While most people prefer to take up a comfortable job after college, others dare to defy odds by making a mark in the world on their own terms

As excited youngsters hoot and sigh while making furious jabs on remotes of the play stations and X-boxes, in a quiet corner, two youngsters, blissfully unaware of the noise, keep notes, and ensure that the entire crowd at the joint has an over-the-top experience. In another corner of the city, a youngster and his team of merry men juggle orders for coffees, and other takeaways on a busy Friday evening, and in a third suburb, another youngster battles against odds to ensure that customers at his coffee lounge don’t find a reason to complain. Welcome to a world where youngsters get ready to take on the big bad world of business entrepreneurship on their own, against all odds, and against the tide.

Kapil Latey (22 years) and Nigel Dyas (21 years), who have recently started off with their own gaming zone called G-Zone, belong to this new breed of youngsters. Elaborating on it, Kapil says, “I knew I had to do something with my life. I just couldn’t see myself working on a 12-hour shift for five days a week in a centrally air-conditioned office. I know it sounds clichéd but I just wanted to do something that I loved and I wanted to make money while I was doing that. It was how I hit upon the idea of starting a gaming zone for people of all ages.”

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