87-Year-Old Turns Entrepreneur, Sells Pickles To Help COVID-Affected Families

Usha started selling pickles to help COVID-affected families after losing her own husband during the second wave.

Like many others, the second wave of Covid-19 became a cause of misery for 87-year-old Usha Gupta. She and her husband, Rajkumar, contracted the virus and were admitted to Batra Hospital in Delhi. After 27 gruesome days, Rajkumar passed away, ending their journey of six decades together.

Having lost her husband in the severe second wave of COVID-19, 87-year-old Usha Gupta found a new purpose to life and started selling homemade pickles and chutneys to support families affected by COVID-19.