The personal website and blog of Arpit Batra
A friend recently asked me what I do for work, which led me to reflect on my career path so far. Ever since school, I’ve been a geek at heart and would drool over the prospect of spending time in our Computer Lab. Java was one of the subjects, and I was really good at memorizing rote syntax and reproducing it on paper. For my college education, I luckily landed in a Computer Science degree without…
My friend Danish tagged me in this “blog challenge”, and here are my answers: Why did you start blogging in the first place? Ever since I was in school, I’ve been good at writing, so when I discovered blogging, it seemed like a good creative outlet. Later, I studied to be a software engineer and liked front-end development, and a lot of developers had their own blogs, so blogging then became an…
Originally written on 19th April 2022 At around 6:30 PM today, I followed a part of my routine that I’ve been following for a few days. Little did I know how interesting this day was going to get. I took out my bicycle and put my AirPods in. I like to listen to music while cycling, and although there’s a lot of traffic on the road, thankfully, the Apple AirPods I own have transparency mode,…
I decided to go for a run today after finishing some work. I wanted to clear my mind for a while, so going for a run was the best thing I could do for myself. I put on my running shoes and earphones and started running. I should have warmed up a little by running slowly first, but today, the purpose of the run was different. My ankle started cramping, but I just wanted to run quickly. I had not…
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I got my right wisdom tooth extracted today. I was lying on the dentist’s chair while the dentist and her assistant operated on me with dangerous-looking tools, and I was trying to distract myself by thinking all kinds of thoughts. Following one such train of thought, I decided to write about my experience. It might have been the effect of the anesthesia, but I went into a deeply retrospective…
Today is the 23rd of March. It’s been a few days since I’ve quit my job. In the last month or so, I have been battling severe burnout and depression. This was not the first time that I had gotten frustrated at work, but the intensity of my disinclination towards work was very high. Soon, there came a day when I found myself physically incapable of continuing to work. I was working from home, so…
The early morning, around 4 AM in the summers is the most beautiful of times. As I sit beside this window, listening to the sounds of prayer from a nearby Gurudwara, it instantly takes me back to my school days. Those days, when I would wake up to get ready for school, it was still dark outside, especially in the winters. I remember sitting in my bathroom, staring at the bucket of water, thinking…
i’ve seen the world from my window i’ve seen the falling rain from the moonlit sky a couple walking under the same umbrella, their expressions. oh so shy! I’ve seen the mighty eagle soaring high and tiny birds flying back to their homes. to them, sometimes i whisper goodbye i’ve seen the empty roads on sleepless nights i’ve seen the misty leaves on early mornings i’ve sat at the window when my…
I’ve often been obsessed with leaving a legacy behind me. I’ve never really thought why I want this and I’ve also been told that since we’re just a speck of dust in the universe, leaving a legacy does not matter anyway. Those who love us will remember us. But then again. People die two deaths, once when their soul leaves their body and the second when their name is uttered for the last time. I…
I went on a trip to Mussoorie today. Mussorie has a very old heritage especially because it was a winter haven for Englishmen who served in the British army. There’s not a lot of British heritage left at first sight, but thanks to a youtube video I was watching to figure out my itinerary for the day, I discovered that there is an old British military cemetery there. Being the history buff I am, I…
I believe the “web” is one of the most important inventions of humankind. We take being connected to the world 24x7 for granted now, but it’s the web that has empowered us to achieve this feat. But, while we are empowering the world through the web, some people are still being left out because our web interfaces are not accessible. Let me explain by telling you a personal anecdote. Some months ago…
here i stand, on the moonlit rooftop watching the clouds pass me by there’s your silhouette, a thousand rooftops away, you’re walking under the starry sky i remember the time i held your hand, unaware of what time had planned you came to me like rays of the rising sun, but departed like the ocean escapes the sand here i lie beside the window, staring at the ceiling high there you are, in the…
After trying out sketching earlier, I was looking for something else to try so I tried to dabble my hand at watercolor painting. So, on a Sunday evening, I went on youtube and searched for “Beginner Painting” when this video gathered my attention. Landscapes and Nature are always fascinating and on seeing the video, it looked like something a beginner like me could do. So I got watercolors and a…
TLDR: By default, css adds padding and margin values to the width and height of your elements. A 200px wide box with 10px padding will have an effective width of 220px. Use box-sizing: border-box; to prevent this. Imagine yourself embarking on a journey towards learning front-end web development. You are pretty excited as you should be! One day, you will turn beautiful designs into code. You’ve…
impending emotional turmoil is somewhat like the first drop of the oncoming rain. you’re out on the road, and there is it suddenly. you feel it on your cheek and you wipe it off. you don’t think much of it. you don’t rush to seek shelter even though you are not carrying your umbrella. a minute after this, you feel 3 drops instead of just one. you know something’s wrong, but you’re not quite sure…
If you’ve seen my project titled inspo , you already know how impressed I am by torvim’s inspo collection. One day, while randomly browsing images in this collection, I came across the following image: The screenshot showed a new tab page with a pretty minimal layout. I had been using other extensions to show bookmarks in the new tab page so that they could be easily accessible, so upon seeing the…
totoro In April, the lockdown due to corona had started and everyone was stuck indoors. This was an apt time for bringing out old hobbies that we no longer have time for otherwise. All over social media, people were showcasing their talents. That was the first time I realised how devoid of creative talent I was. Sure, I can write a nice poem now and then, but there’s no way I can draw a lifelike…
See, that’s the thing about people who worry a lot. If they’re happy, they worry about whether this happiness will last long. And If they’re sad, they worry about what will they do, if this sadness lasts forever.
