My college life was focused more on academics though I was active in sports too. The goal was to learn and get good marks which would help in getting a good job or good college for further studies. Being inclined in sports, I participated in college table tennis tournaments from 2nd year and was part of the winning team for 3 years, not just within the college but also external tournaments like inter-engineering. Website development was a fad amongst us those early days of internet. I had built one of my own, not realizing that will help me a lot one day. Though we had good campus jobs in hand, it was tough time immediately after college as companies were not ready to on board us due to dotcom bust.

Keep abreast of industry trends. Explore areas outside of studies and academics. Have a positive attitude, that creates a big difference, never be let down by failures, each failure gives a valuable experience which makes you stronger to deal with similar situations in future. “When the going gets tough, the tough gets going”