Divija's experiences with Crafts, Art, Travel and other random things…
Halfway done! I have alot of mixed feelings about this - as a junior I get to take a lot more cool classes, I have a better idea of the things I can do, and more importantly, the things I can't or aren't worth it. I have a lovely group of people I hang out... Continue Reading →
I really wish I were more consistent about posting here, but I wanted to pop back in with an update on what’s been going on. This semester has been incredibly busy. I’m a sophomore now, which means I get to take classes that are more directly tied to my major. The workload and difficulty have... Continue Reading →
I made this watch this summer break because I've been wanting to get better at PCB design and level up from programming microcontroller boards to bare chips. I spent the last two and a half months interning at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. During my internship, I worked on developing a calibration protocol and... Continue Reading →
I completed my first semester at Princeton this December. It was an incredibly hard choice choosing to go so far away instead of IITk, but I'm glad I ended up going. One of the classes I took this semester was Introduction to Ceramics. The goal of the class was to teach learners the basics of... Continue Reading →
With college application season and JEE season at an end (committed to Princeton University!!) I had the time to tackle my to-do list. I've been working on this project on and off for two months and finally completed it this week. Teebot is a t-shirt folding robot that uses servos and a 4-panel system to... Continue Reading →
About three years ago, I wrote an article for my school newspaper 'Covid-19 – How The Pandemic Could Change Education'. I've always been a proponent of online education and felt that the use of new online learning paradigms during COVID-19 could phenomenally increase access, efficiency, and practicality of education worldwide. I'm an avid fan of Khan... Continue Reading →
Image courtesy: DallE AI Industry expert Kashyap Kompella and I are conducting a survey to understand awareness, attitudes and readiness of high school students towards Artificial Intelligence. The study will look at different aspects of AI such as opportunities, risks, ethics and also education necessary for high schoolers to improve their understanding of these concepts. The... Continue Reading →
"[....] So, if you’re an artist, don’t wait until you become a full-time artist to make art. If you’re a writer, start writing. If you are a singer, start singing. If you’re a musician, start making songs. Though success is not guaranteed, and it takes a lot of time, but the only way to stay... Continue Reading →
I love combining craft with my passions- Harry Potter, dragons- and most recently, electronic components from old devices. I love making earrings. There's something very satisfying about making tiny replicas of a thing you love and wearing them. I was inspired by the folks at the Makerspace and Quest Lab at IIT Delhi to make... Continue Reading →
For those who didn't read my last post (link here!), I was recently selected for a Change.Makers Bootcamp hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. The following post talks about the second week of the camp. Week 2 In the second week, our training sessions began. IITD has a huge workshop with tools... Continue Reading →
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