My Story
An Achondroplastic... That's me!
It's a medical term describing Dwarfism where the upper portion of both the limbs are stunted and some other typical features.
My doting parents though groomed me in the proper way of the world with paramount importance given to education. Ideally they wanted me to be in the best of schools but the ignorance of some of the administrators of these schools in Mumbai denied me admission and I had to force my way into an institution which was a distant choice.
But my stubborn parents left no stone unturned to mould me into an excellent student. I even bagged the best student award in the final year inspite of all the odds stacked against me. I cleared my 10th standard topping the school with 95% marks which was the best the school has ever recorded. This eventually secured me an admission in a very prestigious college in Mumbai. I pursued the Science Stream with Electronics as a speciality. The environment at college was entirely different with ample support and co-operation from the college authorities.
My career path was suggested by my favourite Professor Madam and my favourite Uncle, based in USA, who identified my inherent talent suiting my physical constraints and thus I decided to pursue IT. I post graduated in IT from Mumbai University with a very good academic record. Of course I was tested by adverse health, my bones being Osteoporotic and a few months even being bedridden but my pillars, my parents were right behind me and they realized their dream of establishing myself in the contemporary society second to none.
Python, a Coding Language very dear to me, was learnt in the confines of my home after my Graduation and I surprised my parents with the Certificate. This language has helped me in my quests and my career.
My parents always believed that I would do something in the Tech field and keep myself occupied. They were quite OK with that!
But the opportunities that came my way has given me the absolute feel of the competitive IT sector and I have been absorbed into the grind despite my deformities. And I love it!
My first fulltime Job was in a start-up called FastUp based at Chicago whose Founder and CEO mentored me and I was introducted to AWS which lead to my Certifications.
Modern web technologies and cloud platforms have been the backbone of my endeavours at my current job at Bluepineapple based at Pune, where I have put in almost 4 years and from a Cloud Analyst at entry level I am Technical Lead now. I have been devoted to a very interesting project for most of these 4 years and leading a team and enjoying the challenges and pressures and the exhilarations on reaching targets.
I am absolutely thrilled to be a Full‑Stack Developer and hope to continue in this vein for a very long time.
In spite of my physical constraints, travelling and visiting places have always been on our agenda. International Travel was also a dream and it was realized in November, 2024 when we visited UK and Switzerland. A dream tour!
My parents always believed that I would make a mark in life despite my handicaps but making a career for myself in IT field have certainly taken them to the moon!
I am venturing into other fields too, my Blog and Store being few of them.