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Lokesh sitting against the pink architecture of a Jaipur palace.

Hello, I’m Lokesh.

I turn curiosity
into systems, tools,
and experiences.

I build backend systems, data infrastructure, and independent creative tools. I’m drawn to the inner workings of things—and the outer reaches of human expression.

Selected work includes

MastiDB · dhol.dance · Percept Insight

About

A little bit about me.

I study systems — in code, bodies, products, and play.

I’m a software engineer with over seven years of experience building backend systems, data infrastructure, and products at startups including Udaan.com and Clarisights. I like going beneath the surface, questioning abstractions, and turning complex ideas into useful, dependable tools.

That curiosity also shows up in the things I build independently, from MastiDB, an experimental analytical database, to dhol.dance, a tool for exploring rhythm more intuitively.

Alongside engineering, I have a long-standing practice in movement and performance. It gives me another way to explore, create, teach, and engage with human expression.

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Process

From question to something real.

The same arc shows up whether I’m building software, designing a workshop, or exploring movement.

  1. Question

    A friction, gap, pattern, or possibility.

  2. Explore

    Study it, test it, and follow the edges.

  3. Distill

    Name the structure and shape a framework.

  4. Build

    Turn it into a product, tool, system, or experience.

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