Gurgaon woman who owns Rs 3cr house, SUVs sells chole-kulche and parantha in the Sector 14 market and earns nearly Rs. 3,000 every day. Though just 45 days old, her cart is quite popular in the area.
Thirty-four-year-old former school teacher Urvashi Yadav has been selling chole-kulche and parantha from a thela (wooden cart) for 45 days now. The sudden shift in occupation happened after her husband met with an accident — second in six years — and doctors advised a hip replacement for him. After the mishap, Urvashi feared a bleak future for her family and took it upon herself to support it financially. Till May 31, she used to supplement the family income by working as a nursery school teacher.
“We may not be financially weak today but I cannot risk the future. Instead of waiting for the situation to get bad, I had to plan something. I realised that I will not save enough money by working as a teacher. Since I love cooking, I thought why not invest in it,” said Urvashi.
Urvashi’s husband Amit Yadav (37) works as an executive with a leading construction company and her father-in-law is a retired Indian Air Force Wing Commander.
“I do not want my children to change school due to a financial crunch,” said Urvashi, who lives with her family in a house spread over a 300-sq yard plot. Her 12-year-old daughter Nandini studies in Blue Bells Public School and seven-year-old son Yatish is a student of American Montessori Public School in DLF Phase 2.
Urvashi’s stall has become quite popular after it featured on Facebook page ‘Soul Stirrings by Sunali’. The post has already received 27,000 likes and 9,000 shares. After the post on the Facebook, not only has Urvashi’s customer base increased, but she has also started getting calls for help from women in similar situations.
Happy with the response, Urvashi plans to fulfil her dream of buying a food truck or start a restaurant soon.
