From being a Biotechnology engineer from IIT to changing her path to pursue ‘travel’ as a business, Aarushi Singla is not afraid of taking tough decisions.

Aarushi Singla is the owner of Travelogged, a travel and tours venture.

Aarushi was born in Chandigarh and brought up in Sangrur, Punjab. She did her engineering in Biotechnology from IIT, Jalandhar.

Aarushi says that she loved traveling but going on trips alone was not much preferred by her family. So, she started taking her friends and sometimes juniors with her and converted her trips into group excursions. It was then that she decided to start her own traveling company and ‘Travelogged’ was born.

Aarushi laments that the COVID pandemic hit the traveling industry drastically. However, she is hopeful of it growing at a fast pace as everyone is frustrated sitting at home for such a long time and are waiting to go on trips.

Talking about her achievements, Aarushi shares that she used to be a part of tech and cultural events at her college and was a very outgoing person. She used to be in the management team and also got a sponsor of one lakh rupees for the fest. She was also in a leadership position in a tech team which was a big thing for her. Aarushi also secured the second position throughout her academic journey in college. Her solo seven days long trip to Spiti is also a great achievement for her.

Aarushi shares that her family is her inspiration. Her mother is an artist and after a break of twenty-five years, she decided to revive her oil painting skills and is holding exhibitions. Her brother is an engineer who changed his path to become a pilot. Aarushi says that she gets all her strength from them and is never afraid of taking tough decisions as it runs in her family.

Aarushi says that her success mantra in life is not to wait for tomorrow and do what can be done today right away.

The quote that inspires her is, ‘Take one step at a time but keep going in life.”

In her free time, she likes playing the flute, reading novels, and going on traveling trips. She is also inclined towards art like calligraphy and painting.