Hello. I’m Akhilesh. I write long-form essays and produce podcasts exploring three domains: Technology, Design, and History/Religion. The Aadi series examines Hindu texts and philosophical concepts, tracing how ideas evolved from Vedic sources through Puranic traditions. Technology essays analyze platform evolution, paradigm shifts in computing, and how design decisions shape user experience. Design writing considers the principles behind interfaces, the ethics embedded in creative choices, and how systems serve human needs.
My method remains consistent across subjects. I build from foundational concepts toward complexity, use comparative analysis to reveal patterns across cultures and time periods, and pursue understanding through systematic inquiry. The same analytical approach that helps decode ancient creation myths across civilizations proves useful for analyzing enterprise technology platforms. The attention to nuance required for exploring philosophical schools translates directly to architecting systems that balance competing technical and business requirements.
This intellectual practice informs my professional work. Over 17 years as a technology and business leader, I’ve built and led teams, and architected digital solutions for organizations including NPCI, Tata Motors, Bajaj Electricals, and Pearson Education. The principle driving this work is straightforward: technology exists to serve human needs, and the best solutions emerge when technical architecture, business strategy, and customer experience align.
Currently serving as Group CTO at Zoo Media, I focus on AI-powered solutions for complex business challenges. This means orchestrating frontier LLMs across multiple knowledge bases, building conversational AI systems, and automating workflows that reduce costs while improving outcomes. Whether the project is an enterprise e-commerce platform handling 30,000 concurrent users, a decoupled Digital Experience Platform that cuts infrastructure costs by 60%, or an AI-powered research engine, the question remains the same: what does this mean for the people who use it?
I was born and raised in Delhi, educated at St. Columba’s School (which probably made me a “grammar enforcer” for life), and studied Information Technology at the University of Canberra. I’ve been recognized as a guest speaker at IIT Delhi, received Oracle’s global recognition for pioneering distributed DXP implementations in APAC, and collected multiple industry awards for work spanning Airtel, NPCI, and Tata Motors. When not writing or architecting systems, I’m likely scratching the belly of one of my dogs—a pursuit that requires no less attention to detail than enterprise technology projects, just different metrics of success.
If you’d like to discuss technology strategy, customer experience architecture, or simply exchange thoughts on any of the topics I explore here, reach me at [email protected]. Email is always welcome.
