From a Tamil Medium Government School in Krishnagiri to Co-founding a Software Studio: A 7-Year Journey

I grew up in Gollapalli, a small village in Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu.

Tamil medium government school. Average in academics. The guy with the government-provided Amma laptop.

Nobody from my world had done this before. But I spent more time learning technology than anyone around me. While classmates were studying for marks, I was figuring out how computers actually worked.

In 2014, I joined B.Tech in Information Technology at Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore.

First step out of the village. Not the last.

Phase 1: The Wayanad Internship (2018) — ₹8,000/month

My first internship was at Nethram LLC in Wayanad, Kerala. ₹8,000/month stipend.

Everyone goes to Wayanad for a vacation. I went for an internship.

That one line tells you everything about how I approach opportunities.

After 6 months, I got promoted to Junior Full Stack Engineer at ₹20,000/month. Worked at Nethram for 1.6 years total.

Nethram gave me my developer foundation. How to write code that actually works. How to build things end to end. How to take responsibility for what I ship.

But I knew I needed more exposure. The kind that only comes from being somewhere things are actually happening.

So I left without another offer in hand. No safety net. Just a decision.

Phase 2: Bangalore and the Engineer Foundation (2019–2021) — ₹30,000 to ₹50,000/month

Joined Digiledge in Bangalore in October 2019 as a Backend Developer at ₹30,000/month.

This is where things got serious. Fintech. Blockchain. Multiple domains. Real engineering problems at a scale I hadn't touched before.

Nethram made me a developer. Digiledge made me an engineer.

I stayed focused on blockchain specifically. Not because it was trendy but because I could see where it was going and I wanted to be one of the few people who actually understood it deeply.

At Digiledge I went from backend generalist to blockchain engineer. Two years. ₹30,000 to ₹50,000/month by the time I left.

The salary growth looks modest on paper. The skill growth was anything but.

Phase 3: International Client Work (2021–2023) — ₹70,000/month

Joined ARSR Technologies in 2021 at ₹70,000/month.

Worked directly with US and UK client blockchain products. This is where I understood what international quality standards actually look like in practice.

The bar is different. The expectations are different. The way you communicate, document, and deliver is different.

Most Indian developers never get this exposure. Getting it early changed how I work permanently.

Phase 4: The UK Company (2023–2024) — ₹2,20,000/month

In 2023, Coadjute — a UK based company — brought me on at ₹2,20,000/month.

27.5x my starting stipend in 5 years.

From a government school in Krishnagiri to working for a UK company without leaving India.

Specialization did that. Not a degree upgrade. Not an MBA. Not luck.

I picked one niche — blockchain — went deep on it for 4 years, built a track record with international clients, and the market paid for it.

But from the very beginning, I had one goal that had nothing to do with salary.

I wanted to build something of my own.

Phase 5: Walking Away from ₹2.2L (2024) — Co-founder, Teckas Technologies

I quit my ₹2.2L/month salary and co-founded Teckas Technologies with my college best friend Immanuel John.

Almost 3 years in now.

We have 8 people on the team. Every single one of them comes from a humble background like ours.

That part matters to me more than the revenue numbers.

I came from a village. Tamil medium government school. Amma laptop. I know what it means when someone gives you an opportunity you didn't expect.

We're trying to be that for others.

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What I'd Tell My 2018 Self

The Amma laptop wasn't a limitation. It was the start.

Where you come from doesn't determine where you go. A Tamil medium government school in a Krishnagiri village produced a software studio co-founder. That's not an accident — it's a decision made repeatedly over 7 years.

Take the internship nobody else wants. Move to the city before you feel ready. Pick the niche that scares you a little. Go deep instead of wide.

And when you finally have the means — give someone else the opportunity you wish you'd had earlier.

That's what Teckas is for us.