I’ve worked in retail, a technology startup, food delivery, a cloud kitchen and real estate. This is a record of some of it.
Six short chapters.
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I grew up in Kerala, India, and spent part of my school years in Bahrain before returning home.
KERALA, INDIA → BAHRAIN → KERALA, INDIAI studied in Kerala until sixth grade, then attended Indian School Bahrain for grades seven to nine. I returned to Kerala afterward.
In Bahrain I spent time playing football and athletics, including football with Busaiteen Club.
I studied at Wilson College while working at Reliance Digital. Both were part of my everyday routine.
WILSON COLLEGE · RELIANCE DIGITAL · 2017–2020I studied BMS (Marketing) at Wilson College in Mumbai. During college, I worked as a sales associate at Reliance Digital from March to November 2018.
Classes started in the morning; my work shift followed. I handled audio accessories and received the Best Employee recognition four times.
I joined Anar as an intern and later worked in customer acquisition and operations as the team grew.
ANAR · AUG 2019 – DEC 2022I joined Anar in August 2019 as an intern and became a full-time Customer Acquisition Manager in early 2020.
My work covered onboarding, customer operations, testing and product feedback. I helped acquire the first 1,000 users and worked with interns and team leads as the company grew.
A few days after leaving Anar, I started a two-month backpacking trip across India.
INDIA · AFTER ANAR, BEFORE BENGALURUI left Anar at the end of 2022. Within days, I set off backpacking around India for about two months.
After that trip, I went to Bengaluru and began looking closely at the food delivery business.
I worked as a Zomato delivery partner to understand the business, then started Megh Kitchens with three food brands.
ZOMATO → MEGH KITCHENS · 2023–2024Working as a delivery partner at Zomato was a deliberate way to understand food delivery and cloud kitchens before starting my own business.
I raised capital from friends and family, registered Megh Kitchens, hired a five-person team and launched Papi (pizza), Burgir (burgers) and Wrolls (Indian-inspired rolls). I managed suppliers, procurement, packaging, staffing and daily kitchen operations.
Sales grew month on month, but food waste, operating costs and a limited marketing budget stretched our runway. We did not have enough capital to continue, and the business closed in 2024.
Moving to the Gulf was never my plan. Debts from Megh Kitchens brought me to Dubai, where I joined Sunlit Real Estate.
SUNLIT REAL ESTATE · DUBAI · 2024–2026Coming from Malabar in North Kerala, I knew many people who had moved to the Gulf. I had not planned to do the same. After closing Megh Kitchens, I had debts to deal with, so I came to Dubai for a fresh start.
I joined Sunlit Real Estate as its first employee and worked across administration and operations. My work included CRM and internal systems, property listings, marketing coordination, recruitment, DLD documentation and AML/KYC processes.
That’s the short version.
Finding the practical way to make things run.
Working where there isn't always a playbook.
Knowing the difference between a good idea and the work it takes.
Notes, essays and ideas, whenever I have something to say.
MORE, IN TIME.
I'm based in Dubai. The easiest way to reach me is on LinkedIn.
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