A lot of what I can do professionally comes from things that didn't look like "technical work" at the time.

Leadership roles, public speaking, school events, creative teams, student chapters and community work taught me how to work with people. People have deadlines, opinions, pressure, confusion, and occasionally extremely strong preferences about how something should be done.

That stuff matters.

School leadership

At Navy Children School, Delhi, I was a Prefect on the school's Prefectorial Board from 2019 to 2020.

It was one of my first formal leadership roles. I coordinated with students, represented the school, and handled discipline without becoming unbearable about it. I also learnt how to carry myself when people are watching.

During the same period I was on the Editorial Board for the school's online newsletter. That taught me to write clearly, and that how you present work changes how people receive it.

Other school activities:

• Managing Team, School Annual Day, Navy Children School Delhi, 2019.
• Managing Team and DJ, Farewell, Navy Children School Delhi, 2019.
• Inter-School Nukkad Natak (Street Play) Competition, qualified for zonals, 2018.
• English Extempore Competition, Silver Medalist, Navy Children School NSB Visakhapatnam, 2016.

School made me comfortable with rooms, stages, groups and improvisation. That has been useful far beyond school.

Enactus, VIT Chennai

At Enactus VIT Chennai I was a Video Editor on the Creative Team from March 2022 to January 2024.

Enactus uses entrepreneurship for social and environmental impact. My job was to explain an initiative clearly and make people care about it, without making the impact feel hollow.

Editing taught me restraint. Not everything needs to be louder. Sometimes the useful edit makes the message easier to understand.

IEEE Computer Society VITC

At IEEE Computer Society VIT Chennai I was Design Head, and later an Advisory Board Member, from January 2024 to September 2024.

IEEE CS VITC is a student community for learning and building with technology. I set the design direction, coordinated with the community, and helped shape how we presented events and initiatives.

For every event I had to check four things: whether it looked good, whether it communicated clearly, whether the team could pull it off, and whether members got something out of it.

Voyage E-Summit 2024

For Voyage E-Summit 2024 I was Admin, Social Media and Content Head, from January 2024 to August 2024.

The summit ran from August 12 to 14, 2024 at VIT Chennai. It had a hackathon, a startup conclave, panel discussions, pitch competitions, mentoring sessions, and speakers like Kumar Vembu and Ankur Warikoo.

The role tested how I coordinate under pressure. Social media, content, event communication and admin work all collide as the event gets close. Plans change quickly, people need answers, and everything we publish still has to look consistent from the outside.

Defence community

I grew up around the Indian Navy community. My mother is a homemaker, runs a small business called Nandiniz'Aura, and has been an active member of the Naval Wives Welfare Association (NWWA).

Because of that, community involvement felt normal. Events, coordination, helping people settle into new places, showing up for group responsibilities. I grew up watching that work happen around me.

I care about technical depth, but I also know that execution depends on people. These roles taught me that early.