I am a CA Finalist hailing from Karkala, Udupi.I have cleared the 𝐂𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 exam with a 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 of 342/400, and CA Intermediate with a score of 532/800, with 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 8 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬. I have completed my articleship at HNA and Co LLP, a leading 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 in their 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 department. I have consulted, provided 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 under GST, customs and Foreign Trade Policy and have been a part of reviews of clients belonging to various industries including real estate, pharma, IT, restaurants, resident welfare associations, manufacturing companies etc. I am good at transaction structuring, thinking out of the box and giving solutions to clients to optimise their ITC and tax liabilities. My achievements: 𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 in Chess Competition (𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 in the country) - held at 𝐔𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫 - Oct 2025 Best Paper Presenter at National Conference Coimbatore - Dec 2025 where I presented on the topic "How India can transition towards a unified tax economic system?" Presented a paper at 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐂𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐩𝐮𝐫 - July 2025 on the topic "Gen AI Bubble- Valuations, Hype and the Future of Generative AI Startups". 𝐄𝐱-𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 of SICASA Speakers' Forum (Mar 2025-Nov 2025) 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 - MegaCon Udupi - Dec 2024 - "Revenue Recognition" Presented a paper at MegaCon Bengaluru - Dec 2024."Indirect Tax" Won Bengaluru Branch Level at the National Talent Search 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 times in different events including chess, elocution and extempore. More on chess: I have a Fide Rating of 1735, and I have represented my state, 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐚, 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐞 (U-15 and U-17) at the competition conducted by the School Game Federation of India (SGFI) . I have won over 100 chess competitions. Chess has taught me how to think strategically, analytically, and creatively. I believe my experience with chess has a profound influence on work and the way I think in general. Beyond all of this, maths has always been a subject that fascinated me. I enjoy learning math and any subject that is an application of math including costing, finance. As a kid I have won several state level and national level Mental Arithmetic (Aloha) competitions at places like Surat, Chennai etc. I enjoy expressing my opinions and perspectives on life and philosophy, and I am always open to learning from others. If you find my profile relatable, please feel free to connect with me.