Pune, India · Open to opportunities
AvinashSadana
Supply chain and operations, built on the discipline of endurance sport.
I’m an MBA candidate in International Business at MIT World Peace University, with hands-on work in procurement, strategic sourcing and manufacturing operations. Alongside that I founded a music festival and a pan-India cycling community — and I race ultra-distance on a bike.
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Deccan Cliffhanger
2nd rank, Pune to Goa
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Festival editions
700+ attendees
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Ventures founded
Still running
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Certifications
Incl. Lean Six Sigma
Right now
What I’m working on
2024 — 2026
MBA, International Business
MIT World Peace University, Pune
Specialising in international business, with coursework and projects focused on supply chain, market entry and operations strategy.
Since 2018
Cycle N’ Chai
Founder
Running a pan-India community for cycling enthusiasts — endurance rides, races and bikepacking events, organised end to end.
Experience
Where I’ve worked
Jun 2025 — Aug 2025
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Intern — Business Operations & Supply Chain
Procurement, strategic sourcing and global market research inside the process equipment business — the part of heavy engineering where a single delayed steel order stalls an entire fabrication line.
Feb 2023 — May 2023
TopNotch Foods LLP
Quality Control & Production Planning Intern
Ran the floor for ice cream cone manufacturing — raw material intake through to finished, sleeved product — with daily output and quality targets that did not move.
Ventures
Things I built
Both started as side projects. Both outgrew that description.
Nov 2020 — Jan 2026
The WeDesi Festival
A music festival built in Gujarat, and handed on.
Founded and scaled a music festival in Gujarat through the hardest possible years to run live events. Five editions, 700+ attendees, and a core team that now runs it without me.
- Editions
- 5
- Attendees
- 700+
- Years running
- 5
May 2018 — Present
Cycle N’ Chai
A pan-India community for people who ride further than they should.
A community platform for cycling enthusiasts across India — endurance rides, races and bikepacking events, run for riders rather than for sponsors.
- Running since
- 2018
- Reach
- Pan-India
- Format
- Rides · Races · Bikepacking
Endurance
646 kilometres, Pune to Goa
Second place in India’s Race Across America qualifier — and the reason I think about operations the way I do.