth!
From far everything looks beautiful go do some research yourself about this lady then you will know the truth.
@@lostinmelody1714 if it would not hurt your fingers, you can type it out and enlighten all of us.
@@KushagraaDubeyy send me your telegram I'd I will share something then maybe you will believe
@@KushagraaDubeyy if you really want to learn about this lady send me your telegram I'd I will tell you there and also share evidence
She reminds me of that dangerous women from kung-fu hustel🙍♀️
😂😂😂
🤣🔥❤️
Hahahaha you let me blast with hustle hahahahaha
I respect her..but this was 😂😂😂
I agree with it but she is sweet...
A big respect to your courage.. i m really inspired by you Monica liu Mam .we are all humans whether we stay anywhere in the world determination and hardwork makes u worth living in this cruel world...M happy to see you Growing business...God bless !!! No Indians No Chinese No NortheastIndian No Bengali...no Nothing ...one race one human one and all....
been to beijing and tong fong.. food was really good there.. but the life story of this woman is really inspiring, being a calcuttan I have never heard of it.. but after knowing the story one thing for sure she earned in her life that is respect..
Thank you "101 India" for letting us know these kind of unheard facts.. Respect for taking out these kind of themes.. God bless..
calcuttan second you're a indian first
Do not over react and do not teach whatever your narrow-minded thinking is. Yes, I am a proud Calcuttan, a proud Indian, a Proud Asian and of course A PROUD EARTHIAN and trust me these places have one thing common and that is, here we born and brought up carefully by our mother and mother nature. So, Don't forget that we owe the nourishment to MOTHER EARTH only.
@@utsabdeepray6030seems like you haven't lived much in calcutta if you lived here then you would buy what this person is selling. I believe he was paid to make such a video Because I know this lady and she is not like this.
THANK YOU for our childhood memories at your place. LOTS of memories. I move to the States in 1995 - BUT its memories of going to Tangra and other things that make my childhood in Calcutta so SPECIAL. I want to thank you.
And, THANK YOU for making short documentaries like these. I HOPE you make many more like this - touch all of us.
Cheers fro Cleveland.
Mother India in making look at her smile and laugh yet hide the toil and strive shes been through , she is a jewel as lustrous and shining in the divinity of Incredible India continuum .. Salutes to u Ma'am from a jawan of the Army
I’m really proud of our country INDIA which is so beautiful for having such a great community like Chinese, Parsi, siddi African and Jewish, love you india
@Gathka Master sikhs are not from foreign land
her laugh is vry cheerful bless her
I love Monica's story, great woman with courage and patience for business. Nice channel too.
She is a hard working citizen of India.
Hello I'm from northeast India, I can feel them our fellow treated us in a bad way too they judge people by look and treated them Badly. I mean not everyone.... I'm feel sad for China town in Calcutta.. It's slowly fading away maybe bad behaviour towards them by our fellow Indians.
Like bongal kheda campaign...
❤
So do i , I'm a Bengali , i feel responsibility towards our minorities it's my first and foremost duty as an Indian citizen, So as I like Chinese indians very very much
I ❤ Cheenapara
I remember going to Beijing Restaurant In Tangar for the first time when I was just a kid. Me and my cousins love Chinese cuisine a lot.
Momos are my favorite and pretty much all sorts of other dumplings.
When I first stepped into the restaurant back then ,I remember it very clearly that it was fully pact and with a lot of hustle.
But as soon as we sat down in our chairs the ambiance became very claiming and zen all of a sudden.
The think I liked the most was the architecture of the place and the perfect shade of Red currants ...... Something you'd see in those old Chinese Movies......
I stay near china town in Kolkata and want to share something they are very nice polite nd kind hearted peoples and I love to hear them talking in Hindi or Bengali 🤣🤣a bit funny but really adorable 😘😘
What content man.Keep going, looking forward to more videos in the future.
Calcutta has openly welcome everyone. I love kolkata. People are very warm welcoming. Her story is so inspiring. Visiting her restaurant on my next visit to china town
5:30 ----- I have been eating at *Kim ling* since 1995 (*22 years now*). Around that time, one day i saw Ms Liu in her restaurant.
Now she has 4 major restaurants, & I live in Canada.
After having Chinese food from all around the world, including made by Chinese from China, I still believe Ms. Liu's food IS THE BEST.
who are these eight dislikers .. Don has asked for them
Ankit Rawat rather them than me,those old Chinese aunties are tough
It is still a free world... mm maybe not in China or other areas...
This is exactly how the American Japanese citizens were sent to internment camps. This is a sad part of history.
