A Designer from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) passionate about solving Social Problem by Design Thinking.His firm belief in the power of democracy led him to start Citizens for Sustainability (CIFOS) an NGO that works on building models where citizens are empowered to solve civic issues. Bioman technologies which he has co-founded with Joseph Fernades is a model that proves how urban waste issue can be solved in a sustainable way by citizens. Urban Morph , co-founded with Sathya Shankaran and Sonal Kulkarni is an accelerator where citizen's ideas are transformed into pilots ,with technology as a tool- to diagnose, identify and solve urban issue through behavior change.He is a Fellow of School of Social Entrepreneurship (SSE)India & Fellow of The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA)Graduate of 1st batch of Bangalore Civic Leadership Incubation Program (BCLIP) a flagship project of by BPAC . Currently serving as Jt. Hon Secretary of Indian Institute of Architects - Karnataka Chapter (IIAKC), Vice -President .MSRIT Architects Alumni Association and Advisor to National Association of Students of Architecture ( NASA). First President of the BCLIP Alumni Association. Ran for the office of the Corporator ward 18 of BBMP in 2015,worked on Micro level plan of the Solid waste management of BBMP. Started Composting Santhe to promote composting technologies and segregation of waste at home. Worked towards Plastic Ban as a policy in city. Conducted several social awareness programs such as Cleanliness drive, Voters Drive, Kill Bill - Anti Posters and Flex drive, Footpath clearance drive etc. Actively involved in conducting Cycle Day Sanjaynagar and promoting the same to many communities.