I have spent my life moving through worlds that rarely meet — military service, corporate leadership, and visual storytelling.
Trained at the National Defence Academy, I now create cultural works that honour nature, nations, and memory.
I was shaped first by service, commissioned into the Indian Army, where I spent over two decades in uniform. The Army taught me leadership under uncertainty, respect for cultures and geographies, and the discipline to pursue excellence without applause. For my service, I was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal — an honour normally reserved for far more senior ranks.
I pursued mastery, completing my B.Tech and M.Tech in Electronics Engineering during my years in uniform, followed later by an Executive MBA from IIM Bangalore. Learning, for me, was never about credentials, but about understanding systems — human, technological, and organisational.
After the Army, I entered the corporate world, serving in senior leadership roles including SVP, Director, and CEO across technology companies. The journey was swift and successful, yet over time I realised that scale and power alone no longer answered a deeper question: what remains after success?
Photography had always been my quiet constant. Travel across more than sixty countries deepened my belief that nature is not merely scenery, but inheritance. Civilisations rise and fall, but landscapes, cultures, and how nations choose to protect them define how they are remembered.
I authored a photography book published by Bloomsbury, which continues to be available internationally years after publication. It affirmed that visual storytelling can endure beyond galleries and awards. From this understanding, the Wonderful World series was born. Each volume is conceived as a tribute to a nation’s landscapes, its people, and its conscious efforts toward conservation. These are large-format, limited-edition cultural works, created with patience and respect. The first volume, Wonderful World: Australia’s Majestic Landscapes, is my homage to a country singularly blessed by nature and deliberate in its conservation.
All my books are dedicated to my sister, who left this world far too early. In her memory, I established the Aloka Memorial Trust to support nature- and conservation-oriented initiatives. This work is the purpose to which the rest of my life is committed. I engage with ambassadors, high commissioners, cultural institutions, conservation bodies, and patrons in building a body of work intended to endure — honouring nature, nations, and memory.