Thank you so much to all of you for giving so much love n best wishes for my first stand up special on @NetflixIndia#IAmNotDoneYet gratitude 🙏 love you all, god bless 🙏
Two Odias are now at the helm of two global IT giants:
1. Ravi Kumar S - CEO, Cognizant (born and raised in Berhampur, Odisha)
2. Another Odia, Ashiss Kumar Dash - CEO-designate, Infosys
A proud moment for Odisha. Many congratulations to both!
Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary, MoSPI, interacted with the winners of “STATATHON – A Data Journey for Viksit Bharat” on 19th June 2026, in the presence of the Director Generals and other senior officers of the Ministry. The students shared their experiences and insights from their journey of STATATHON.
Dr. Saurabh Garg appreciated the commitment of participants and evaluators in STATATHON, emphasizing the vast opportunities for youth in the digital age and the Ministry's continued support for innovation-driven engagement.
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10 projects that make u a goated backend dev:
0. Notification system
1. Video processing queue
2. Search autocomplete
3. Real-time leaderboard
4. Payment retry engine
5. Email delivery service
6. Analytics event pipeline
7. Collaborative text editor
8. Distributed job runner
9. Social media feed
The 36-hour Grand Finale of “STATATHON – A Data Journey for Viksit Bharat” concluded successfully on 18thJune 2026. A total of 25 finalist teams competed across five challenge statements spanning diverse domains of official statistics, showcasing innovative solutions for data-driven governance.
In the first category, a Start-Up named Airavata Technologies from Maharashtra secured the top prize, followed by Sri Sairam Engineering College, Tamil Nadu. Bharat Institute of Engineering & Technology, Telangana and Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu claimed the first and second prizes, respectively, in the second category.
In the third category, the Institute of Technical Education & Research (Faculty of Engineering and Technology), Odisha emerged victorious, with R.M.K. Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, as the runner-up. Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology, Delhi and Chennai Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, secured the winner and runner-up positions, respectively, in the fourth category. In the fifth category, Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Innovative Engineering and Technology Institute, Haryana won the first prize, while Kongu Engineering College and Matrix Labs, a start-up, both from Tamil Nadu, jointly finished as runner-up.
Through initiatives like STATATHON, MoSPI continues to foster innovation and nurture the next generation of data-driven problem solvers.
#MoSPI #NSOIndia #Innovation #AI #DataForDevelopment #ViksitBharat
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The 36-hours Grand Finale of #STATATHON 2025 – A Data Journey for Viksit Bharat commenced yesterday for 5 use cases in the field of official statistics. The STATATHON was inaugurated by Shri Rohit Bhardwaj, Additional Director General, MoSPI, in the presence of Adviser, AICTE, Vice-Chancellor and the Managing Director of MRIIRS. From 5000+ teams, 25 teams (21 academic institutions and 4 start-ups) have been finalized, after rigorous evaluation and expert mentoring, that have advanced to the 36-hours Grand Finale of STATATHON, for providing innovative solutions to key statistical challenges. The dignitaries set the context of the event by briefing the finalist teams about the expectations as they embark on this exciting journey of innovation, leveraging data, AI, and emerging technologies.
#STATATHON #ViksitBharat #MoSPI #NSOIndia #AI #DataScience #Innovation #Hackathon #AICTE
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What happened was terrible, and the media circus was unnecessary. But it ended up making him an even bigger star, now worth much more.
On the downside, it’s been difficult for others to perform - and for him as well.
PS: Saw this live 6–7 months ago. Didn’t post then since he was touring across the country.
Congratulations to @striver_79 bhaiya and the entire @takeUforward_ team for the new office. Happy to see tUf growing year on year.
It was fun interacting with you all today in your new office space, keep building and party harder.
Best wishes from me. 🎉
Met Mr Arunabh Kumar, Co-founder of The Viral Fever (TVF) at Bengaluru Airport T2 Lounge & had a quick conversation around AI, Job Market etc. I was surprised to know he is pretty acquainted with AI and ongoing situations.
For those, who don't know him. He played Yogi in the Pitchers (leftmost in the picture below) 💯
iPhone 17e, iPad Air, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro...
And now, say hello to the all-new MacBook Neo!
We’re so excited to bring the magic of Mac to even more people around the world.
You can
- fail in JEE
- fail in college
- fail in placements initially
- fail even after college
Fail - here means not meeting your expectations.
And still be completely fine.
All it takes is one break that tilts things in your favor.
At max what happens? You reach a bit late. You may have 10–20L less savings for a few years.
That’s okay.
- Life is long.
- Careers are long.
- Everyone has their own timeline.
Just don’t stop. Your turn comes.
Congratulations 🙌, enjoy Google, it’s an amazing place to be at currently with the AI wave.
Wishing everyone a wonderful 2026!
May the year ahead bring good health and prosperity, with success in your efforts and fulfilment in all that you do. Praying for peace and happiness in our society.
My kaands in 2025 :
January : Chopped my hair
Phone got stolen on a train journey to Deoghar.
February : Farewell from IIM Ranchi
March : basically did nothing 😂
April : Convocation 🎓
May : Stayed at home peacefully😌
June : Started My first Job
July : Enjoyed Mumbai
August : Moved to NCR and rented my first flat
September : Celebrated my 25th birthday in Udaipur
October : Celebrated Diwali with family after two years.
November : Long awaited cousin's wedding, the grand family function
December : wasted
😭😭 = most versatile emoji :
😭😭- aww
😭😭- hahahaha
😭😭- no
😭😭- proud
😭😭- for real
😭😭- eww
😭😭- so happy
😭😭- never
😭😭- thankyou
😭😭- yes
😭😭- wow
😭😭- love you
😭😭- hate you
😭😭- sorry
😭😭- obviously
😭😭- you are the best
😭😭- please
Coding was always the easiest part of the job, and AI has taken over much of it now.
The tough part still stays with the human mind:
- Designing the system end-to-end (tradeoffs, constraints, scale)
- Breaking vague requirements into clear specs
- Choosing the right abstractions, data models, and boundaries
- Thinking through edge cases before users find them
- Making it reliable: failures, retries, idempotency, fallbacks
- Security + privacy by default
- Observability: logs, metrics, tracing, alerts, SLOs
- Performance + cost: what matters at P95/P99, what’s waste
- End: “it works” isn’t the finish line
Engineers build systems. You may have an argument, if you write a detailed prompt covering all of it, AI will be able to do it. As I said, coding is the easier part of the job once you know what you up-to.
Navy Day greetings to all personnel of the Indian Navy. Our Navy is synonymous with exceptional courage and determination. They safeguard our shores and uphold our maritime interests. In the recent years, our Navy has focussed on self-reliance and modernisation. This has enhanced our security apparatus.
I can never forget this year’s Diwali, which I spent with Naval personnel on board INS Vikrant. Wishing the Indian Navy the very best for their endeavours ahead.