“Ankit Gupta’s GRIT is a heart-stopping page-turner about a loving Indian family facing huge adversity, the courage and morality that drives their hardest, and even their smallest decisions and young Ankit’s character that demonstrates the virtues which once made America great - and will grab your heart. It is a riveting memoir that is unique in contemporary publishing landscape. If you think a memoir about a focused immigrant engineer would not be a heroic adventure narrative - you would be wrong.”
-Tristine Rainer, expert memoirist, author the New Diary, Your Life as Story "

"Once I started reading GRIT, I couldn't put it down! If you've faced daunting life circumstances and need to summon your deep inner strength, start reading. Author Ankit Gupta's candid story of survival and determination demonstrates that when we face our challenges head on, not only do we develop amazing resilience, we also discover that truly anything is possible! This memoir is a powerful example of how to be true to yourself despite feeling that the odds are stacked against you. This story has it all - wealth, poverty, terrifying evil, profound love, shame, courage, and going full force towards one's dreams. When I feel discouraged, I think about this book and I am inspired to try, try, try again."
-Amanda Hennessey, Coach, Author of Your Guide to Public Speaking

Ankit Gupta is a computer engineer who has worked on mobile chip technologies that contributed to designing the first iPhone, the first 5G phone and was performance lead engineer for chips that are in billions of mobile phones in the world. From an early point in his career, he has been working on advancing the smartphone revolution and has been a ‘man in the arena’ when it comes to digital transformation that has taken place over the last few decades. Currently, he is a social entrepreneur, working on developing small-scale energy solutions specifically for those under the poverty line. His company Antrish’s goal is collective upliftment of the impoverished by making the latest technological advancement more accessible to the poor. Having spent nearly half his life in India and half in the US, he has successfully been navigating the difficult twists and turns of his ambitious journey; he has a unique perspective on being a global citizen and driving progress that impacts entire humanity. Through his personal learnings, he wants to motivate the youth to achieve more and drive positive personal change. He currently lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and daughter. He loves to travel around the world and surf on the beach.