About
The long walk from a village of five thousand — and a life that does not fit in a job title.
I grew up in a small village of around five thousand people, studying on the floor of a local Zilla Parishad school. As the youngest son of a schoolteacher father, with four elder sisters, our financial reality was always tight. But early on, two things became clear: books were my way forward, and self-reliance was not an option—it was a necessity.
Moving to a nearby taluka place introduced me to competitive scholarship exams for the 4th and 7th standards, which permanently shaped how I think. Realizing my village schooling had its limits, I shifted to a better school where my elder sister was working. That discipline carried me through my 10th and 12th boards, eventually earning me an admission into Computer Science Engineering at SGGS Government College in Nanded.
When I graduated in 1999, campus placements were an unimaginable luxury. I moved to Pune with just enough money from a US-based scholarship to survive three months. I walked miles to save bus fare, stayed in modest hostels, and often ate just one meal a day. Between marketing subscriptions for The Indian Express and teaching at local computer training institutes, I made sure I never had to ask my parents for a single rupee. When I eventually cleared the entrance for Infosys, it wasn't luck—it was the scholarship study habits from childhood showing up right on time.
Building Systems, Ventures, and Purpose
Over the next fifteen years, I worked across Fortune 500 systems in India and the United States, learning how enterprise software scales and how global engineering teams solve hard problems.
Eventually, the urge to build something grounded in direct ownership took over. Today, I run Eteva Tech LLP, building technology solutions for clients across the US and Europe. Alongside tech, giving back is central to my daily life; serving as a director with the Seva Arogya Foundation over the past six years has anchored my work in healthcare and community welfare where it matters most.
Curiosity, Craft, and the Maker's Mindset
I have never been able to stay inside a single box. To me, understanding a system means touching the raw material yourself.
In the Kitchen
Baking sourdough, perfecting pizza dough from scratch, and experimenting with traditional pickles.
In the Wild
A formal course in ornithology led to a decade-long pursuit of serious bird photography.
In Words & Expression
Writing Marathi poetry, publishing long-form reflections on culture, writing The Practical Technologist newsletter, and performing in local theater productions.
In the Workshop
Constant DIY home builds, tinkering with hardware, and acoustic crafts.
Family & Unconventional Paths
My personal philosophy is most visible in how we raise our children. Both of our daughters are learning outside the traditional assembly-line system—our elder daughter is homeschooled and navigating her 12th standard independently, while our younger daughter learns at an experiential education center.
None of this—the ventures, the creative detours, the weekend social work—would hold together without my wife. Her steady support and shared belief in deliberate, unconventional living make this life possible.
This space is where all these threads meet: my writing, photography, podcasts, and notes on navigating life with an open mind.
Working with me
Mentoring, speaking, or a second opinion on an architecture
Two mentoring slots a week, free, first-come. For talks and panels, tell me the audience and the date. For anything commercial, write to Eteva.