A Bengaluru-based tech entrepreneur, Ujjawal Asthana, has introduced his resolution to maneuver from the town also known as the Silicon Valley of India to Pune. Reflecting on his 14+ years in Bengaluru, Asthana expressed deep feelings about his time within the metropolis that performed a major position in shaping each his skilled and private journey. Identified for creating AI-driven purposes, he described his time in Bengaluru as a “lovely expertise” in his heartfelt farewell.
Asthana credited Bengaluru for being the backdrop to a number of key milestones in his life, together with touchdown his first job, touring internationally, constructing profitable companies, securing startup funding, and even assembly his life companion. Although not initially from the town, he expressed that Bengaluru had grow to be house to him, appreciating its inclusive tradition that transcends social and financial obstacles.
“I’m not a neighborhood however there wasn’t a day once I felt like an outsider – and if you’re pondering thats as a result of I reside in a bubble of excessive rise and automobile – that’s not the case. I’ve additionally lived the BMTC, auto, cab life within the metropolis for longest time,” he wrote.
“Bengaluru shouldn’t be a metropolis; it’s a lovely expertise that’s arduous to elucidate in phrases. You expertise it as soon as you reside with the folks right here and stroll within the lanes of Jayanagar,” he wrote
“And whereas I’m going to make Pune my new house, and I am unable to wait to begin my journey there, I’ll preserve strolling within the lanes of Bangalore – the town I’ve known as house since I turned an grownup, on every journey,” he ended the submit.
Asthana’s relocation to Pune marks a contemporary starting, and he is actively hiring for a number of roles within the metropolis. Positions embrace management roles in B2B SaaS advertising, efficiency advertising, content material advertising, and a “founder’s workplace” position, with no wage cap for the suitable candidates. He emphasised the necessity for professionals with excessive company and former founders.
His announcement obtained a wave of responses, with many welcoming him to Pune whereas acknowledging the town’s site visitors and infrastructure points. Supporters reassured him that Pune, like Bengaluru, provides a powerful sense of neighborhood. “Pune has its personal site visitors and infrastructure challenges, however you will by no means really feel like an outsider. Hope the climate right here matches Bengaluru’s!” one consumer wrote. One other added, “Wishing you all the very best in your new journey – you will take pleasure in Pune and really feel at house right here.”
