How Selling Chaat Helped Me Overcome My Depression During Lockdown

Sanjay Bhatia, a Delhi-resident, shares how he started Hygiene Chaat Corner after he lost his job during the COVID-19 induced lockdown.

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Sanjay Bhatia, a resident of Tilak Nagar in Delhi, like many others, lost his sole source of income during the pandemic. Not having anything to do for almost six months pushed him into a state of depression. However, what he did next is nothing short of inspirational.

“Until March 2020 I had a steady job, was happy, and doing reasonably well. I had managed to marry off my eldest daughter, and was taking care of the education of the younger two and running my household as well,” Sanjay tells The Better India. When the lockdown was announced, the restaurant where Sanjay was employed as a chef closed down and the owner decided to keep it shut since it had stopped being viable to run the establishment.

He says, “We catered to many of the college students in the Greater Noida area. Once the lockdown…

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