The year 2019 is almost nearing to the end. I’ve seen a lot of people do these sort of reviews of their year and so I’ve decided to do this as well as it serves two purposes - It lets you reflect where you stand on the path towards accomplishing the goals you’ve set for yourself and also will serve as a memory of sorts so It’s something you can look back to. Now, I don’t keep a journal of any sort…
31st December 2019 11:36 PM I stand alone on the roof of my three-floored building, cold winds are blowing in all directions. I’ve returned from a brisk walk in the neighbourhood. My neighbourhood is surrounded by bars and restaurants, so there are a lot of people and a lot of the new year cheer. On the way home from the main road, there’s a row of houses of people who are not as rich as the ones…
lodash is a popular javascript library with a set of utilities. One of the utilities that lodash provides is the get function which, as the name suggests is used to get a value from an object. Let us see an example: Suppose there is an object: let response = { data : { options : { name : 'Bojack' } } }; Now if you wanted to get the name from the above object, you would typically do it like this:…
tl:dr Here’s a Spotify playlist with songs that I think have really meaningful lyrics. end tl:dr I listen to a lot of different genres of music but songs that have meaningful lyrics are the ones I connect to the most. This post is a collection of sorts of the song lyrics I felt a connect with as they remain relevant long after the music fades down. I’ve also attempted to translate some of the…
फिर बरसात आ गई है, फिर गरीब के आँगन का चूल्हा बुझ गया है. फिर बरसात आ गई है, फिर तुम्हारी यादो का दिया जल गया है. गरीब सोचता होगा, ना जाने बरसात कब जाएगी मैं सोचता हूँ, ना जाने तुम कब आओगी
A hospital is a strange place, The epitome of human suffering. Corridors as busy as a bazaar, The chaos is maddening. A metal detector continuously beeps at a distance, But people’s minds are elsewhere, the noise not distracting. Faces are filled with concern and worry And the air, with the bitter smell of medicines. Ailing old people tell me the poets are right, Our dreams are big but alas! life…
I very recently switched jobs. I did it because I wanted to explore different technologies and also wanted a better salary. Now, settling into a new workplace is never easy. I’ve struggled with numerous issues including finding a new place to live and adjusting to living alone, trying to make new friends and above all trying to learn new technologies needed for my job. Somewhere around struggling…
अनजान राहों पर चले जा रहे हैं, और मंज़िल का पता नहीं जीवन-भर के वादे कर बैठे हैं लेकिन क्या हो जाये कल का पता नहीं
Another sleepless night! What’s the reason today? Well as soon as I close my eyes, she pops up. And then she smiles. But Alas! In my half-asleep state, I realize that this heavenly smile is not for me. Feeling dejected, I open my eyes and stare into the blankness of the walls. There is she again, laughing at my lame jokes as her eyes light up with joy. But again, Those eyes no longer shine joy…
A month of 2018 had passed. It was the first day of February. January had passed like a bullet train. That is the thing about time, you think you have control over it, that you’ll remember moments as they pass but always remember, that life will pass right in front of your eyes and you wouldn’t have a clue. Like every year, I too had made resolutions. Every year, I had forgotten that they even…
I’m trying to write something again after a long time. Exams are going on and the last few exams weren’t that great. I will barely manage to pass. But That is nothing new. I can’t seem to drag my ass to study. So Unless the Sun starts rising in the west or something, “Hope I pass” will be my words after every exam. I had decided to study today. But That Never Happened. Out of the blue, I decided I…