: He Quit The Corporate Rut To Run A Nursery In The Hills, Now Earns Rs 30L/Yr #IndiaNEWS #Entrepreneurs For years, Dehradun-born Sachin Kothari was living a life stuck in the corporate rut. “I worked

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He Quit The Corporate Rut To Run A Nursery In The Hills, Now Earns Rs 30L/Yr #IndiaNEWS #Entrepreneurs
For years, Dehradun-born Sachin Kothari was living a life stuck in the corporate rut. “I worked in Delhi between 2008 and 2011 and changed four companies during my stint. Each time, the company was better and I received a pay raise. But working with giant corporations and multinational companies made me realise that my hectic and stressful professional life would never change,� he tells The Better India.
The former management professional says that despite changing organisations, the work culture remained the same. “I was slogging until odd hours, attending weekend meetings and following an unhealthy, sedentary lifestyle. I was spending the majority of my work hours glaring at the laptop screen and meeting endless targets, which affected my health,� the 37-year-old says.
Sachin soon realised he was not built for corporate life. “I started looking for alternatives. I was inspired by my brother-in-law, who owned a nursery in Dehradun. I spent most of my free time at his place and found it an interesting business proposition,� he adds.
A view of Dev Bhoomi Nursery.
This ‘interesting business proposition’ is now earning Sachin lakhs per month, without the burden of a hectic lifestyle. We caught up with Sachin to see how he started afresh.
Sprouting from failure
Sachin says he researched and planned meticulously to set up the nursery. He roped in a friend who owned land, and both decided to invest a sum of Rs 6 lakh.
“I arranged Rs 1. 5 lakh from my savings and borrowed an equal amount from my father. My friend invested another Rs 3 lakh, and we established the Dev Bhoomi Nursery. In 2012, I quit my job and started the nursery,� he recalls.
However, without proper guidance and support, Sachin and his friend failed in their first attempt. The plants died and despite repeated attempts, he was unable to identify the soil, coco peat and fertiliser mix required. Losing confidence in the business, his friend gave up, leaving Sachin alone to run the venture. Sachin’s parents asked him to find a job and return to corporate life. “But I wasn’t ready to give up on my dreams yet. I consulted my brother-in-law, experts and online media to learn more about saplings, creating an optimum environment and fertile soil mix to grow them. I had no option left,� he adds.
Sachin spent the next three years rebuilding the nursery. “I learned on the go and started with creating seedlings and transferring them to pots. I relied on insecticides and pesticides to prevent pest infestation. By 2015, I rented land in Sarkhet, about 15 km away from the city, and eventually bought a 1,500 square feet space nearby.

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