New Delhi: In a heartwarming moment, Eternal CEO Deepinder Goyal shared a message about a former Blinkit picker, Atharv Singh, who is now set to join Zomato’s design team. In his social media post, the Zomato founder mentioned the financial hardships of Singh.
Goyal shared a message from Singh, highlighting how the latter completed his studies despite facing financial difficulties and rose from working as a Blinkit picker to a designer.
In his message to Goyal, Singh mentioned how he had managed his studies and living expenses without getting financial support from his family. “Life really comes in full circle,” he wrote.
Stories like this make all of it absolutely worth it. pic.twitter.com/HMd1U3N8c7
— Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) December 11, 2025
Sharing his story, Atharv Singh mentioned during his final year of college how he worked in shifts at a Blinkit dark store to manage the fees and rent. With no financial support from home, he took up the gig work to manage expenses.
“Stories like this make all of it absolutely worth it,” Goyal posted while replying to Singh’s post.
“I’m a 4th-year design student, I had to manage my own funds for college fees and rent and other expenses as my dad didn’t support my education. There was a time when I was not able to earn anything and life was still asking for more,” Atharv Singh posted.
Narrating his story on Instagram, Atharv said an advertisement about Blinkit hiring changed helped him take up the job and manage his financial expenses. He worked for four months at the dark store.
“Now here I’m, who worked as a picker in Blinkit, joining your design team at Zomato. Really grateful for what you’ve built and absolutely lucky to be a part of this! Just 1% done, this Blinkit boy will now deliver design at Zomato,” he posted.
Social media users praise Atharv
Several netizens reacted to Atharv’s story. “This is the kind of journey that proves how far grit, timing, and a single chance can take someone. Beautiful,” a user wrote.
Another user praised Athav for working hard to complete his studies. “Nothing hits harder than seeing someone fight, earn and support their own dreams,” the user said.