Born in Gwalior, a historical town in India, Kartikeya Ladha grew up immersed in the richness of India’s vibrant customs and family life, and was educated in a rigid educational system at The Scindia School, a relic from the days of the British Raj.
After completing high school, Kartikeya left India to attend Northeastern University in Boston, USA, where he concentrated on Management and Entrepreneurship. After graduation he moved to Brooklyn, New York and worked for a start-up solar company as a door-to-door salesman and soon became a team leader.
It was one of the most successful community solarization programs in the U.S. Kartikeya fearlessly knocked doors in Brownsville, tagged by TIME magazine in 2012 as “Brooklyn’s Most Dangerous Neighborhood”. He educated hundreds of households about climate change and motivated them to take positive action for the environment by embracing renewable energy.
Kartikeya quickly became the company’s highest earner and enjoyed all the delights of fast city-living – until an inner voice surfaced out of the darkness and compelled him to renounce his long-held plans of building a life in America and go seek the truth of human existence.
Born in Gwalior, a historical town in India, Kartikeya Ladha grew up immersed in the richness of India’s vibrant customs and family life, and was educated in a rigid educational system at The Scindia School, a relic from the days of the British Raj.
After completing high school, Kartikeya left India to attend Northeastern University in Boston, USA, where he concentrated on Management and Entrepreneurship. After graduation he moved to Brooklyn, New York and worked for a start-up solar company as a door-to-door salesman and soon became a team leader.
It was one of the most successful community solarization programs in the U.S. Kartikeya fearlessly knocked doors in Brownsville, tagged by TIME magazine in 2012 as “Brooklyn’s Most Dangerous Neighborhood”. He educated hundreds of households about climate change and motivated them to take positive action for the environment by embracing renewable energy.
Kartikeya quickly became the company’s highest earner and enjoyed all the delights of fast city-living – until an inner voice surfaced out of the darkness and compelled him to renounce his long-held plans of building a life in America and go seek the truth of human existence.
His quest for the absolute truth led him to walk on an unknown path and inspired travels around the world to faraway lands, while he went beyond life’s usual norms to unearth his calling in our magical world. In the process, he initiated an endless stream of rediscovering himself as a human being, while trying to serve his life’s heart felt mission.
His first book, “Dream Beyond Shadows” captures tales about his many insightful stories, based on the experiences he gained from a trailblazing expedition to Peru, South America.
After working in the water management industry in India for half a year in 2018, Kartikeya decided to pursue writing his second book, for which he continued his exploration in the Himalayas, and faced extreme conditions to challenge his mind into gaining powerful insights for creating his next work.
Having compiled a lot of writing in the second half of 2018 with utmost dedication towards this purpose, he then took things to the next level with his latest endeavor called ‘The Nameless Walk’, where he walked from Kanyakumari to Goa by foot on his own without any support, almost covering 1030 kms in a span of 3 months.
It was an honest attempt to create a work inspired by the rawness of what it means to be a human being.
He also indulged himself in a community building exercise, where throughout the journey he tried to interact with as many people as he possibly could, and encouraged them to be more creative and courageous in their lives so that they could pursue their dreams, and in the process would also empower and inspire other people around them.
His quest for the absolute truth led him to walk on an unknown path and inspired travels around the world to faraway lands, while he went beyond life’s usual norms to unearth his calling in our magical world. In the process, he initiated an endless stream of rediscovering himself as a human being, while trying to serve his life’s heart felt mission.
His first book, “Dream Beyond Shadows” captures tales about his many insightful stories, based on the experiences he gained from a trailblazing expedition to Peru, South America.
After working in the water management industry in India for half a year in 2018, Kartikeya decided to pursue writing his second book, for which he continued his exploration in the Himalayas, and faced extreme conditions to challenge his mind into gaining powerful insights for creating his next work.
Having compiled a lot of writing in the second half of 2018 with utmost dedication towards this purpose, he then took things to the next level with his latest endeavor called ‘The Nameless Walk’, where he walked from Kanyakumari to Goa by foot on his own without any support, almost covering 1030 kms in a span of 3 months.
It was an honest attempt to create a work inspired by the rawness of what it means to be a human being.
He also indulged himself in a community building exercise, where throughout the journey he tried to interact with as many people as he possibly could, and encouraged them to be more creative and courageous in their lives so that they could pursue their dreams, and in the process would also empower and inspire other people around them.
