A New Chapter: From Military School in Dehradun to Coding in Lithuania
Every big journey starts with taking a chance on yourself. This is the story of mine so far. Where it started I was born in Birsinghpur Pali, a small town in Madhya Pradesh, India. When I was four, my mother sat me in front of a computer and taught me MS Paint and how to type my name. I didn't just want to use it. I wanted to know how it worked. That question has followed me ever since. I started school at St. Joseph's, then spent Classes 5 to 10 at Kendriya Vidyalaya Nowrozabad, with a short two-month stay at DDM Public School in Korba, Chhattisgarh. My family None of this would have happened without my family. My father, Mr. Ratnam, is a Senior Engineer at MPPGCL (Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company). My passion for engineering comes from him. Watching him work is how I first understood what an engineer does. My mother, Vandana Ratnam, was a teacher and now works with the Department of Women and Child Development. She has been my first teacher for everything, from typing ...