10 IIM Grads Who Gave Up Lucrative Jobs To Follow Their Passion

Chetan Bhagat - IIM A Graduate; A Writer of course

Do we need to learn more about him? Chetan Bhagat is probably one of the most popular writers who happened to graduate from IIT-Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, most coveted institutes in the country. It is no doubt that his is a success story in spite of giving up his glamorous career. Being an author is no easy job in India and is definitely less lucrative when compared what one could earn as an IIT-IIM passout. But Chetan Bhagat hit the bull’s eye in the uncertain land.

Rashmi Bansal - IIM A Graduate; Writer Again

Looks like our IIMs have a great stock of authors who are yet to come out in light. Rashmi, an entrepreneur who worked for The Times group as Brand Manager is now wielding her pen to churn best sellers. JAM is the youth magazine which is run by Rashmi today. One of her bestsellers include “Stay Hungry Stay Foolish”.

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