On his way to financial independence

Born in the hills of Uttarakhand, Ajay Rawat is a software architect by profession. He currently resides in Gurgaon with his wife and a 6-year-old daughter. His parents and two sisters live in Uttarkashi where his family owns a small apple orchard in the Gangotri Region. While Rawat did his schooling and graduation from his hometown, he holds two coveted post-graduate degrees - MSc in Mathematics from IIT Roorkee and MTech Computer Science from IIT Kharagpur. Interestingly, Ajay has a rather distinct set of hobbies, "I like taking road trips, walking/cycling and listening to music. In my free time, I also like to experiment with machine learning and automation," he says.

This article was originally published on May 14, 2021.