madeitdesi

it's been almost two months since i decided to work full-time on @madeitdesi to figure out one simple question is this something i want to spend the next decade building? i think i have my answer over june and july, our films reached around 100k views on instagram [all organic] more importantly, i learned where this brand belongs instagram and youtube are where these stories come alive. people are willing to spend a few minutes watching founder journeys there, twitter is different. i'll keep using it for updates, events, and conversations, but not as the primary place for the films. august is going to be fun 2 more founder stories, 2 community events, 1 hackathon "stupid hack" at the same time, i'll be looking for a full-time job because for a while, i thought getting a job meant stepping away from madeitdesi now i see it differently. the job solves a constraint. madeitdesi is still the goal. i'm excited for what's next. still learning, still experimenting, and still believing this can become something meaningful thank you to everyone who's watched a film, come to an event, or simply encouraged me along the way

hosting a small chai meetup at my place in sf this friday i’ll make the masala chai myself you bring a snack you love and a playlist you vibe with let’s end the week with good chai and conversations about films, art, life, and how to make it a little better i’ll share the exact location with everyone who RSVPs and if too many people sign up, i’ll move it somewhere bigger lol

you have two choices you can get your hands dirty and try to change the world around you or you can stand outside, enjoy what is being played, and teach yourself not to care for @Wangchuk66 sir, it has now been more than almost 20 days on a hunger strike not for himself, but for the students demanding accountability over examination paper leaks, educational reforms, and a system that continues to fail them this is the same man whose work helped inspire the character of “phunsukh wangdu” in 3 idiots the same man who has encouraged knowledge, curiosity, and practical education to inspire others to build he is trying to create actual change in the country, in my country for the students who will become our customers, vote banks, leaders, educators and innovators in the future he has spent years fighting for climate action, education, and the rights of people someday, i want to cover his story through @madeitdesi it is simply a thankful note from a boy sitting far away from his country but here we are with just a silent protest being covered through reels and scattered posts on social media i hope we do not lose hope in the good people who still care i believe this is also why so many people want to leave the country, they do not want to fight the system and honestly, that is fair why would you? why would you first fight your parents, then everyone in your mohalla, then your state, then the government, and after all of that still find the energy to work on the startup idea you always wanted to build? you might as well skip everything, change your location, and work on something useful [and it might not be the case of most of us including myself ] as learned people say, you have to pick your fight wangchuk sir has picked his fight with the system, and he has chosen to fight it through ahimsa i think the least i can do is play my small part play my part right in support of education and motivating people who are there for making a change i have always admired his work and his way of teachings

3rd july 2026, i think i have to change the whole narrative for @madeitdesi after talking to so many people i love and trust, i realised something the website and the content that is going on madeitdesi right now is giving confusing vibes i want to make "madeitdesi" an educational platform but i also want to do a good job on making films on inspiring desi founders and i think trying to do both at the same time is making the whole thing unclear it is like telling people, “hey, come here to learn something.” and also telling them, “hey, come here to watch films on desi founders.” tbh both are important to me but right now, if i try to do both with the same energy, i will not be able to do justice to either of them and honestly, the job i am doing right now itself needs more effort from me but for now, madeitdesi needs to become simpler and the simplest version is this: madeitdesi is where i make films on desi founders and creators who inspire me not just because they are successful but because there is something in their story that made me stop and think something in their journey that made me feel like, “damn, more people should know this.” so the next films on founders will have more of my perspective why i chose that person what i think people can learn from them good to know that we are still on the track of making things not giving up, just making the story clearer

"manasa vacha karmana" in thought, in word, in action. this is one of the simplest but deepest ideas from our culture. what you think, what you say, and what you do should not be three different things. because real work starts when your intention, your words, and your actions finally align. that is also the spirit of @madeitdesi . one story at a time. one builder at a time. one honest attempt at a time. think it. say it. do it.