I grew up in Parel village, Mumbai — the kind of neighbourhood where ambition is normal but the path is never straight. I played taekwondo competitively until 8th grade, switched to handball at district level, and somewhere in between, PUBG launched and I got my first smartphone. For a while, I genuinely wanted to be an esports professional. Then Corona hit, I scored 94.6% in my boards, and life moved on.
Engineering wasn't the plan. I'd aimed higher, and landing at DJ Sanghvi felt like falling short. First year, I coasted. Second year, something clicked — I found consulting, attended my first case competition, and realised this was the work I actually wanted to do. I won IdeaHub 2.0 in third year, built real client projects during internships, and started writing about strategy and markets. Fourth year brought CAT, a score I'm not proud of, and the uncomfortable reality of peers placing while I'm still swinging.
DJSCE, Mumbai · B.Tech IT · Class of 2026
