A multi-faceted personality who juggles his various passions in life – Marketing, Creative Writing, Public Speaking, e-commerce, startups, & martial arts.

I am engaged in different intellectual pursuits today and have summarized below the multiple hats I wear in life.

I am a creative fiction writer. Conceptualized a fictional character – Prince Surya and published 4 e-books as part of the “Adventures of Prince Surya”​ series.

Head marketing at Simplilearn – The world’s leading provider of online certifications, training & re-skilling solutions.

Prior to this avatar, I set up the marketing function ground-up at Stayzilla, which is today amongst the largest and fastest growing players in the burgeoning Indian online travel eco-system.

Am a member of the India CMO Council Advisory Board and provide intellectual inputs whenever required.

Have a penchant for public speaking and have spoken at the following international forums on various ecommerce & marketing topics –

eTail Asia – March 2015, Singapore
Strategy Planning Innovation Summit – Dec 2014, New York
Digital Marketing Innovation Summit – Sep 2014, San Francisco
Asian Strategic Leadership Institute’s Tourism Summit – July 2015, Kuala Lumpur
Scandanavian eBusinesss Summit – May 2015, Gothenburg, Sweden
Asia eCommerce Conference – Oct 2013, Kuala Lumpur
Online Retailer Conference – Aug 2013, Sydney
Global eCommerce Conference – June 2013, Barcelona

Previously headed the Product Management & Digital Marketing functions at CBAZAAR.com – The world’s largest online Indian ethnic wear store.