What inspired me today | #DailyBlink09
While scrolling through my Youtube feed, I came across a video today. It was one of the series made on Street Stories by Curly Tales. It featured the inspirational story of Sreejana Rai behind building the loving brand ‘’Dumpling Khang’’.
I have been studying businesses in India for the last one month to learn and understand the various dynamics involved in running a business which is often overlooked by us in our day to day daily chores.
No doubt, running a business requires quite a number of skillsets. Even when you build one from scratch, there are dos and don’ts that has to be in mind even though it depends on a number of factors.
According to curly tales:
“Belonging to Jaigon District, Sreejana missed the authentic food she got back home as she moved to Mumbai. ” ..what Mumbai was serving was bad and I just wanted to make actual flavors out of the momos.” And so Dumpling Khang was born winning the hearts of many foodies and the collective love of Mumbai.
But the journey to this path was not easy. After her schooling, Sreejana had pursued Hotel Management but due to untimely sickness befalling her, she was unable to complete her course. Yet, this did not stop her as she trained with the Taj Hotel and soon began to work with The Oberoi chain of hotels at Nariman Point in Mumbai.
All the while, she wanted to realize her dream of a small food business of her own but the process was hardly easy. She even had to shift homes 4 times during the beginning of her venture! Things were tough back at home as well. ” One day I got a call from my father saying that he was taking my mother to the Hospital. To be away from home is the biggest and hardest thing when someone is not well” says a teary-eyed Sreejana who kept on struggling despite the news of her mother’s paralysis.”
Even with all the hardship on her part, she is successfully running a loving brand in Mumbai currently operating from two outlets with her small team (as on 17FEB2020)
Also, It was very heartwarming, going through their google review section.
Current Scenerio:
Thousands and thousands of people have to live away from their home in search of work and in most cases, they tend to settle there due to unavailability of better facilities and opportunities in their home town. Even though the rate is less, many of them come back to their city, look for a decent or start something of their own.
Because in the end of the day everyone wants to live close to their loved ones, spend quality time with them, celebrate their much awaited festival of the year together and create loving memories.
But here’s the silver lining:
A lot of new companies and startups are coming up in tier 2, 3 & 4 cities of our country creating not very much but atleast a few jobs for the living around them.
And the number should grow eventually in the coming years because here’s something we people at KiwisMedia believe in “Hyperlocal is the Future”. So what we stand for and make this process a lot easier for founders and business owners.
In order to meet the growing demand in tier 2, 3 & 4, people are finally taking risk by starting something of their own even though it is really tough. And this is something that gives me hope everyday and I use it as a fuel to live one more day.
📸: Blue Light — Poem by George Tzouvaras
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Riten
