My Journey
From Nepal to Villanova, a story of passion, technology, and impact
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Early Years
My journey began in the beautiful country of Nepal, where my early experiences would shape my future path. Growing up in a close social surrounding made me admire the concept of friendship, team, and respect.
First Spark of Technology
My fascination with technology began with my father's Nokia phone, sparking a lifelong passion for innovation. A small gadget, but capability enough to make others view at magic. The phone introduced me to the tech world and sparked a curiosity to understand what is tech.
Diving into Robotics
Built my first projects including an obstacle-avoiding car and smart goggles for the visually impaired, along with creating my first webpages. These projects built with arduino, ultrasonic sensors made me realize how things connect together and create a product. Since, then I have not stopped building and innovating.
Getting Competitive
Started competing in various hackathon, debate competion, MUN's and got a passion to win. My first speech was about my nation, and as the topic was so easy for me, i was not ready to leave the mic. That day I knew I had to mold this voice into something useful.
Head of Tech at Atharva
Led technology initiatives at Atharva, promoting financial inclusion in rural Nepal through strategic consulting and community events. It was a startup but an idea to help rural Nepal flourish. My work on societal change started there. Helping change lives showed me the impact small help can have towards communities.
Freelance Web Developer
Started my entrepreneurial journey by creating and selling websites, gaining real-world experience in web development. It was all for some pocket money, but this got me experience in an early age. You might still find my grade 10 upwork profile, too dumb, but the energy was at its peak. Some of the people I knew were kind enough to give me some projects.
Founded HackNepal
Launched HackNepal, a passion project dedicated to connecting rural Nepal with technology and bridging the digital divide. It was all about curating small solutions to make life easier. Like cattle tracker, water level measure e.t.c.
Code to Grow Initiative
Taught programming fundamentals to over 100 students, promoting tech inclusion among Nepal's youth through hands-on education. I started Code to Grow with single vision, to teach programming to those interested in learning but unable to because of lack of resources. I collected some of my friends and we started this venture together where we would teach programming to people willing to learn about tech. We taught to over hundred students on the journey and I still get messages from the students I taught back then about how helpful the program was to them.
Professional Development
Joined Eminence Ways as a Software Developer, working on browser development, audit management systems, and cybersecurity testing. Eminence ways showed me how tech industry looks like. Here I was working with over twenty people on creating, securing sites. The mentorship and networking helped me learn a lot and showed me how to deploy solutions in real time.
Villanova University
Awarded the Presidential Scholar full-ride scholarship to Villanova University, marking the beginning of my academic journey in the US. It was always a goal to study in the US. The hardwork paid off and after countless rejections, I got in.
Research and Community Impact
Conducted research on image redundancy reducer algorithms at MATCH Research. Led the Summer at Launchpad initiative, teaching Python to underprivileged Philadelphia students. It was a small internship, but the people I met there, stories I created will always be memorable.
Currency Recognizer
Created a CNN-based currency recognition app for the visually impaired. The app is able to detect currencies of over 20 countries. In the phase to launch it for social good.
Campus Safety Innovation
Developed an AI-powered campus safety app featuring density tracking, safe path navigation, voice-activated emergency alerts, and a mental health chatbot.
Innovative App
Developed several innovative applications like battery optimizer, google drive batch uploader, and all to make life simpler.
Software Engineering Club
Founded the Software Engineering Club at Villanova to help students develop practical tech skills and prepare for real-world challenges.
The Journey Continues
Building the future, one project at a time