World · South & Central Asia · 18 hrs ago
Delhi HR professional leaves corporate job and moves to Goa
Arpita Sahu left her HR job in Delhi and moved to Goa after four and a half years in corporate work.
She had completed an MBA and was seeking a place to call home, find community and work out what she wanted from life.
The move was not for another job or a holiday, but a fresh start beyond her established career.
In videos on Instagram, Sahu has described feeling uncertain on her first Monday without an office routine.
Without a regular salary, she worries her savings may not last, and she says pressure to succeed has added to the strain.
She has also found it harder to concentrate, often checking Instagram instead.
She plans to keep searching for purpose and belonging, though no further plans are specified.
Arpita Sahu, a former Delhi human resources professional, left her corporate job and moved to Goa.
She said she hoped to find purpose, a place to call home and people with whom she could connect.
Sahu had worked for four and a half years before leaving her job, after completing an MBA.
In Instagram videos, she described financial worries about living without a regular salary and uncertainty about how long her savings would last.
She also said she was struggling to concentrate and felt pressure to succeed in her new life.
- Who
- Arpita Sahu, a former human resources professional in Delhi.
- What
- She quit her corporate job and moved to Goa. She said she was seeking purpose, a home and a sense of belonging.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- She moved from Delhi to Goa.
- Why
- She wanted to discover what she wanted from life and find a place to call home and people with whom she could connect.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sahu left her corporate job after completing her MBA.
Sahu moved to Goa and documented the transition in videos shared on Instagram.
Sahu described worries about her savings, lack of regular income and difficulty concentrating.
- Name
- Arpita Sahu
- Previous role
- Human resources professional in Delhi
- Time working before leaving
- Four and a half years
- Destination
- Goa
- MBA institution
- Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar
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What people are saying
I left my corporate job after working hard for four and a half years, finished my MBA and am now moving to Goa.
I have the same questions every time I go to a new city – whether I can find a place where I can find purpose and call home and find my people…. Until that happens, I'm going to keep searching. I'm going to keep looking in every corner of the world,
For every person who is trying to find their purpose or their person, please do not stop. I think every failure leads us closer to that place, that person that is meant for us.