Founder · Srinagar, Kashmir
Founder building companies in Kashmir.
I run ViberNet, OpenLoop, and Viral Pulse Media, internet infrastructure, software, and content. I write about what it takes to build where the world isn't watching.
01, Work
What I'm building
02, Campaigns
Build in Public
30 Days of Operations in Kashmir
I spent 30 days documenting the reality of building companies in Kashmir. No VC funding, no fake hustle. Just the raw operations behind ViberNet, OpenLoop, and SuperDash.
Read the Spring 2026 Series03, Writing
Latest writing
I Turned an Old PC Into "Friday", My Own AI-Powered Second Brain (For Just 20 Watts)
How an old HP ProDesk mini PC became Friday, a 20 watt home server running a local AI, self-hosted photo and music apps, and a markdown second brain that finally organized 20 years of scattered files.
July 18, 2026
India Wants One Fiber Network for Everyone. I Own My Cables.
The National Fiber Policy 2026 wants fiber treated as a shared utility under a "One Nation, One Network" model. From a founder who spent years burying his own cables in Kashmir, here is what open access actually means for a small fiber ISP.
July 4, 2026
The Token Bill Arrives: What AI Agents Actually Cost to Run
Enterprises burned through annual AI budgets in four months because agents consume 5 to 30 times more tokens than chatbots. Here is the cost math to do before you deploy, not after the bill arrives.
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03, Open source
Building in the open
A self-hosted, open-source control panel for Linux servers, written in Go. Manage Nginx, MySQL, SSL, firewalls, and a live terminal from the browser. A free alternative to cPanel, released under GPL-3.0, built in association with OpenLoop.
A secure, single-file PHP file manager and code editor for Linux servers. Edit, upload, and manage files straight from your browser, no SSH, no dependencies, just drop in one file and go.
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