software developer / kolkata

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I build things the way a good building stands — layer by layer, load-bearing where it counts. Software developer working across React, Node, and whatever else the problem actually needs.

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Who I Am

I build things the way a good building stands — layer by layer, load-bearing where it counts. Software developer working across React, Node, and whatever else the problem actually needs.

  • Based inKolkata, India
  • StudyingB.Tech IT, Techno Main Salt Lake
  • FocusFull-stack web development
  • ExploringCreative coding, cybersecurity
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Projects

Equil dashboard screenshot
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Equil

A MERN-based web app that calculates estimated CO₂ emissions from travel, energy usage, and diet, and offers AI-driven suggestions to help users make eco-friendly lifestyle changes.

Node.jsExpressMongoDBEJS
HelpLink hero screenshot
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HelpLink

A data-driven volunteer coordination platform connecting NGOs and field workers with volunteers through a micro-task system — breaking community needs into tasks completable in 2-3 hours.

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwindPrismaPostgreSQL
MargDarshani hero screenshot
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MargDarshani

Built for Smart India Hackathon 2025, MargDarshani tackles the awareness gap driving students from government degree colleges — offering aptitude-based stream suggestions, course-to-career mapping, and a nearby colleges directory.

Vanilla JS
Verisense analyzer screenshot
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Verisense

A machine learning system that detects likely fake news by analyzing writing patterns — sensationalism, punctuation, emotional language — across 7 linguistic indicators, not factual truth. ~81.5% accuracy, sub-2-second response.

PythonFlaskscikit-learn
Rainbow Hamster Hand Tracking screenshot
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Rainbow Hamster Hand Tracking

Real-time webcam effects built with Google MediaPipe's hand and face tracking — rainbow finger trails, particle bursts on gestures, and expression-reactive hamster meme overlays, rendered live via Canvas API.

HTMLJavaScriptMediaPipeCanvas API
Tic Tac Toe gameplay screenshot
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Tic Tac Toe

A polished Tic Tac Toe game with score tracking, full move history with time-travel, and a fully organized SCSS architecture across 12 partials.

ReactViteSCSS
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Skills

Languages

JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonHTMLCSS / SCSS

Frontend

ReactNext.jsViteTailwind CSSshadcn/uiEJS

Backend

Node.jsExpressNext.js API RoutesFlask

Databases & ORM

MongoDBPostgreSQL (Neon)SQLitePrisma ORM

Auth

NextAuth.jsGoogle OAuthbcryptjs

ML & Creative Coding

scikit-learnRandomForestMediaPipeCanvas API

Deployment & Tools

VercelNetlifyRenderGit / GitHub

Currently Exploring

TouchDesignerFigmaAdvanced MediaPipeCybersecurity & Ethical Hacking (Kali Linux)
elsewhere online

Coding Profiles

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Resume

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2025 — Present

Full-Stack Developer — Equil

Developed a sustainability web app using React, Node.js, and Firebase for real-time carbon tracking; integrated emission APIs and interactive charts for travel, energy, and diet insights.

Jul 2025 — Present

Open-Source Contributor — Hacktoberfest & Open Odyssey

Contributed to Hacktoberfest challenges across assist-ai (AI resume builder) and mini-js-games-hub; submitted GitHub PRs for AI features, JS game integrations, and bug fixes.

April 2025

ResQnow App — MIT App Inventor

Built an emergency SMS app sending location and quick access to emergency contacts, with geo-tracking functionality.

2024 — Present

B.Tech, Information Technology

Techno Main Salt Lake, Kolkata

2019 — 2023

Chanderbala Modi Academy

Class X: 93% · Class XII: 85.6%

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Blog

IKIRU
Jan 20, 2026

Time Is Money and Why We Give It Away

Using Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru as a case study, an essay on how overwork survives not through coercion, but by disguising itself as care — and what that means for who your time actually belongs to.

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