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After Father's Death, Dubai Agent Opens Slow-Life Cafe

After Father's Death, Dubai Agent Opens Slow-Life Cafe
‘Started hating that life’: Why a Dubai real estate agent opened cafe in Uttarakhand · indianexpress.com

Ishan Grover used to work in Dubai’s real estate industry.

His father became sick with cancer and later died.

Spending time in hospitals made Ishan think differently about his busy life.

He began wanting a calmer and more peaceful way to live.

After visiting Kasar Devi in Uttarakhand, he fell in love with the mountains.

He decided to stay there instead of returning to his old life.

He now runs or co-founded a place called Thoda Slow.

The cafe or shop encourages people to slow down and spend more time on themselves.

Key facts

Person
Ishan Grover
Former career
Real estate in Dubai
Current venture
Thoda Slow, described in the articles as a cafe and small shop
Location
Kasar Devi, Uttarakhand
Concept
Promoting a slower life away from urban pressures
Featured by
Himanshu Khosla
Series
Unfiltered Life

Quotes

Ishan Grover

Former Dubai real-estate professional and owner of the Thoda Slow shop in Kasar Devi

“As you can see the name, so I'm promoting slow life and I want to live a slow life, that's why the name is Thoda Slow as well. I want to leave all that you know hassle in the city behind and just move to a peaceful place. Live my own life.”
NDTV
“I used to do real estate in Dubai, and when I came here, I fell in love with this place, and I stayed back.”
indianexpress.com

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