Hi! I am Om
I work where business, technology, and education meet, obsessed with how systems shape people. My process is heavy thinking and lean building, focusing on deep synthesis so that I can create with precision. While I have founded multiple initiatives to bridge education and industry, my core energy is that of a maker. I combine AI, UX design, and strategy to solve problems and turn every user into a builder.
now
founder ← current
builder · writer · maker
india · building in public
The short version
About Me
I am deeply motivated by the systems and patterns that shape our world. I spend a lot of time thinking about how ideas take root and how quiet, thoughtful decisions can create a significant impact over time. My goal is to better bridge the space between insight and action so I can turn complex observations into meaningful results more quickly.
I am focused on building things that truly last and serve a purpose. Whether it is designing schools that empower students or developing products that solve genuine problems, I look for depth and durability in everything I do. I believe that understanding human incentives and creating strong structures is the best way to move past the surface and find real solutions.
My path is defined by a commitment to clarity and personal direction. I have found that precision often comes from stepping outside of my comfort zone, and I am always willing to put in the work required to get things right. I value deep connections and reliable partnerships, and I treat every interaction as an opportunity to learn and grow.
Everything I do is oriented toward the future. I want to look back and see a journey defined by steady ambition and intentional choices rather than just reactions to the moment. By taking full ownership of my path today, I am building a foundation for a future that is clear, purposeful, and driven by a desire to leave things better than I found them.
A Universal Standard for AI Truthfulness: Why Fragmented Censorship Must End
After testing AI models from India, China, the US, and Europe on sensitive topics, the results highlight a clear problem: heavy regional censorship driven by politics and ideology. This post proposes a practical international certification system built on six core principles to prioritize facts over national interests.
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The Two Lives of a City
Every city inherits an identity from its history, but it also develops another through the people who arrive later. Its greatness depends on whether these two identities can grow together without either one being erased.
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The Reliability Premium
We often worry about artificial intelligence becoming smarter than us, but the real disruption in the workplace might come from a much simpler trait: showing up and doing the work without friction.
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How I Would Serve Exam Results to 14 Lakh Students at Once Without Breaking a Sweat
A deep-dive into a static-first, multi-CDN system design that serves 14,00,000 concurrent exam result requests at sub-200ms latency with zero database dependency in the hot path.
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I Built a Claude Skill That Audits Your Code for Edge Cases Before They Reach Production
interruptions is a Claude skill that walks your code through 12 failure categories, writes a full audit, and fixes issues in order of severity.
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The Persistence of Intent
Software should remember what the user intended, even when the connection fails or the page refreshes. We are rethinking how state survives reality.
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Building in public
Active Build
Aldform
Form infrastructure for developers. Two endpoints, one tiny SDK, full design freedom.
Started March 2026
Recent logs
▸Day 7
From the Lab: Why We’ve Been Quiet (and What We’ve Been Building)
The irony of 'building in public' is that sometimes you get so deep into the craft that you forget to talk about it. Here’s an honest look at where Aldform stands today, from infrastructure overhauls to our new Alpha features.
▸Day 6
Aldform V1: The form backend that actually stays out of your way
We just shipped V1 of Aldform. It’s a tiny SDK, two endpoints, and zero backend headaches. Here’s a look at what’s live, what’s coming, and why we’re keeping the doors cracked open just a tiny bit for now.
▸Day 5
Aldform Open Source Evolution
Focused Contributions for Quality
The Collective Intelligence of Software
i think the software industry should start contributing its collective engineering knowledge in a way models can actually use. framework authors, library maintainers, companies. all of it. we've spent…
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ibbe got its blue check. now onto the gold one.
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The Relative Collection
I’ve been working on three new typefaces for The Relative collection: The Relative Sans, The Relative Rounded, and The Relative Mono. Built with the help of Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol, I’m sharing…
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2026
A Grammar of Unreturned Breaths
A poem about quiet endings repeating themselves in ways too small to notice.
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2026
A Most Grim Account of the Room That Feedeth Still
A quiet observation of the objects that remain when people disappear.
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2026
A Treatise on the Tender Ruin of a Faithful Heart
loving someone meant handing them the softest part of your throat and trusting they would never press. I'm exploring the depth of devotion, the ache of being left with a version of yourself you can only access through their eyes, and the courage it takes to love without measure or guarantees.
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What I'm building
Active Pursuits
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I'm open to working on things that matter. If you're building something meaningful, have a question, or simply want to connect, I'd welcome hearing from you.
