Story
From a small town in India to building AI in London.
Where it started
I grew up in Godavarikhani, a small coal-mining town in Telangana that most people haven't heard of. Split my childhood between there and Hyderabad. The Aleshwaram family wasn't in tech. We weren't in anything close to it. Middle-class, running a small business, doing what families do to get by. I didn't know what a software engineer was until much later.
The first computer
Then my father brought home a computer. I don't know why, maybe he thought it would help with studies. But for me, it was something else entirely. I remember the first time I connected to the internet. Dial-up. That sound. And then suddenly, the world opened up. I spent hours just clicking through websites, not understanding half of it, but feeling like I'd found something important.
Learning alone
I didn't have mentors or a roadmap. I had Google and a lot of free time. Taught myself to code. Broke things constantly. My parents didn't fully understand what I was doing, but they never stopped me. They trusted me, even when I couldn't explain where this was going. That trust meant everything.
Leaving home
Moved to Bangalore for my undergrad. Then London for my masters. Each move felt like a leap into the unknown. I remember landing in the UK with two suitcases and no idea what I was doing. Figured it out as I went. That's kind of been the pattern.
Building something
Now I'm building GB1 at Locai Labs. I've pivoted more times than I can count. Built products that nobody used. Had moments where I wondered if any of this would work. But I kept going. I'm still going.
Still figuring it out
I don't think of myself as someone who "made it." I'm just a kid from a small town who got lucky enough to find something he loves. And I'm still figuring it out, one day at a time.