Am I an entrepreneur? A businesswoman? A mother? A daughter? A wife? A founder?
The truth is, I'm a little bit of all of these. But if I had to describe myself simply, I'd say: I am someone who likes to build.
I've always been curious about how things work, why people make the decisions they do, and what turns an idea into something real. That curiosity has shaped my professional journey.
I'm a Commerce graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), with over 15 years working across industries and functions — seeing business from every angle. For the last decade entrepreneurship has been at the center of that journey. Building and leading my own companies has taught me things no classroom could: about people, money, risk, relationships, responsibility, and making decisions when the answer isn't obvious. I'm also a Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor — a role that sharpened how I look at organizations, processes, risk and accountability.
In 2018, I founded Hazelnut Cyborg Infra Solutions Private Limited (HCISPL) together with my husband and business partner, Gaurav R Makkar — a technology and transformation company that helps businesses modernize the IT infrastructure they run on. Building HCISPL alongside Gaurav taught me something that carries directly into how I now think about real estate: the right solution is never just about the product in front of you. It's about understanding what the business — or the person — is really trying to achieve. That same instinct, to look past the obvious and ask the deeper question, is what eventually drew me to property as well.
Real estate is different from most things we buy.
A property is rarely just a product. A residential home can hold a family's dreams, a new chapter, the place children grow up in, or an asset passed to the next generation. A commercial property can be the space from which a business grows. An investment property can become part of someone's larger financial journey. The property is physical. The decision behind it is personal.
Years of building businesses and making my own high-stakes calls drew me to the bigger picture behind every property investment — the location, the opportunity, the market, the numbers, and above all, the purpose behind the purchase. That's what interests me about real estate. Not just the property — the story behind it.
“What are you looking to achieve?”
I didn't want to build a real estate company that opens every conversation with "Which property are you looking for?" I wanted it to start somewhere else: "What are you looking to achieve?" A home for your family. Your first real estate investment. A property to hold for the future. A commercial space for your business. Or simply exploring where the opportunity lies in today's property market. The answer is different for everyone — and that's what makes real estate advisory so interesting to me. The right property isn't defined only by its specifications. It's defined by the person, the purpose, and the bigger picture behind the decision.
Commerce taught me to read the numbers. Fifteen-plus years across industries taught me to read businesses and people. A decade of entrepreneurship taught me what it means to own a decision and its outcome. Auditing taught me to spot the risks and details that are easy to miss. Together, they shaped a mindset: question, research, look closely, and understand what lies beneath the obvious — because the most important thing about a property is rarely in the brochure. It's what you find when you ask the right questions.
Hazelnut Heights brings together two things I've always cared about — building, and creating value. It's a real estate brand built around residential properties, commercial spaces and property investment opportunities — but at its core, it's about people making important real estate decisions. I want it to be a real estate consultancy where clients feel comfortable asking questions, weighing possibilities, and looking at a property from more than one angle. No unnecessary pressure. No pretending every opportunity is perfect — just a clear understanding of what's on the table, and why it may or may not make sense for your goals.
Whether it's a home for your family, a space for your growing business, or a long-term investment property — real estate is a significant decision. And significant decisions deserve clarity. That's the philosophy behind Hazelnut Heights — real estate in Gurugram and the NCR built on trust, transparency and a genuine understanding of what you're trying to achieve.