Pune: Kalas Story Autade is one of the survival though odds.
Fight, fall and stand up again.
Although his life was thrown with a pandemic in 2020, Autade, who had worked as a taxi driver, has gripped every straw, moving from one profession to another, only to support himself and his family.
In almost two years, Sinhagad Road Resident has been wearing many roles, metamorphosis from taxi drivers to vegetable sellers to mask sellers to clothing manufacturers for Moonlighting as a part-time autorickshaw driver.
“I’m back driving now, even if temporarily.
While the taxi business and the autorickshaw driver dropped now, I took the wheel every time I get a chance and transport people.
A few months ago, I, with the help of a partner, I started a business making casual clothing Women.
Just before Diwali last year, I went to Rajasthan and coordinated with wholesale cloth traders and had begun to buy the cloth to make the dress, from it.
There are some people, who make dresses from cloth, and then I move from one retail store to the store Others, try to sell it.
business is not good, however, efforts like that need time to find the market.
Therefore, to make money, I have started riding an autorickshaw on rent, “said Autade to the word.
Before the pandemic broke out in 2020, Autade worked as a full-time taxi.
However, after the first lock, he must change the professional time and again just to defend himself and his family.
“I don’t even remember how many professions I have changed since 2020.
The sad part is that the struggle for people like we haven’t ended.
The new wave raises many new challenges for me and I tried to stay one day at a time,” he said .
Autade said that taking the job of an autorickshaw driver was important for him.
“I am looking for a loan from a bank so I can buy an autorickshaw.
This will allow me to transport garments to shops.
At present, I drive an autorickshaw at night after completing business related work during the day.
On most days, I did some Travel and get money.
Likewise, if the car owner contact me to travel to any city, I understand the opportunity too.
It’s about making money at the end of the day so I can provide for my family, “he said.
He said that the wave is now slowing down.
“I am very worried because I have invested enough amount, which I took as a loan.
I have walked far since 2020 and did not want to land in the same position with Agasin.
At present, I am disturbed by a surge in the case,” said Autade.
But he is not a person who easily gives up.
He knew he had a mile to walk before he could sleep.
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