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 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 →
Ever since I made my Starry Night pair of clay earrings, I've gotten into using clay to emulate paintings and painting techniques. This past week, I made a dragon in the theme of the Almond Blossoms set of paintings by Van Gogh. These earrings were made from the leftover clay from my dragon. This blog... Continue Reading →
This week I destroyed even more old electronics at my home. My father gave me two old phones. You'd think that these phones would be ancient given that they had physical key pads and a non-touch screens. But apparently not. These phones are younger than me. This time however, instead of smashing the electronics with... 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 →
I was recently selected for a bootcamp at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. It's a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) summer boot camp named ‘Change.Makers’ for high schoolers where the students of classes 11th and 12th use the Institute’s state-of-the-art facilities to convert their impactful ideas to reality. I submitted my project IRRIGO as a project proposal... Continue Reading →
'Irrigo' stands for 'Irrigation on the Go'. Last year, as part of my summer project, our team created this device. Introduction Imagine this. You have a trip planned. All bags are packed. But what about your plants? It's the middle of summer - they will dry up. You could give your neighbours a set of... Continue Reading →
Geeky Kalakaar 