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Hello. My name's Varshitha. You want chocolate?

I am a 19 year old second year undergraduate, pursuing my bachelor's in Information Technology from International Institute of Information Technology, Pune.

Growing up, I moved around a lot so I got to work and interact with various kinds of people. This whole process of making such meaningful connections really helped me imbibe an understanding of different cultures.

I think this desire of being able to grasp as much as I can also drives me to pursue a career in technology. There's just so much in this field always waiting to be explored by you if you set your heart on it. People in this field seem like they are working in a microcosm but are actually affecting the macro picture. The thought that I have the ability of changing lives every single day by being a woman in STEM is very empowering in itself.

You know in some movies how they have a dream sequence only they don't tell you it's a dream?
This is so not a dream.