Parbhani, Maharashtra — July 2025 — In 2016, Raosaheb Roham was building a high-flying tech career in Los Angeles. He had what many dream of: a successful job, global exposure, and financial security. But everything changed in seconds — his car flipped twice at 90 mph on a California highway.
He survived. But something inside him didn’t.
Disoriented on the road, one question haunted him:
“If I died today… what would I leave behind?”
When COVID-19 hit, Raosaheb returned to his hometown, Paregaon a drought-prone village in Maharashtra. What began as a short visit became a turning point. He saw the opportunity and the responsibility to give back.
He started building a tech campus not in a metro city, but in the middle of farmland.
From one room, under a babool tree, The BAAP Company was born.
Since then, BAAP has:
- Trained 600+ rural youth in digital skills
- Placed 170+ graduates into real tech jobs
- Built SaaS products like SchoolBook, BAAP ERP, and BAAP CRM
- Launched a second rural campus in Selu, Parbhani
These platforms now serve schools, colleges, training centers, and MSMEs simplifying everything from attendance and library management to AI-powered lead tracking and CRM automation.
But building a tech ecosystem in a village wasn’t easy. Students came from Marathi-medium schools with no English or tech background. Permits were delayed. There were no fancy labs or corporate investors.
Yet Raosaheb didn’t stop. When classrooms weren’t ready, he taught under a tree. Parents still sent their kids. And the dream kept growing.
“India doesn’t just need coders — it needs catalysts,” Raosaheb says.
“This isn’t just a company. It’s a movement.”
BAAP isn’t just training engineers — it’s rewriting the narrative of rural India through code, courage, and community.
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