He has worked as a photographer, a teacher, a film executive, an emotional support consultant and a river rafting guide.

Jubanashwa Mishra has spent 28 weeks trying out 28 jobs  – a challenge that has seen him travel more than 15,000 miles across India.

The 29-year-old started the project in May 2013 after leaving his job as a software engineer in Chennai because he was not passionate about it.

He said he hoped the challenge would inspire youngsters to explore their own passion and discover a profession they really want to do.

‘There is a growing trend in India toward stereotypical higher education in medicine and engineering,’ he said. ‘There are a lot of other possible professions which a kid may want to do, but those dreams are killed during adolescence.’

‘Through my one job a week project in India, I have tried to break this trend. I hope it will inspire the youngsters of tomorrow to follow their dreams.’

Mr Mishra’s challenge saw him travel to 28 Indian states via different modes of transport, including plane, train, bus,  car, taxi, auto rickshaw and motorbike.

He took on jobs in Manipur, Bihar, Rajasthan, Kerela and Gujurat and other places – before returning home, where he now works as a writer and motivational speaker.

A bus traveling on a dangerous highway in Indian-administered Kashmir Sunday plunged off the road, killing 14 passengers and injuring 28 others, officials said.

The overloaded bus hurtled down a 300-foot-deep gorge after the driver lost control of the vehicle, a senior government official said.

“Fourteen passengers died on the spot, and 28 others were wounded, some of them critically,” Shant Manu, divisional commissioner of the Jammu and Kashmir district, told CNN.

He said contingents of the Indian army and police were deployed immediately to rescue passengers.

The bus was completely destroyed in the accident.

Accidents on the strategic, serpentine highway connecting the Muslim-majority Kashmir to rest of the country are common because of speeding and the treacherous nature of the road.

The highway is often blocked by snow and landslides. The road was closed to traffic several times this winter, which has had multiple heavy snowfalls.