Audience No More : What if you stopped being the audience?

Author : Sanglap Roy Sarnath Chatterjee, 27, an ordinary Bengali boy from Kolkata, is tired of living a life of pretence. In five years, he has changed companies as often as he changes clothes. On his resume, his “two years of experience” at some of these companies shine brightly, assuring new managers of his solid knowledge, but humiliation follows. Rent, food, and money sent home have swallowed every salary, leaving him almost hand to mouth every month. At his lowest point, he has thoughts of ending his life. He shares them with his sister, attends counselling sessions, and learns that the thought is pain, not truth. Then he rejects a thousand ideas until, with an AI assistant’s help, he settles on an online store with ₹10,000. With no website, he builds up social media as his selling platform, turning scrolling into a skill and using AI wisely. A flooded supplier, a harsh review, and blunders test him before he makes a crore in profit. But the real victory is at home, among his own. A story for anyone feeling lost or late.