What part of India are you or your family from?

I was born and raised in New Bombay – a city born of vision—planned, structured, and ever-evolving. Built to ease the burden on Bombay, it grew into its own identity: a place where high-rises meet mangroves, where dreams of middle-class families quietly take shape in neatly arranged sectors.

Describe your hometown in three words, what would they be?

Peaceful, structured, and welcoming.

What's one thing you love most about it?

Life here moves at a steadier rhythm, shaped by local trains, school bells, and evening walks on palm-lined streets. It’s not flashy, but it’s full of quiet resilience—an everyday city for everyday people chasing something more. I grew up in a middle-class family, and it was the perfect place for that—stable and grounded.

What's one thing you miss the most?

I miss the sense of belonging. Back home in New Bombay, everything was within walking distance – your school, the park, the corner store. People knew each other, and there was this unspoken pride in keeping the place clean and orderly. It wasn’t fancy, but it felt whole.

When I was living in corporate America, chasing deadlines and drowning in ambition, it was these small comforts I missed the most. The slower pace, the familiar faces, and that quiet feeling of being rooted somewhere.