Everyone wants to earn money, right? There are thousands of articles online on how to earn money still there are unconventional ways of earning money which gets unnoticed. Begging, for example, is not considered as a valid and reputed profession but these beggars will make you think about your profession once.
1. Bharat Jain
Bharat Jain is a 49 years old beggar who lives in Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus area. Many famous magazines have written about Bharat and he is one of the most recognizable beggars in India. This beggar makes up to Rs. 75000 per month. He also owns two apartments valued at around 70 Lakhs in Mumbai. Apart from his income from begging he has rented out a shop to a juice center and receives Rs.10,000 as monthly rent.
2. Sarvatia Devi
Sarvatia Devi belongs to Patna city and is one the most famous female beggars in India. Sarvatia started begging after the death of her husband and after begging for more than 25 years she has stopped doing this and is well settled with a good amount of money earned.
3. Sambhaji Kale
Sambhaji Kale earns around Rs. 30,000 in a month from begging. He begs in the Khar region of Mumbai and lives with a family of four. This beggar also owns two houses in Solapur.
4. Laxmi Das
Laxmi Das collected almost 90 kilograms of coins in her 44 years of begging. She used these coins to open a bank account and qualify for the credit card. She started begging at the age of 16. Some of the coins which Laxmi collected are out of circulation and are sold through auctions.
5. Malana Khan
Lokhandwala is one of the swankiest regions in West Mumbai and this guy is a popular beggar in Lokhandwala. He uses auto-rickshaw to reach the place where he begs and changes his uniform to look like a beggar. He owns a property around Rs. 30 lakhs and doesn’t feel comfortable about revealing his other savings.
