1. Lockdown &Idle Curiosity⋆✴︎˚。⋆
Right after 12th, everything paused. The lockdown shut down the usual path forward, and my days blurred into a loop of games and anime. There was no structure, no urgency—just time.
One day, while scrolling YouTube, I stumbled upon a video from CodeWithHarry about skills to learn as a college student. Web development was one of them. That moment quietly changed everything.
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2. First Steps intoDevelopment</>
I started learning from scratch—HTML, CSS, and then JavaScript. At the time, I didn’t distinguish between design and development. To me, building a webpage meant making it look good.
That confusion turned into curiosity.
I became obsessed with how things looked—spacing, colors, layouts—without formally knowing design. This naturally pushed me to explore design fundamentals alongside coding. Progress was slow, but the foundation was forming.
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3. College &Deep Focus Phase𖡎
I enrolled in BSc Computer Science at Delhi University, but the first 1.5 years were still under lockdown—meaning more time at home, more time to build.
This phase was intense:
Around this time, I also discovered DSA and practiced ~300 LeetCode problems. While it sharpened my problem-solving, I realized I didn’t enjoy it as much.
So I made a decision:
Double down on development.
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4. Projects, Hackathons, Writing✎𓂃
I went all-in.
This is where things started compounding—skills, taste, and speed.
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5. FirstIndustry Exposure𖡊
My first internship was at an e-commerce startup, where I worked on migrating a Shopify website to Next.js.
In just two months, I learned:
It was my first glimpse into how products actually get built and used.
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6. Freelancing &Ownership♛
After the internship, I moved into freelancing.
The scope varied:
This phase taught me ownership—handling ambiguity, making decisions, and shipping complete experiences.
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7. Startups &Scaling Impact☄
I later joined a YC-backed startup, where the pace, expectations, and learning curve accelerated significantly.
Eventually, this led me to Delightree, where I continued working on:
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8. Where ItLed Me☘︎
What started as curiosity during lockdown turned into a clear direction.
I began as someone who just wanted things to “look good.”
Over time, that evolved into:
The journey wasn’t linear—but every phase added a layer.
Every chapter is a part of my journey. Thanks for being here! ♡