When Neha Gupta prepared to graduate from college last December, she faced a difficult job search since many large companies weren't recruiting for winter openings.
Neha: Often when I spend time in my personal life, I keep thinking that I should have utilized this time in learning something or advancing my career instead.
The players from Govindpuri are in an NGO-run school, and Neha now plans to study for a degree in physical education, perhaps with an interest-free microfinance loan, and return as a coach.
"WhatsApp is doing quite well in emerging markets, but you have local players who are outstripping it simply because they are more culturally specific and can therefore outshine the US firm, " said Neha Dharia, an analyst at Ovum.