After being laid off, several youngsters are launching their own ventures instead of taking the conventional job-seeking route
With friend Sreejita Mukherjee, chef Bhargav Joshi started The Bela’s Cucina, a takeaway service of Italian cuisine, in Valsad, Gujarat, after he lost his job in Mumbai
While Subrano has no regrets and considers the layoff as an opportunity to pursue something she is passionate about, it’s not been that simple for Bhargav Joshi, who was a chef with Gustoso, an Italian restaurant in Kemps Corner, Mumbai. After being laid off in July, he was extremely worried for his family of nine who were dependent on his earnings after their food business shut down in the wake of the lockdown. “We were devastated and didn’t have enough money to pay the loans or even the fixed costs of our food business. I could see that the worst was coming our way,” says Joshi, who is now home with his family in Valsad, Gujarat.(This story appears in the 25 September, 2020 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)