It’s 1:06 a.m. Two bananas down. And I can’t stop thinking, how little we’ve writtenabout one of the greatest fruitsto ever exist. Not exotic. Not expensive. Just… always there. My first dateended with Minions. Everyone remembersthe yellow creatures. I remember laughingnext to someonewho slowly became home. Funny howthe word bananastill […]
Read More
This is a commerce person reporting with love on the topic of website security and the future of the internet — so bear with me as to why this matters for you. You probably don’t think about your website until something breaks. Neither did I. But when a major tech company called […]
Read MoreBack in ‘07, when prayers were small,You said….God, keep her close, don’t let her fall.Didn’t know then what love could do,How every turn would circle back to you. That boy in the yellow Hanuman teeYou laughed without knowing what you’d do to me.If only I knew, back in those days,You’d […]
Read MoreIn 2023, I walked away from a project that could have easily padded my bank account by ₹1 lakh. It’s not because the stakeholders were difficult, or the work was too demanding. It’s because the opportunity simply no longer aligned with what I stand for as an educator and researcher: […]
Read More
It started as a Reddit scroll. Ended as a philosophical crisis. I stumbled upon CalculateMyDahej.xyz, expecting a meme — left with a mirror. A hilarious, horrifying, disturbingly accurate mirror. Thanks D for always being my Raw mirror. Welcome to India’s most honest calculator. One that doesn’t compute your taxes, calories, […]
Read More
There are movies, and then there are moments. Awarapan was one such moment for me — I was in 6th grade when it released. A time when I didn’t really get love stories, but something about Emraan Hashmi’s haunting portrayal and the soul-stirring tracks “Toh Phir Aao” and “Tera Mera […]
Read More Inspiration comes in many forms—sometimes from family, sometimes from mentors we meet unexpectedly. If I had to name my ultimate inspiration, I know it would be my elder sister. But life has a way of introducing us to people who profoundly impact our journey, and for me, that person is […]
Read More Let me start with this: I never planned to publish papers at IIT. I wasn’t even aiming for it. But life—or the cosmos, as I call it—threw me into a whirlwind of algorithms, chai breaks, and midnight dhaba debates. By the end of 2024, I’d spent four days living on […]
Read More It’s the holiday season—a time for indulgence, relaxation, and of course, making the oh-so-difficult decision of whether to stay home or step out for a staycation vacation. After much deliberation (and a few back and forth coin flips), I decided a short getaway was the answer. But then came the […]
Read More Disclaimer: This blog post is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. “Why do you think you would be a good fit at ___________? You know that question everyone gets in job applications: Yeah, that one. Or in my case, “Why the […]
Read More