My first Tedx Talk: From Pain to Purpose – My TEDx Journey

August 30, 2025 – A date etched in my life for more than one reason. Exactly 11 years ago , I got engaged. And on that very same date this year, I received a life-changing opportunity: my first TEDx talk , hosted at GGI under the inspiring theme “Chase the Impossible.” Standing on that red dot, I felt a mix of emotions — excitement , nervousness , and the quiet ache of loss , having lost my wife, whose memories remain deeply rooted in my heart. In my talk, I shared a story born in the midst of COVID-19 — a time when Ms. Renu and I were both navigating personal grief in different ways. It was during this difficult phase that Mr. Chaitanya brought us together — blending Renu’s deep nutritional expertise with my technical background . That collaboration gave birth to a vision: A platform that could reduce the time it takes to create personalized diets , enabling dieticians to focus more on care, empathy, and connection — and patients to avoid long queues and delays. What began in ...

About Me

I am Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at niwi.ai with 12+ years of experience in web applications and custom software development with the highest degree of quality and consistency.

I have worked in Telecom, Insurance and Medical Industries and have worked with Indian as well as US and UK based clients. Some of the clients I have worked with include British Petroleum, Cablevision, Word & Brown and Dignity Health (Common Spirit Health).

I have substantial experience in collaborating and working with geographically dispersed Teams to delivery high quality, maintainable and reliable business solutions to our clients.

Out of work, I like writing poetry in my native language in Hindi/Punjabi. I am a happy son, husband and father.

Also, I am an open teacher and speaker and organize meetups.

Here are the technologies, I have been working on:


·       Frontend Technologies: HTML, JavaScript, CSS3, jQuery, Angular, Angular 2+, Knockout, Ionic, TypeScript, NodeJS
·       Backend Technologies: C#, ASP.Net MVC, ASP.Net Web API, php, NodeJS
·       Tools and Frameworks:
o   IDE: Visual Studio, VS Code, Eclipse
o   Project Management: VSTS, TFS, GitHub, Gitlab, Bitbucket
o   Database & Reporting Tools: SSMS, MySQL Workbench, phpMyAdmin, SSRS
o   Rest clients: Swagger, Postman, Fiddler, Soap UI
o   CMS and Ecommerce Customization: WordPress, Magento, Woocommerce, OpenCart, SharePoint
o   Hosting: Linux Hosting, IIS Hosting, Microsoft Azure App Services.
o   Cloud: Microsoft Azure
·       Certifications and Achievements:
o   MCSD App Builder
o   Infosys Certified Software Engineering Professional

Social Profiles:

  1. LinkedIn
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  3. GitHub