Ankur Warikoo recalls his father losing job and facing Rs 10,000 theft: ‘Days where ma papa would skip a meal’

In a post on X, Ankur Warikoo shared the financial struggles his family went through in 1995.

Ankur Warikoo with his father (Image source: @warikoo/X)

Ankur Warikoo, entrepreneur and author, often ignites discussions with his posts and videos on social media. On Wednesday, Warikoo shared an emotional anecdote from his life, about the financial struggle his family had gone through when his father lost his job.

Sharing an unseen picture with his father, Warikoo reminisced about a difficult time when his family had only a “few thousands in the bank.” “1995. I was 15. Papa had just lost his job. We were down to our last few thousands in the bank. He went to the bank to withdraw 10K. On his way back, someone robbed him of it.”

“We plunged into chaos. Financial debt. Personal favours. Collectors at our doorstep. I remember days where ma papa would skip a meal, because we didn’t have money. Ma’s salary of Rs. 1,000 as a primary school teacher was supporting us,” he wrote.

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Warikoo said how his father received compensation from the government for their house in Kashmir, and how it helped them financially. “At the peak of this crisis, we received news that the government would pay compensation for Papa’s house in Kashmir, which was destroyed by now. Accepting the compensation meant he would never, ever have the home he grew up in. But that money would save us. And it did,” the author wrote.

Emphasising the ‘purpose’ of money, Warikoo stated that money should be used to buy stability. “That is the purpose of money. Not to buy happiness. Not to buy growth. Not to buy things. Not to buy status. Instead, to buy stability. Respect money for the stability it provides. Instead of becoming a slave to the addiction it offers,” he concluded the post.

Take a look here:

1995
I was 15.
Papa had just lost his job.
We were down to our last few thousands in the bank.
He went to the bank to withdraw 10K.
On his way back, someone robbed him of it. pic.twitter.com/fiFjIMqJIZ

— Ankur Warikoo (@warikoo) August 28, 2024

With over two million views, the post amassed numerous reactions. A user commented, “Isn’t it amazing how life gives us the choice to either sit with a problem or take action to overcome it? Your journey is truly inspiring. Your family must be so proud of you.”

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Another user wrote, “I don’t have money right now, and can totally understand and relate to the stability money provides. And yes 90% of us would become slave to it.”

Earlier, Ankur Warikoo hogged headlines for his body transformation. In a post, he shared that he lost 10 kgs to be ‘fat-free at 43’ and said that it was Farhan Akhtar who inspired him.

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