A lot of parents, particularly those who might describe themselves as "traditional," can have some very specific plans for how they want their kids' lives to turn out.
So many people worldwide know the frustration of feeling like a disappointment if they aren't a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer and even those with less specifically-minded parents may still find this issue familiar. After all, who hasn't gotten a "how's that going to make you money" response from at least someone in their life when they reveal their major?
Despite how common that pressure is, however, it seems like a safe bet that one man in northern India is a lot more proud of what he's done after leaving his job than he was while he was doing it.