Namaste!
I am Chitranshu.
Crafting calm, human-first journeys in finance and beyond
About Me
I design products that help people make sense of complex systems and sometimes, of life too.
I currently lead a design pod at Freecharge, working across investment and personal finance journeys. My path started in rural India and took me through IIT Gandhinagar and NID Ahmedabad, shaping how I approach design with clarity and care.
I believe good design should simplify, support people, and work in the real world. Outside work, I’m a father, a quiet observer, and someone drawn to teaching, philosophy, and slow, intentional design.
Selected Projects
My Journey
I come from a beautiful town, Lakhna, situated in Uttar Pradesh which is known for its rich agricultural and religious heritage.
Freecharge, an Axis Bank Subsidiary
Lead Product Designer
(April, 2025 – Present)Senior Product Designer
(April, 2023 – March, 2025)Product Designer
(July, 2021 – March, 2023)Swatantra Talim Foundation, Lucknow
Design Educator & Explorer
(May, 2019 – June, 2019)
Co-created learning experiences & facilitated workshops in design thinking and electronics for underprivileged children.M.Des | Product Design, National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad
(July, 2018 – December, 2022)Project Assistant
(July, 2016 – September, 2017)
Co-designed grass-root innovations with NGOs through hands-on user research and real-world prototyping.Product Design Intern
(Dec, 2015 – Feb, 2016)
A social enterprise producing eco-friendly sanitary pads, founded by graduates from MIT US. I contributed my design skills to developing the pad processing machine.B.tech | Electrical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar
(July, 2012 – April, 2016)
unique experiences
A visit to Lakudpada Village
A visit to Lakudpada Village On 29th September 2016, I visited Lakudpada village, near Murbad in Thane district, along with my colleagues from IDC, IIT…
Guest Lecture at SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research, Ahmedabad
Guest Lecture at SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research, Ahmedabad On 28th December 2020, I delivered an online lecture on “Design Validation through Models”…
Display at Techfest, 2016
Display at IITB Techfest, 2016 IIT Bombay’s annual TechFest took place between 16th and 18th December 2016. Along with other students and staff from the…
Let’s Connect
Thanks for showing interest in my work!
Feel free to get in touch with me. I am always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas or opportunities.