Hello, my name is devam, and for a long time, I was living in a delusion.
Not because I wasn’t capable, but because I was distracted—by the wrong crowd, the wrong image, and the wrong voice inside my head.
“When a lion stays too long with sheep, he forgets how to roar.”
That was me.
Grades were dropping, teachers had written me off, and I was labelled a “backbencher.”
The truth? I had convinced myself that I was the guy who couldn’t—so I stopped trying.
The Spiral That Looked Like Fun
When the fear of failing 11th hit, instead of grinding, I said: Screw it.
I started enjoying like it was the end.
Mischief. Laughs. Jokes.
But something didn’t feel right.
Even when I stopped causing trouble—sat quiet, didn’t crack jokes—teachers still saw the same version of me.
“Your image is a shadow of your past—it lingers long after you’ve changed.”
The Bloodline Reminder
I come from the Jain family—not just a name, but a legacy.
My grandfather, my father—they built goodwill, not just wealth.
And one day, while I was reflecting, my dad told me something that hit like a bullet:
“You’re not meant for the classroom, devam. You’re meant for the boardroom.”
And that changed everything.
Breaking Doors vs Building Brands
Yeah, I once kicked a school washroom door clean off its hinges. People laughed. I laughed.
But recently, I listed my company, Centre, on the GEM Portal, explored BIS certifications, researched the export market…
And for the first time, I felt something different.
That was real dopamine. That was purpose.
Temptation vs Influence
If you love Gulab Jamun and eat it—that’s temptation.
But if you eat it because everyone else is, even when you don’t like it—that’s insecurity.
I realized most of my mischief wasn’t even mine.
It was borrowed behavior.
A fake identity I wore to fit in.
Cleaning the Circle
I heard Nikhil Kamath say:
“Write down the names of people draining you. Strike them off.”
So I did.
Not with hate, but with peace.
Some friends are still real—but I’m curating my circle like I curate my goals.
“If you hang out with five careless people, you’ll be the sixth.”
The Change Starts Now.
I’m not perfect.
But I’m focused.
The world doesn’t need another funny kid in the backbench.
It needs builders.
It needs founders.
And guess what?
I’m CEO, bitch.