He got zero satisfaction from his IT job. So he decided to stir things up by starting a tea stall. Ankit Nagwanshi told Brut what made him take the extreme step…
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00:00I quit my IT job to sell tea.
00:24I was working in Trust Software for 2 years.
00:30Then I switched my job and started in Wipro in Nagpur.
00:35I worked there for 2 years.
00:37When I got a good offer, I left for business intelligence.
00:39Usually, my friends and I used to go out for breakfast.
00:54Most of the time, we did not get good tea at a reasonable rate.
01:02We did not get good quality tea in the office as it was made by machines.
01:07One day, we reached a tea stall in Nagpur.
01:15There was a huge crowd.
01:19The owner told me that the crowd remains the same from morning to evening.
01:25I was very inspired by him.
01:28I came home and started thinking that I also wanted to get into food business.
01:37I was scared before coming home.
01:41He told me that this decision will not be right.
01:44Unfortunately, my parents are no more.
01:47They have passed away.
01:49I was worried about my responsibilities.
01:52I did not know what to do.
01:56I talked to my close relatives.
02:01They also told me to think and make a decision.
02:08It will take 6 months to a year.
02:11But I was confident that I will do it.
02:14So, I left my job.
02:32I was not able to decide what masala to make and how to make it.
02:40I did some research.
02:42I understood something.
02:44I went to other cities.
02:46I saw their tea there.
02:49There is a famous tea stall in Jaipur.
02:53I went there.
02:55There are some tea stalls in Mumbai.
02:58I went to Pune.
02:59I went to many places and understood things.
03:02I came home.
03:05I started the process of making tea.
03:10I started serving tea in my colony.
03:13So that I can get their reviews.
03:16Many people who live in my colony
03:22told me that this thing is less.
03:26Someone told me that this thing is more.
03:30I took 2 months to balance everything.
03:34It took me a lot of time to do one thing.
03:39It was a hectic task to make masala for me.
03:42Because I am not a professional.
03:44Finally, I created 2 masalas.
03:48One is Masala Chai and the other is Immunity Chai.
03:50Immunity Chai.
03:54Renting a shop
03:57which has a high rent
04:00in the main market area
04:02was not good for me.
04:05I thought that I have a better tea.
04:10I start this tea with a cart.
04:14So I bought a cart.
04:16I got it on a small rent.
04:18I made it beautiful.
04:21As soon as I started making it,
04:24there was a natural problem.
04:27People around me started facing problems.
04:32I was asked to move from 3-4 places.
04:36I was asked to move.
04:38Our shop is not running because of me.
04:41One or two tea vendors said that
04:44our business is not running.
04:49They started facing problems.
04:52I was forced to move.
04:56What could I do?
04:59I went to a deserted road.
05:01There is a municipality office in Chenwada.
05:05It is near Ekta Park.
05:07I went there.
05:08I started my business there.
05:20Very soon,
05:22I will open a restaurant.
05:24Various dishes will be available there.
05:27Obviously, tea is there.