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Before software, there was music.

For a while, music was a big part of my life.

I was in Bombay, learning music at the True School of Music, and spending a lot of time around people who were just as obsessed with it as I was.

I got to perform and help out at places like Hard Rock Cafe, The Blue Frog, and several other venues. There were gigs, late-night jams, rehearsals, and those little moments before and after a performance that somehow stay with you.

I worked on a couple of jingle projects too. I helped a few friends with their own music, sang raw vocals for some of their projects, and got to see what it actually feels like to be part of someone else's creative process.

And then there were the nights spent discovering music.

Agnee.
The Local Train.
And so many other artists and bands that became part of that chapter of my life.

Looking back, I think what I loved most wasn't just the music.

It was being around people who cared deeply about something.

Making something together.
Helping someone bring an idea to life.
Performing.
Learning.
Trying things without knowing exactly where they'd lead.

I made some really good friends along the way, and even though life took many of us in different directions, I'm grateful that our paths crossed.

That chapter gave me a lot more than music.

It gave me experiences, people, and a different way of looking at creating something from nothing.

And maybe, without realizing it then,
that was already preparing me for what came next.

Then came tech.

Somewhere along the way, that curiosity found its way into software.

And I've spent the last few years building things, breaking things, learning, figuring things out, and trying to become better at what I do.

I've met some incredible people along the way.

And just a few months ago, I moved to Bangalore after spending a long time working remotely.

I got the chance to work alongside an amazing team here, with some incredibly talented people.

I learned a lot from them.

Not just about software.

About working with people.
About building something together.
About myself.

And I'm genuinely grateful for that chapter.

But lately, I've been thinking again.

I don't enjoy software engineering in quite the same way I used to.

And that's probably one of the hardest things for me to admit.

Because when you've spent years becoming something, it's strange to suddenly wonder if that's still what you want to be.

Maybe I'll find my way back to it.

Maybe I'll discover a different part of it that I haven't seen yet.

Maybe I'll end up doing something completely different.

I honestly don't know.

And for once, I'm trying to be okay with not knowing.

I'm still trying to rediscover myself.

What I want to build.
What I want to learn.
What makes me curious.
What makes me feel alive.

Maybe I'll remain an engineer.

Maybe I'll become something else.

Whatever it is, I want to give myself the freedom to find out.

And maybe that's what life is.

Not having a perfectly written plan.

It's the unexpected turns.
The people who come into our lives.
The things we fall in love with.
The things we eventually outgrow.
The songs we keep coming back to.
The random conversations we remember years later.
The coffee on a quiet morning.
The nights that somehow become memories.
The things we create.
The places we go.
The people we become.

Maybe those aren't just things happening along the way.

Maybe they are the way.

So I don't know exactly where I'm headed from here.

But I know I have the ability to figure it out.

And whatever comes next, I'll meet it with the same curiosity that brought me here in the first place.

I want to believe that I can build whatever I truly decide to build.

Maybe not immediately.

Maybe not exactly how I imagined it.

But I'll get there.

I have to believe that.

Because no matter how confusing things get, no matter how difficult life becomes,

I'm going to rise.

Maybe I'll stumble.

Maybe I'll take a few wrong turns.

Maybe I'll have to start over.

But I'll rise.

And for everything that has brought me here,

I'm incredibly grateful.

To my Maa, dad, and sister: thank you for standing by me, believing in me, and giving me more support than I could ever properly put into words.

To my closest friends: thank you for the conversations, the laughter, the memories, and simply being there.

To the people I've met along the way, even the ones who were only part of one particular chapter: thank you.

Every person, every place, every experience has left something behind.

And when I look at my life, I realize how lucky I am to have had all of it.

So, I don't really know what's next.

More music.
More things to build.
More things to learn.
More places to see.
More people to meet.

Maybe more tech.

Maybe something completely different.

Let's see where life takes me.

I'm still figuring it out.

And honestly,

I'm excited to find out.