About Lekha
The name
Lekha (लेखा) means “account” or “ledger” in Hindi. It comes from the Sanskrit root lekh — to write, to record, to document.
In Indian business culture, the Bahi-Khata — the handwritten ledger book — has been the foundation of financial record-keeping for centuries. Every Dhanteras, merchants open new account books in a ritual called Chopda Pujan, marking the beginning of a fresh financial year with intention and clarity.
Lekha is built on the same principle: that financial record-keeping is not just a utility — it is an act of discipline and integrity.
The problem
Indian investing culture has a trust deficit. The people with the loudest voices often have the least accountability.
Telegram groups sell conviction without proof. Twitter threads show cherry-picked winners while losses stay hidden. SEBI-registered advisors and unregistered tipsters look the same from the outside. There is no easy way to verify who actually practices what they preach.
The tools exist to execute trades. The tools exist to chart prices. But no tool exists to document the why behind investment decisions — publicly, transparently, and over time.
What Lekha is
Lekha is a public investment journal. You create portfolios, document positions with reasoning, and share them transparently with anyone.
Every position has an allocation percentage. Every buy or sell is logged with a timestamp and price. Every journal entry captures the thesis — why you made the decision, not just what you did.
Cash is tracked as a first-class asset, because knowing what someone is not invested in is just as important as knowing what they are.
Your portfolio gets a unique public URL. Anyone can see your positions, your allocation, your returns, and — most importantly — your reasoning. Over weeks and months, this builds something no screenshot can: a verifiable track record.
What Lekha is not
Lekha does not give stock tips. It does not recommend securities. It does not execute trades. It is not a broker, not an advisory service, and not a signals marketplace.
We will never build a performance leaderboard that incentivizes risk-taking. We will never build copy-trading that replaces thinking with following. We will never gamify investing.
If Lekha ever starts rewarding performance over process, the platform has failed its own purpose.
What we believe
Transparency builds trust faster than performance.
Process matters more than outcomes.
Documenting mistakes is more valuable than showcasing wins.
Capital should be handled with discipline, not adrenaline.
The best investors can explain their reasoning at any point.
Regulatory note
Lekha is a technology platform that hosts user-generated content. It does not provide investment advice, verify portfolio accuracy, recommend securities, or execute trades.
Content published on Lekha by individual users represents their personal views and should not be construed as financial advice. Users who are SEBI Registered Investment Advisers or Research Analysts are identified on their profiles. Users who are not registered display a clear disclaimer.