What you mean
True
Thts the whole histroy of war...peopel only see who won war and who lose....but they never wanna see inside the war...the people who suffer bcs of war....
Effects of British empire.
once again, great stuff. Being from Kolkata myself, I have visited all of these restaurants. Had no idea that she was the owner of them all.
Probuddha Nag know cc b
She is so sweet from inside while she talks and a strong person shows out while she walks ......
as an Indian I feel proud & inspired of this lady
At last, an intelligent channel that brings us interesting snippets of Indian life. Well done. Happy to be a subscriber!
What a story , simply amazing.
The pain and agony which was smothered her childhood. Make my heart cries.and she overcomes from that.shows who she is
I watched almost 30 videos since from 2days really you people are doing a great job lots of love.
Forgotten stories in the stupidity world.
Peace Warriors am late but watching
What a great story of struggle and hardwork...proud to have such hardworking indians in my country :)
inspirational story for young generation....i had been feeling low because of being unemployed but monica went out and fought like a champ..hats off
We must bow down to Monica Liu's courage & hard work.
Its proved that only the worst situations n struggle makes the person super strong....n 101 ....keep it up guys...u guys are performing fabulous...outstanding videos....👍
I realized that they were moved to the camp only for protection, which is good,
I loved her smile, those goons she spoke of must be those commies of bengal (pure hooligans), but
The Maa Kali of Tangra's chinese Kali temple has blessed her, that's why she is so badass, God bless
Sanji no mane looool Watch Barbed Wire documentary. A grandmother with bound feet was kept back 8 months after her grandchildren were released. They made her work and walk even though she couldnt move. Instead of talking rubbish why dont you actually research the deoli internment. Indians no 1 shameless delusional people on the planet.
One persons father died and the camp people took his eyes out.
For their own protection. Lmao.
Documentaries about deoli concentration camp:
ua-cam.com/video/uF9QFItw56k/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/pQ2QJSHWOqQ/v-deo.html
@@bharath7528 THIS is why Indians are No 1 shameless delusional people on the planet. YOU are the No1 example of this. Pathetic. Bring an unpleasant fact to them they say "what about...what about"
Anyon can look good if they compare themselves to Hitler. have higher standards lmao.
@@tenzingeche9230 I used to follow Tibetan buddhism byt not anymore. Do you know the people of tibet used to work like slaves for the so called lamas with little food and no pay at all. While the so called lamas stayed in palaces and ate good food?
“For their protection” ?? Are you fucking kidding me . If anything india owes a huge apology for what we did to these innocent people .
@@frankiedejong4984 wtf she is still alive? 50cent army stfu
This channel deserves at least a million Subscribers. Nice work team.
I must Say this Channel has "true content". i feel proud to appreciate you. there is a lot of hard work behind this which is difficult to even imagine. I've subscribed your channel, stay blessed and keep doing!
this is awesome. Thank you so much for sharing.
Great lady .. may god showers all the blessing on her in future also.
I am from kolkata and my fathers own pan shop next to Kim ling restaurant i did not no about all the story of our tangra don , thanks to 101 India to know about more about her story really inspire me a lot ❤
Such a hard working person,he own alot of restaurants now and buy her own house got really inspired by her story.keep up the good work.... Happy for her
This is really a unique channel.Love the presentation of the small documentaries.my fav is dinner with the dons,taxi tales and many others e.t.c.
I don't know how this channel can make such awesome content. Keep it up guys. U deserve millions of subscribers.
this is an important story right here. the way she feels about her freedom is incredible. i think lot of us may have forgotten that our right to freedom has been forged from the roots to extreme lack of it. i want to go to mandarin now.
am surely gonna meet her.. Monica mam we proud on u.. we all d resident of old China town chatawala Gulli and SUNYAT SEN Street proud on u
i usually dnt subscribe... but this channel is diff.. and diff is in...
looking forward to new stories... thumbs up for the efforts u people are putting for being diff..
lots of love to channel !!! i support you and your work amazing
i have nearly watched each and every video in a day!
good work keep it up!!!!
Seriously , I'm in love wid dis channel. Loved the content ❤❤🙏🙏
Thanks for the wonderful exploration work you're doing. I just got to know more about the city i love. :)
Loved the content.. Binge watching from the past 2 hours. Subscribed
Great channel
With some extremely interesting stories
Excellent Videos, More power to your channel. Brilliant .
