About
A road, and a book
From Agra to a writing desk in New Jersey, by way of two decades in the corporate world.
I was born and raised in Agra, went to Kanpur for my engineering, and moved to Noida for work. For the last twenty years, I've lived inside the corporate world — business leadership, strategy, the language of markets and quarterly goals.
But somewhere alongside that, I've always been drawn to the older language: myths, scriptures, the stories my parents told me as if they were just stories. When Gods Must Return came from the collision of those two worlds — the boardroom and the Bhagavata.
These days, I live with my family in New Jersey, and I'm finding that being an author and being a corporate leader ask surprisingly similar things of us: clarity, conviction, and the patience to let an idea find its people.
How the book began
I never thought I'd be an author. When my wife once suggested I write a book, my reaction was — "What are you saying? We don't write books. Authors write books."
Then I started noticing something at gatherings with friends. Whenever our ancient history came up, I'd look up after fifteen or twenty minutes and realize I was the only one talking. Everyone else was just listening.
It made me think that maybe I knew things others didn't — things they'd actually want to know. The book felt like the most honest way to share them.
In photographs
A few moments along the way
Beyond the book
When I'm not writing or working, I'm usually [placeholder for personal interests — reading, walking, family, anything that makes you human on the page].
I'm always glad to hear from readers. If the book reached you in some way, write to me.