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“I live my life. I'll break it or fix it. 100% my decision.”
This is not a résumé. It is a collection of the places, people, mistakes, obsessions and little experiments that made me who I am.
See the full archive ↗Independent by nature · Chhattisgarh · 2026
hey, i'mRISHI.trying to do better.
I live my life. I build things. I think. I create. I love music and movies. I accept my mistakes, own my choices, and figure things out.
currently alive
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status — not an NPC
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01 — life
LIFE
A timeline of experiments, jobs, detours, exhaustion, recovery and the strange route back to myself.
2000
Born
The beginning of a life that refuses to follow a clean plan.
2018
School / Bemetara
Played games, installed mods, experimented with phones, custom ROMs and software. Curious before the internet made every answer easy.
2023
B.Tech / Raipur
Repaired phones, built software for clients, student projects and whatever problem arrived next.
2024
Goviri
Built and ran a business for about half a year; sold ideas, products and tried entrepreneurship first-hand.
2025
Dhaba → Bilaspur
A hard chapter. A different life experiment. Then a job, while still doing side work and social media management.
2026
Back to life
Creating, building, thinking, watching, listening and trying to do better.
02 — think
THINK
Ideas, beliefs and things I cannot stop thinking about.
things i believe
Do whatever makes you happy.
Take care of your family and friends.
Try not to hurt anyone intentionally.
Think of the nation before religion when identity becomes a weapon.
Accept your mistakes. Own your life.
03 — create
CREATE
Software, hardware, weird experiments, businesses, content and ideas that refused to stay inside my head.
Web App & Data Engineering01
CGMDB
The definitive open digital archive, relational database, and discovery platform for Chhattisgarhi cinema (Chhollywood) and folk media.
in progressWeb App & Data Engineering
software + hardware02
ODYSSEUS
Oddysseus is a hotel operating system that connects the digital and physical sides of a hotel. It brings bookings, rooms, payments, housekeeping, staff, expenses and inventory into one operational platform, while connected room hardware gives owners visibility into what is physically happening inside their property.
livesoftware + hardware
mobility03
GLOSA
Green Light Optimum Speed Advisory — an idea for telling drivers the speed needed to catch the next green light.
plannedmobility
community04
DEHADI
A Raipur-first platform where people can post work or find available labour by profession.
in progresscommunity
soundtrack
MUSIC
“If I picked one favourite song or artist it would be disrespectful to the others.”
So this is not a ranking. It is a map of eras, moods and memories.
tap an era to play — controls live in the player bar below
04 — now
NOW
Updated by Rishi whenever something changes.
updated by rishi
WHAT
AM I
UP TO?
NOT
AN
NPC
AN
NPC
buildingHotel Management App / Odysseus
creatingInstagram + YouTube ideas
learningThings I haven't figured out yet.
watchingWhatever earns a place in the watchlist.
listeningEverything from KK to Karan Aujla.
thinkingHow to make people think beyond religion vs. nation.
obsessed withMaking this website feel alive.
05 — play
DISCOVER
The site should reward curiosity. Click things. Hover. Explore. There are secrets.
random button
Click me. Something happens.