AK

Away from the lab

Still moving.
Just differently.

The last page, on purpose

Robotics is what I do. These are some of the things that keep me curious enough to do it well.

IIT Ropar football team gathered on the field

01 · Fullback · IIT Ropar

Football

I joined the institute football team in my first year. The role suited me: read the field, cover the space, and keep moving when the plan breaks.

Arnav and friends after completing an 11 kilometre run

02 · 11 km · then faster

Long runs

My first 11 km took 1:06. I came back in the following years and brought it down to 58, then 57 minutes. Persistence has a very honest stopwatch.

Arnav hiking beside a mountain stream

03 · Trails over timelines

Getting outside

A trail, a stream, and somewhere the laptop cannot follow. The best reset I know is to trade a systems problem for a path with no documentation.

Participants collaborating during an overnight hackathon at IIT Ropar

04 · Hackathons & community

Making rooms buzz

I like creating the conditions for other people to build. At IIT Ropar, that included an overnight hackathon with more than 100 participants.