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The Manu Agrawal
story.
A non-linear path: small-town childhood, Hindi medium background with lot of family sacrifices and then an NIMCET AIR-7, three Microsoft chapters, Google, a founder detour and a lot of code in between. Pick a chapter.
1995 — 2007
Small-town beginnings
Manu Agrawal grew up in a middle class family in a small Indian town near Jhansi.
ROOTSSmall-town India
EDUCATIONHindi Medium Govt Schools
OBSESSIONCricket & Carrom
01👨👩👦 Grew up in a close-knit family where education was seen as the path to a better future.
02🏏 Spent more time playing cricket than studying during school. The first computer entered the house when Manu was 11 but I used mainly it for playing computer games,
03📚 Was an average student and never considered a topper. 🏫 Studied in a Hindi-medium, UP Board school.