The year was 2003 and I was facing the first big decision of my life. I had passed two different entrance tests and was trying to make up my mind which one to go for.

I was chasing up a lead when I came across Abhishek Shogani, the Director of Engineering at Pitney Bowes. Somehow Abhishek and I got along well over the phone and he liked our concept and asked for a demo of the platform.

The chicken and the egg. The eternal dilemma. I’m sure evolutionary biology has an answer. In common parlance, it represents the same dilemma as in where does a circle start and where does it end.

I grew up in a small town in West Bengal in the heydays of Marxism and communism. Unlike most other small towns, Kalyani is distinctly different and modern in its approach to life.

Back in 2003, I had just joined the Indian Navy. I was only 17 yrs old and quite intimidated by everyone and everything around me. It was the very first time that I was truly alone and would have to fend for myself.