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Serendipity to Strategy: Ujjwala Karle's Journey Towards Mentoring Automotive Tech

Ujjwala Karle’s decision to join ARAI may have been completely unplanned, but her career at India’s automobile technology and certification agency required considerable focus and dedication from this electronics engineer.

09 Mar 2025 | 7539 Views | By Shahkar Abidi

Three decades ago, Ujjwala Karle’s career in the automotive industry began with an unexpected twist. She had merely accompanied a friend to an interview at the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Pune. At the time, the organization was relatively unknown, and Karle herself had never considered a future in ...

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