The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow of uncertainty for people. The pandemic has caused scores of people to lose their jobs and look for other sources of livelihood to survive. A 26-year-old techie in Hyderabad had resorted to selling vegetables after she lost her job at a multi-national company due to the pandemic. When U Sharada's story came to light, actor Sonu Sood and many other companies came forward to help with job offers.

Sharada, a computer science graduate from HiTech Engineering College in Moinabad, was just three months into working with a multi-national company when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. "They (the company where she worked) said there is no project and we cannot pay salary. I had to take care of myself. There are many in our country... who are working hard for their survival? I had to work hard for my survival. Would anyone feed me if I don't work," she told PTI.