Mehrotra

＂AAKASH MEHROTRA is a management consultant working in the field of financial technology, using technology to extend financial services to rural and low income households. He did his masters in Forestry Management, focussing on its social applications. An environmentalist at heart and inclined towards social development, Aakash believes the market route is the way forward, as is technology to underpinning sustainable development. He constantly travels on work and works to find the human moments in travel - experiencing myriad cultures and listening to people’s deeply imbibed philosophies. His peripatetic lifestyle and love of stories, have turned him into a travel writer. Today, he is among the leading travel writers in India, widely published in the national and international media. His blog handofcolors is ranked among the top travel blogs. Aakash is a theatre enthusiast, having performed in plays, short films and radio plays. Juggling data and numbers by day, he dives deep into the world of imagination by night. The Other Guyis his maiden attempt at fiction writing. He can be reached at: trulyakash@gmail.com. ＂