His technology initiative called “Kumbhathon” (Hackathon-for-Kumbh) originated during the Kumbh-Mela, the world’s most populated pilgrimage and holy-festival event in 2015 in Nashik; Sunil conceptualized the “multi-stakeholder-technology-innovations model” for the success of. He brought together the local government, industry-entrepreneurs, innovators, academia, communities and invited technologists from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and scientists from MIT, Harvard, Stanford to solve diverse challenges such as transportation, communication, accommodation, health, hygiene, injuries and accidents, safety, security, and clean food and water. This initiative led to over 20 start-ups and the establishment of a permanent innovation-incubation-entrepreneurship center in Nashik.