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MANAV.
Building communities, conversations & ventures.
What I'm doing, right now.
A snapshot of where my attention is going. The work changes — the obsession with great conversations doesn't.
On the mic
Long-form interviews with the people I admire — including Dr. Mallika Sarabhai and Pashtana Durani.
In the network
Building Horizon Network. AI Student Community Ambassador under the CBSE + Intel initiative. MUN circuit alum — ILMUN, ILNMUN, CMUN.
In motion
Commerce student exploring the edges of business, media and technology. SPARK entrepreneurship panelist. Past stints at Profin Advisory and Diman Solar.
On the map
Based in Ahmedabad, India. Building from the ground that built me.
A long-form interview with Dr. Mallika Sarabhai.
An hour with one of India's most fearless cultural voices — on art, activism, ageing well, and what it means to refuse to be quiet.
Long-form interview · Featured
Dr. Mallika Sarabhai, on a lifetime of refusing to be quiet.
A conversation with one of India's most outspoken artists, activists and cultural voices — on the work behind a public life, building institutions that outlast you, and why the next generation has to stop asking for permission.
Same conversation, audio-first
Listen to the Mallika Sarabhai episode on Spotify.
Things I'm building.
Not a portfolio — a working list. One live, one in the lab.
Community
Horizon Network
Under Development
A curated network for the next generation of Indian founders, operators and creators. Quiet rooms, sharp people — being built right now.
Media · Live
Manav Unadkat — YouTube
A personal channel for long-form interviews with the leaders, artists and operators shaping the next decade. Flagship feature: Dr. Mallika Sarabhai.
A short history, and where it's going.
A few of the inflection points so far. None of them were obvious at the time.
First stage, first crowd.
Stepped into Model United Nations — ILMUN, ILNMUN, CMUN. Learned to argue, listen, and command a room before I knew it would matter.
Commerce, code, conversations.
A commerce student in Ahmedabad pulled equally toward business and ideas. Joined the AI Student Community as an Ambassador under the CBSE + Intel initiative.
Operating, not observing.
Trainee experience at Profin Advisory Services and an internship with Diman Solar. Two very different rooms — both taught how capital, distribution and patience actually move.
Started interviewing.
Long-form conversations with people I admire — including Dr. Mallika Sarabhai and Pashtana Durani. Spoke on a SPARK entrepreneurship panel. Conversations are leverage — for the host, the guest, and whoever's listening.
Companies, capital, culture.
Building Horizon Network and the next stretch of media work. The plan is simple: build the rooms I wish existed, in public.
A few thoughts I keep coming back to.
"Distribution before product."
Audience-first founders win the next decade. Build the room before you sell the chair.
"Compounding rooms."
A great network is just a series of small, repeated, high-trust conversations. Show up, keep showing up.
"Optionality is a tax."
You don't need ten doors open. You need one room you refuse to leave.
"Quiet leverage."
Loud careers attract attention. Quiet careers attract opportunity. Pick the slower compounding curve.
— More on the podcast.
Find me on the internet.
Conversations continue across platforms. Pick your favourite.
Let's connect.
Collaborations, podcast guests, founder intros, or just a good conversation — the inbox is open.
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Location
Ahmedabad, India
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