I follow markets, build software, and spend
a lot of time trying to understand how things work.
Based in Mumbai.
I'm from Mumbai. Most of what interests me sits somewhere between markets and software: how data moves, what drives prices, and what you can learn about both by actually trying to build something.
I manage around ₹20 lakh in equities across the BSE and NSE. Got into it through my father's work in investment, stayed because I got genuinely curious. Over the past year I've also been building a stock analysis tool that pulls together news, sentiment, and macro data and uses an LLM to turn all of that into something readable. Building with AI has become a big part of how I work, and I find the process itself worth understanding, not just the output.
When I'm not at a screen I ski (five seasons in Verbier, Level 8 certified), paint, play piano, and take a lot of photos. I've also built four computers from scratch. Started with my own during lockdown, now do it for friends occasionally. I find I can't trust something I don't understand, so I usually try to figure out how it works first.
I wanted a way to read the noise around a company: news, analyst sentiment, macro context, and get to something I could actually use when making a call. LLMs handle the synthesis; I supply the questions. Started as a personal tool, still being added to.
Started a clothing brand from scratch. Sourced a manufacturer in India, went back and forth on samples, and figured out production. Ran the @noirexclothing Instagram myself. Designed the posts, wrote the copy, timed the launch. The first post hit 1,000+ followers without spending anything on ads. Learned a lot about how long the gap is between an idea and something you can actually hold.




Built four computers from scratch. Started with my own during lockdown, using forums and spec sheets and a lot of trial and error. Now I build for friends when they ask. I like that there's no ambiguity in it. Either the machine posts or it doesn't. You can't fake your way through a POST screen.
I've been spending time actually understanding how AI works, not just using it. That means digging into quantization, how parameters and datasets shape a model's behavior, why hallucinations happen, and what embeddings are doing under the hood. I've run models locally and been building toward an AI workstation setup capable of handling it properly. On the tooling side, I work daily with Claude Code and have used OpenAI's Codex and Google's Antigravity. Using these tools to build real things, and understanding what's happening inside them, feels like two sides of the same skill.
No framework, just HTML, CSS, and some JavaScript. Built most of it by working with an LLM, which I find interesting on its own: there's something odd about using AI to make something specifically about yourself. The code is mine in the ways that count. I know what every part does.
Interned at one of Europe's leading international winter camps. Organised daily activities, supervised younger campers from around the world, and worked closely with the team to create a safe and positive environment throughout the programme.
Led the logistics team for my school's Model United Nations conference. Responsible for delegate registration, designing enrollment forms, managing payments, and coordinating with schools to ensure smooth end-to-end operations on the day.
In Grade 9, I organised a fundraiser for the Humane Society for Strays, an NGO in Bandra West that has been caring for street animals for over 50 years. The campaign raised ₹4.5 lakh, which went directly toward daily feeding rounds, vaccinations, anti-tick and deworming treatments, and sterilisation work. After the fundraiser, I joined the team's daily feeding rounds every alternate day for two weeks.
Ski slopes, concerts, temples, mountains. Shot on iPhone or Sony A6700 across Verbier, Mumbai, and elsewhere.
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