For years, a stable IT job and a monthly salary of Rs 1 lakh offered Jitender Mann the kind of career many professionals aspire to. But a health scare forced him to reconsider the life he was leading.His blood pressure had reached 160. For Mann, the episode became a wake-up call and prompted him to rethink his work, health and lifestyle. What began as a small experiment on his terrace eventually took him away from his IT career and towards organic farming. The experiment grew into a business that reached a turnover of Rs 30 lakh.
A health scare changes his priorities
Mann’s journey did not begin with a grand plan to become an entrepreneur or farmer. It started with concern about his health. He began growing moringa and other greens on his terrace in Delhi as an experiment focused on improving his well-being.The small patch of greenery gradually became more than a personal project.For someone accustomed to working in the IT sector, growing food offered a completely different way of spending his time and thinking about work. The terrace experiment eventually convinced Mann that farming could become more than a hobby.
From terrace plants to a business
Mann eventually left his Rs 1 lakh-a-month IT job to pursue organic farming full-time.The decision meant giving up the security of a conventional corporate career for a field where success depended on producing, marketing and selling agricultural products. But his initial experiment had already shown him that there was potential beyond simply growing food for himself.Moringa became an important part of his journey, along with other greens. What started with a few plants gradually developed into an organic farming venture.
Why leaving IT wasn’t simply about money
Mann’s story is different from the familiar narrative of someone quitting a corporate job and immediately becoming successful.His initial motivation came from a health warning rather than a business opportunity. The blood-pressure episode made him look at his lifestyle differently. Farming then became a way of combining his interest in healthier living with the possibility of creating something of his own.The transition also meant moving away from the predictable structure of a salaried job.
The experiment grows into a ₹30-lakh brand
The terrace project eventually evolved into an organic brand. Mann’s venture has grown into a business with a turnover of Rs 30 lakh, according to reports.The transformation is striking: a professional earning Rs 1 lakh a month in IT moved from growing plants on a terrace to building an organic farming business.But the numbers are only one part of the story. The journey began with a personal concern about health and a small experiment rather than a carefully planned corporate exit.
From a corporate desk to growing food
Mann’s experience reflects a broader shift among professionals who are reassessing what they want from work. For some, leaving a well-paying job is about entrepreneurship. For others, it is about flexibility, family or a desire to work differently.In Mann’s case, a health scare became the turning point. The IT career that once provided financial stability was replaced by farming, beginning with a few plants on a Delhi terrace.What started as a response to a blood-pressure warning eventually became a Rs 30-lakh organic business — turning a small experiment into a completely different career.
