Shashank Jain

Shashank Jain is a postgraduate from IIT Roorkee and a software engineer by profession. But by passion, he is an adventurer whose heart belongs to the mountains. His career, which began as a startup founder, eventually led him to Gurgaon, a move that became the unlikely catalyst for his journey into the Himalayas.

Shashank is a passionate traveller with a penchant for offbeat destinations and treacherous roads. His journeys are not for the faint of heart; they have led him through harrowing experiences, from navigating snow-laden roads to surviving the devastating floods and enduring episodes of acute mountain sickness.

He documents these thrilling travel experiences on his popular YouTube channel, Born Idiots, which has garnered over 75,000 subscribers. A writer by hobby since childhood, Shashank has now woven his life-altering adventures into his debut novel, When Mountains Align.