While cleaning up old photos to free up some storage, I stumbled upon a few…

While cleaning up old photos to free up some storage, I stumbled upon a few memories that took me back to one of the defining moments of my early career."
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"A welder's apron."
"A real welding torch."
"And a virtual welding simulator."
"And an AR-assisted welding shield that we built as the next evolution of the product."
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"Back in 2013, I had the opportunity to demonstrate a welding training simulator to ministers at ITI, Tinsukia, Assam."
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"But what stayed with me was not the demo."
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"It was everything that happened before it."
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"Our team knew that building a good simulator meant understanding welding first."
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"We spent time with welders on the shop floor, learning how they worked and the challenges they faced."
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"We also learned from researchers, trainers, and industry practitioners and other institutions that had deep expertise in welding."
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"Only after immersing ourselves in the domain did we begin building the technology."
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"The result was a safe and cost-effective VR/AR welding simulator that allowed trainees to practice without consuming materials or exposing themselves to unnecessary risk."
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"Looking back, one of the things I cherish most is the team behind it."
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"We challenged each other's ideas, learned from experts, and built something that none of us could have created alone."
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"I am grateful to everyone who was part of that journey."
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"That project quietly changed something fundamental in me."
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"It taught me that technology itself is rarely the innovation."
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""The real innovation is developing a deep understanding of a problem and then crafting technology that fits naturally into its solution.""
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"More than a decade later, that lesson still shapes how I approach every project."
"Whether it is AI, agentic systems, or software engineering, I still start the same way."
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"Learn the domain."
"Listen to the people who live the problem every day."
"Then build the technology."
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"Looking back, I realize this project was not just one of my first innovations."
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"It was where I developed an engineering mindset that has stayed with me ever since."
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""Sometimes the old photos we almost delete remind us why we do what we do.""
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