Moong over Microchips: Adventures of a Techie-Turned-Farmer
Venkat Iyer had grown weary of the relentless grind. His career in Mumbai's technology sector, once exhilarating, had become suffocating. One day, he simply walked away. Armed with little more than determination and a hunger for something authentic, he traded spreadsheets for seeds, exchanging the chaos of corporate life for the uncertainties of rural cultivation near Mumbai. What followed was anything but straightforward. Every expectation crumbled against the harsh realities of farming. Unpredictable monsoons, uncooperative livestock, and soil that refused to behave as textbooks suggested tested his resolve repeatedly. Yet there existed a peculiar magic in this struggle. Between the frustrations and failures lay moments of unexpected clarity, genuine laughter, and a deepening connection to the land itself. This memoir captures a transformation that's equal parts comedy and contemplation. Iyer's shift from managing demanding clients to nurturing a patch of moong beans reveals something surprising: sometimes the most radical life change arrives not with fanfare, but with dirty hands and cleaner air. A thoughtful, refreshingly honest account of one man's quest to reclaim what modern existence had stripped away.
- Author: Venkat Iyer
- Publisher: Penguin Viking
- Genre: Agriculture & Farming
- ISBN: 978-0778806721
- Pages: 256 pages