Incredible story of a resilient woman! I would love to eat at one of her restaurants if I get a chance to visit Kolkatta.
chinese indian
U guys are really doing great job!!! So far i have seen 8 videos and really like ur channel content 👍👍
Wow.what a content. This is my first comment on any UA-cam channel. I fondly remember my father used to bring Chowmien from China Town. She was known as Didi. Great video 🙏
She earned her freedom at every cost...A genuine human being...My respects...
i dont understand y this channel dont have enough subscribers
“You can be goon, I can also be goon” 😂 I love this lady. What an inspiration ❤️😭
I really like your story the true story so one day I shall come to your restaurant and visit you
a little friend/grandson from Assam
I m from Kolkata...i m watching this video in 2017 ..#love from Kolkata Monica
I have never seen such a beautiful ratio between upvote a and downvote, thank you for such a beautiful video, keep working
Thank you very much for doing this for Kolkata.
Ma'am you are an amazing woman....who is a gift to everyone's life....
ur restaurants r loved by all from all ovr Calcutta
Monica thank you for the motivation n thank you India for sharinit with us...
I am so glad I discovered this channel. Many interesting videos.
You made your destiny, my dear lady. Keep it up!
Thank u mam...... for being in india.. salute u mam
101 India....you guys are doing a phenomenal job!! Your channel was on my "Recommended" list by UA-cam. Your content reminds me of the Vice network. I"ll be sure to share your videos. Peace!!
I salute u mam as such a real don every time don doesn't mean criminal job but sometime its mean a stand up n face up a every situation till than over come
She is really inspiring and specially her mom who started and gave her a way to survive and specially the Indian govt who realese them
good work guys...these are the stories that tell us about our country
Hats off to her n her hardship..very Strong woman..
Perfect example of looking tough in anything... Is assured 50% success..
Very nice ! Keep up with your good work and keep posting interesting vids of our diverse peoples
Very nice story.
And always like to find such beautiful stories on your channel.
Best of luck.👍👍👍
She made me cry..
She is such a hard working woman hatss offff!!!
Thanks for sharing this story to us great work guys
Freedom is important very exact words she said.wondefull feeling even hearing that
superb channel. keep it up. wholesome journalism
maam thank you very much love for ur kind warm heartedness.
love u maa'm
Mrs Monica I am residing near by one of Ur restaurant in sarat Bose road. Shall visit ur restaurant Very soon. Never ever visited Chinese restaurant so far but Ur documentary made me to save lil money every Day to have an experience in Ur restaurant. God bless . Long live Monica
This channel needs to be huge
I like the shows you guys are making, very different and interesting
i'm loving this channel
Thumbs up for this video because she told LOVE INDIA, LOVE CALCUTTA... Am proud to be an INDIAN & have such people around. All her love is cuz of Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji. JAI HIND.
Respect for this channel.
awesome video! thanks!
After watching this I became her fan she is really amazing 😇😇😇😇
She is truely inspiring
Hat's off!!!
Bro huge respect for u for bringing up such contents 🙌salute
Omg her accent is like that of Manipuri and Nagas 😂
It's nice to see a Chinese community so accepted in India. Both China and India have impacted greatly on Asia. There have been exchanges throughout history and have molded South-East Asia. There are large Indian and Chinese populations in SEA and both cultures have been firmly embedded. However, Indians and Chinese are everywhere and their cultures live through them no matter if in Toronto, London or Australia. Bravo, your cultures are to be proud of because they respectively are so old, deep and yet still thriving.
can’t keep the count hw many times gone to kim ling. Didn’t aware of the history, kudos to the lady for all the hard she had put in. Didn’t aware Beijing,kim ling & Manderin belong to her. Will try to meet her next time wen I visit china town.
great content..earned my subscription:)
U all are Indians and not Chinese anymore.. U have earned it... Say Jai Hind
Monica is Indian that's all.
You need to chill ..relax probably have a beer. Yoga helps sometimes.
That may be your way/experience of taking beer. no thanks.
firoz ahmed Khan please go fuck your self !
Rafi QC *But tell me one thing that why did your prophet mahummed raped a 6yr old girl named AISHA ?? And why do you workship a rapist as your allah ??*
@@manavkumar0789 bro go and read the true story Aisha was 19 year girl who had a trading business and prophet Muhammad used to work for her as a manager and then after few year Aisha proposed to Prophet Muhammad and they married and yes Aisha was older than Prophet Muhammad .
This story is really inspiring ❤
There have been Chinese living in Kolkata since the 1770s, the first documented Chinese was Yang Tai Chow or "Tong Achew" who moved to Kolkata, then Calcutta, in 1778 and brought over workers from China to help operate his sugar mill, the place where he died is called "Achipur" after his name Achew.
Come on Bollywood! Give the lady a BioPic!! Keep up the great content 101 India!!