|P T USHA|The urge to do more... the thirst

for wanting to achieve... the pas-sion of being an entrepreneur... possessing massive energy within; all this put together led Kshama Adka, founder of Shmoozies, to quit her job as a business analyst overnight and pursue her longtime dream - to run an ice cream truck. When Jyothika does it in ‘36 Vay-athiniley’, this enthusiast does it (running a successful startup) at ‘26 Vayathiniley’.

What’s so special about ice creams? If you think it’s just a des-sert, then Kshama has the right an-swer for you on how her ice creams from Shmoozies, stand apart from all others. In an interview to News Today, this inspirational woman shares thoughts on her journey and what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

Kshama started off like every other MBA grad. In Hyderabad, she helped her friend initially with baking. This is where her interest sparked. ‘Though I enjoyed my job, somewhere I knew that I won’t fi t in. So, I called my dad in Chennai. It was a fi ve-minute phone call and I told him what I wanted to do. He said if I am confi dent, then I should just go for it. So, this support is what pushed me towards my dream path,’ recalls Kshama.

The hand-crafted ice creams from Shmoozies makes them unique. Great attention is paid to the quality of fl avours and they do not add cashew milk, almond milk or

vegetable oil. They make their own brownies too. When you have a look at the ice cream palettes here, nei-ther the mint fl avoured ice cream is green, nor the caramel, brown. This is because Kshama grinds them and extracts the original fl avour just right. ‘We take the raw mint leaves, clean them and infuse it into the milk and this gives the real

fl avour to the ice cream. So, this is our concept,’ says the vibrant en-trepreneur. ‘Doing everything from scratch is not a simple task as it is a very labour-intensive process,’ she adds.

FRIEND CHEFSFor Kshama, her friends are her

strength. ‘In the beginning, a group of 10 friends will always be there in the shop and they are my crit-ics. They give genuine comments and help me try different things,’ she smiles.

TASTE & SUGGEST‘Once I get settled with my plans, I

started exploring different fl avours. If a group of 10 people comes to our shop, I make sure each one tries each fl avour. The customers also play an important role in bring-ing about changes / introduction of flavours,’ Kshama says hap-pily. Now, they have standard 30

fl avours. Even if it is chocolate, Kshama uses her creativity in combining different ingredients. For example, dark chocolate and coffee, coffee and cinnamon, honey ginger, chilli guava (you can actu-ally taste the spice), and pomegran-ate are all must try here. Once the customer likes it, then it’s a kick in at Shmoozies.

VISITORS’ DELIGHTThe entire ambiance of the shop is

beautiful - it is decorated tastefully - again, all by Kshama’s friends and her architect brother. Personally, I would suggest you visit here with your friends in the evenings and I promise this would become your best hangout spot. Lit with beauti-ful lights, surrounded by tall trees, the place is cuddled with calm. Also, the furniture used here are all recycled from old cupboards. For details visit the Instagram page, @shmoozies

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A street vendor is seen selling ice apples (nungu) to customers near Anna Nagar Tower Park. Photo: VM SRINIVASAN

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� Worlds Within His World, a painting exhibition

Date: Till 31 Mar

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� Arignar Anna Hospital of Indian Medicine is conducting free lectures on yoga and naturopathy management

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