The Story
My name is Ashish Ranjan. I'm a former Scientist at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), and a former Scientific Officer at the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). I hold a Bachelor's and Master's in Mechanical Engineering and a Diploma in Nuclear Science and Engineering. I've worked in Silicon Valley in the design and development of next generation electric vehicles. I'm currently the founder of Raste, a tech startup pioneering predictive maintenance technology for vehicles.
Would you believe it if I told you that exactly 6 years before I became a scientist at Indian Space Research Organization, I failed in physics? Will you believe that I was always a less-than-average student? My first book, The Boy Who Did Not Sign, covers this story and is rated 4.7★ on Amazon and 4.69★ on Goodreads, with consistently strong ratings across Flipkart and every other platform it is sold on.
Done seminars across the country, given talks in multiple universities, TEDx Speaker, host at Ashish Ranjan Talks (ART), with 201 episodes of the ART Podcast with over 3.5 million views, plus 90 episodes of the Hindi Momentum Podcast, rated 4.8★ on Spotify. My YouTube channel has over 420,000 subscribers and 87 million views. Across 9+ years I've delivered over 10,000 one-to-one consultancy sessions across every STEM field. When you see me giving talks in front of hundreds and when you see my podcasts being listened to by thousands, will you believe if I said I was once an introvert?
"Anyone can change if the desire is sufficient, anyone can learn if the direction is correct. The only thing you were handed over without any discrimination was time, the only free choice you really have is what you do with the time you are given"