TL;DR: I'm a designer from Bangalore and I work on EVs and related products.
DIRECTOR'S CUT: Welcome, dear visitor.
I'm an industrial designer who lives and works in Bangalore, India.
I was raised in New Bombay and Nagpur. My childhood fascinations (that have endured in varying degrees) revolved around drawing, cars/motorcycles, Batman: The Animated Series, dinosaurs, aliens, general knowledge and the like. A conversation around these topics is always welcome.
I drew and painted a lot in school, encouraged by parents and that one art teacher. One thing led to another (well, not really - I scored badly in my high school exams) and I found myself doing a BFA at Nagpur University, and those odd summer/part-time jobs in art/design on the side. Fun times.
Post my bachelor's degree, I immediately joined Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay for a master's degree in design. Worked on projects like coin redesign, mobile phone usage studies and a few others. The most fun i had was on a small project where a teammate and I designed a tiny, sporty urban car. Had a great time the entire two years I spent there. The campus is beautiful, vast and they have an incredible library. The cultural and tech festivals there are legendary and I got to contribute to them as part of a design committee.
Joined TVS Motor Company as a fresh-faced designer and spent about five and a half years there. Worked on production motorcycles and concept vehicles as a small part of a fairly large design team. Still doodled a lot of bikes and cars on the side when my work computer would be saving files. Had a great first-hand experience of what's it's like to work at an Automotive OEM. Also, there was a bird park right behind the department I worked at, where one could see migratory birds from close quarters.
Left the large OEM life to join Ather Energy, a startup (now an OEM; Life comes full circle) where I have had the opportunity to work on entirely new electric vehicles from scratch for the past seven plus years. Not just EVs, but products in the EV ecosystem too.
DIRECTOR'S CUT: Welcome, dear visitor.
I'm an industrial designer who lives and works in Bangalore, India.
I was raised in New Bombay and Nagpur. My childhood fascinations (that have endured in varying degrees) revolved around drawing, cars/motorcycles, Batman: The Animated Series, dinosaurs, aliens, general knowledge and the like. A conversation around these topics is always welcome.
I drew and painted a lot in school, encouraged by parents and that one art teacher. One thing led to another (well, not really - I scored badly in my high school exams) and I found myself doing a BFA at Nagpur University, and those odd summer/part-time jobs in art/design on the side. Fun times.
Post my bachelor's degree, I immediately joined Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay for a master's degree in design. Worked on projects like coin redesign, mobile phone usage studies and a few others. The most fun i had was on a small project where a teammate and I designed a tiny, sporty urban car. Had a great time the entire two years I spent there. The campus is beautiful, vast and they have an incredible library. The cultural and tech festivals there are legendary and I got to contribute to them as part of a design committee.
Joined TVS Motor Company as a fresh-faced designer and spent about five and a half years there. Worked on production motorcycles and concept vehicles as a small part of a fairly large design team. Still doodled a lot of bikes and cars on the side when my work computer would be saving files. Had a great first-hand experience of what's it's like to work at an Automotive OEM. Also, there was a bird park right behind the department I worked at, where one could see migratory birds from close quarters.
Left the large OEM life to join Ather Energy, a startup (now an OEM; Life comes full circle) where I have had the opportunity to work on entirely new electric vehicles from scratch for the past seven plus years. Not just EVs, but products in the EV ecosystem too.
