Manab Protim Hazarika didn't take the usual route into software.

Growing up in Titabor, a small town in the Jorhat district of Assam, he completed his Higher Secondary in Science before enrolling in an ITI (Industrial Training Institute) program in the Electrician trade. It was a hands-on, practical path with nothing to do with code. Yet, at sixteen in 2017, he began teaching himself programming on the side—without a computer science degree or a formal curriculum. He relied solely on curiosity and a willingness to break things.

That unique combination—practical trade training paired with self-taught programming—ultimately shaped how he approaches every project today: build the real thing first, and understand the theory as you need it.

Becoming a Developer
Manab Protim started with Android and PHP, focusing on tools he could successfully run on affordable hardware by relying on documentation, trial, and error. He later picked up Java, then MySQL, and eventually Flutter when he needed to develop faster across multiple platforms.

There was no single "bootcamp moment" or massive break. Instead, there were years of small projects—most of which were never seen by anyone else—long before he shipped anything that mattered to a broader audience.

Becoming an Entrepreneur
Eventually, building software for himself transitioned into building it for others. He founded Protim.co.in, a software development studio, to formalize his work, offering Android, iOS, Flutter, and PHP web development for clients across India. Over time, the agency's portfolio grew to encompass projects in food and hospitality, education, retail, and even a website for a national-level political party.

However, the projects Manab Protim cares about the most are the ones nobody hired him to build:

Titabor Kitchen: An Android app connecting home kitchens and local restaurants with residents in his hometown, addressing the complete absence of organized food delivery.

Numaligarh Shop: A digital commerce app providing local retailers in Numaligarh with a platform to reach customers online.

These weren't driven by grand business strategies; they were simply decisions born out of realizing, "This problem exists two streets from my house, and I know how to fix it."

Orzyy
His most recent and widest-reaching product is Orzyy—a QR-code-based vehicle safety app. It allows vehicle owners to be contacted by strangers for issues like wrong parking, accidents, or deliveries without ever exposing their phone numbers. The app is now live globally on Google Play, a remarkable milestone for a platform built to solve a localized problem he noticed on Indian roads.

What He Believes
Manab Protim firmly believes that you don't need a computer science degree, a metro city address, or major funding to build something people actually use. Instead, he believes all you need is a real problem in front of you and the stubbornness to keep learning until you can solve it. Everything he has built—from earning an ITI electrician certificate to launching a globally available application—has stemmed from applying that exact same approach over and over again.

What's Next
Today, Manab Protim continues to build both client software through Protim.co.in and his own independent products like Orzyy. His focus remains on practical, privacy-conscious tools designed for problems that mainstream tech tends to overlook—especially in smaller Indian towns that aren't usually prioritized by developers.

He is always open to discussing Flutter, Android, bootstrapping in smaller markets, or building for underserved communities. You can connect with him at manab.protim.co.in.