India, April 30 -- Leaving a stable corporate job to build an independent career takes immense courage, but for this 25-year-old, it was a necessary step. In a candid conversation with HT.com, Shreya Tiwari shared how she walked away from her TCS job in 2025 to pursue her passion.

Born in UP's Kanpur, she overcame severe financial constraints to fund her own education by teaching. Today, she balances content creation, freelancing, and a profitable clothing business, earning nearly Rs.14 lakh annually, a huge jump from her Rs.4 LPA TCS job. Her emotional journey highlights the power of resilience.

Shreya Tiwari, who now lives in Delhi, was born to a farmer father and a hardworking mother who always prioritised her daughter's education. ...