Engineer to Storyteller

⚙️ The Storyteller Who Was Meant to Be an Engineer (or Maybe the Engineer Who Was Meant to Tell Stories)
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When I first held a spanner, I didn’t realize I was also holding a metaphor.
Tightening a bolt taught me about precision. Loosening one taught me about flow.
And somewhere between torque and tension, I learned that balance isn’t just physics — it’s philosophy.

As a Mechanical Engineer, I spent years understanding systems — how one misaligned gear could throw off an entire design. Later, in supply chain management, I saw that concept come alive on a grander stage. Every movement, every link, every delay had a story to tell.

But the moment that changed everything wasn’t inside a workshop.
It was when I opened a notebook and realized — machines aren’t the only things that need alignment. People do too.
And stories are how we fix that.
That’s when writing stopped being my hobby and became my blueprint.
Over the past 10 years, I’ve built my own kind of engineering — one that runs on words instead of wires.
I’ve written eight books (three published), helped other writers publish theirs, and founded the Phoneix Classics blog www.phoneixclassics.co.in — a small home for big ideas. Wrote 108 marvels from Bhagvadgita https://lnkd.in/d5xXqCiK

I launched the Roots and Returns podcast, exploring nostalgia, travel, and the little turns that take us back to where we belong.

And as editor of DEEP AI Magazine launched in Diwali, I learned how to assemble creativity — how to turn a dozen different minds into one coherent voice.
It’s funny, really.

In engineering, we talk about efficiency.
In storytelling, we talk about emotion.
But both are really about flow — the perfect path from source to destination, from thought to impact.

When I write, I don’t just craft words. I design communication systems — ones that move emotions as smoothly as a supply chain moves goods.
Because writing, like engineering, is about precision.
And precision, like writing, is about empathy — knowing exactly where things belong.
Ten years in, I no longer see two worlds — I see one beautiful continuum of creation.
The logic of machines taught me to respect structure.
The art of stories taught me to celebrate chaos.
And somewhere between the two, I found my purpose — to connect them both.
So yes, I’m an engineer.
But I’m also a storyteller and writer. Every engineer has a story to tell, every story has a engineer to tell.
And every story I write is another mechanism — a design for connection, a bridge between heart and reason.
Because whether it’s a gearbox or a good story, the principle is the same:
It works best when everything moves in harmony.

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