It appears they are having it tougher in India as a university lecturer with 4 master’s degrees and a PhD is seen hawking vegetables to feed his family.
The former lecturer, Sandeep Singh, used to be a faculty member at Punjabi University but quit because his take-home pay was not enough to take care of his family with the country’s dwindling economic fortunes.
He told India Today that the university salary was very low and never came on time, driving him to seek other means to sort his bills.
“I taught at Punjabi University – five years on a junior research fellowship and seven years as a guest faculty. In June last year, I quit teaching as it became difficult for me and my family to survive on that salary. I won’t beg before anyone. I will keep doing my work.”
After resigning, the lecturer began hawking vegetables to make ends meet.
“It had become difficult for me to make ends meet with that job. That’s why I switched to selling vegetables for my survival and my family,” he said.
The 39-year-old noted that he doesn’t regret being a lecturer as that had always been one of his dreams as a youngster.
