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Music teachers in Indore turn vegetable vendors, cafe owners, marketing professionals & traders as covid takes away their income

Since coronavirus outbreak, the only tune flowing in the air is safety and fighting the virus. With shutdown of schools to control the spread of coronavirus, many teachers especially music teachers have been out of work.

Finding a new rhythm of life in these challenging times, music teachers in the city are now running vada pav centres, café, and even selling vegetables. Chatting up with these new small business owners, we hear their tale of fighting corona and transformations.

“Music teaches us to passionate about life and makes the best of twists. So, with a twist of corona, I decided to bring authentic and cultural Vada Pav for Indoreans in my small start-up.”

Inder Prajapat

Vada Pav seller

“Coronavirus has presented us with a challenge. This challenge has made survival difficult for most of us. However, we must adapt and accept the new way of life. So, after struggling initially, I have my own online marketing set-up now.”

Ankur Verma

Online marketer

“Since schools have been shut, subjects like music have been overlooked. With no income and the struggle of months, we had to come with something works. So, we decided to use our skill to make food. Since, shops were closed, our homemade namkeen got an edge in the market and became our alternate income forever.”

Sanjay Jagtap

Homemade namkeen seller

“We can either learn from tough times or cry about it. My family and I decided to take on a new journey. Since, schools don’t require services of music teachers like me anymore; we had to find something else. We noticed the trend in the market and started our café. Everyone needs such a place today with good food and ambience.”

Navin Rana

Café owner

“When all was shut, all we needed was the basic food, water and shelter. Many people in Indore are vegetarian and nevertheless, veggies are an essential part of our diet here. So, looking at the market trends, we had to change our tune from music to market. We started off with a small vegetable trading business. Now, we are quite settled in this new found identity.”

Jitu Gajbhiye

Vegetable vendor

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