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About Me

🏠 I was born & raised in Uttar Pradesh, India.
🖥️ Ever since I was a kid, I've always been captivated by the "What" & the "How" of computers; So much that when it came to choosing a career path, I didn't even think twice.
</> I picked up Web Development in my first year of college as a certification course. Back then, I was trying to learn HTML & CSS like any other programming language. This mindset gradually matured to just remembering keywords & searching the docs, to learning about responsive designs, to version control systems like Git & GitHub, to JavaScript & it's unconventional experience as a programming language, back to semantic HTML and then finally to where I'm right now: learning the inner workings of CSS, while learning design principles that improve UX along the way. And I know there is so much more to learn out there. The more I learn about the tech, the more I cherish it.

Hobbies

Due to my recent life experiences, I've opened up to a bunch of new avenues on top of my existing interests. These include:

📖 Reading was always on my bucket list. As I've come to realize recently, only content that has substance & hence a certain amount of depth speaks to me. So reading for me acts as the perfect gateway to wonder about anything.
♦ Currently Reading: Digital Minimalism
🎨 Drawing is another hobby I picked up recently. I've always been enchanted by visual artwork. So when I got the chance to pick up something new, there were no doubts! I've been trying out sketching since then.
🧹 I've always been a hygiene person all my life. But it's the therapeutic effects of cleaning that drew me towards it. I feel blissfully free of real-world stress when I unplug this way.
🎮 Video Gaming used to be my most beloved hobby until recently. This was the same time when I realized that I wasn't drawn towards casual games as I once used to be. My preference had shifted towards titles with a heavier focus on story & character design. This is another reason why I knew reading would work better for me with the amount of depth books offer.
♦ Currently Playing: Persona 5
🎞️ I used to consume a fair bit of video content in the past. And though I still do sometimes, it's only when the content reflects my values.
♦ Favourite Movie Of all-time: 3 Idiots
♦ Favourite Series Of all-time: Avatar: The Last Airbender

Skills
	What I Know
	Semantic HTML Responsive Images HTML Entity
	BEM Naming Block Formatting Context V/s Inline Formatting Context Responsive Design
	Creating CLI Apps readline-sync npm package chalk npm package gradient-string npm package
	Git CLI Documenting Work via Markdown Diffing Stashing Interactive Rebasing
	Opening, Closing & Merging PRs Linking Live Site Commenting on PRs using Markdown
	Hosting GitHub Project Checking Deploy Info

This is my portfolio website in the making. I'll soon make changes here. I've made 2 cli apps in nodeJs. First one is MEmory Quiz(v2023) which quizzes user about their knowledge of me. Second one is Mytho Mania which quizzes user about their knowledge on Hindu Mythology.