atul’s Journey: A Year of Discovery in Noida

June 24, 2024 - July 2025

“The intention of an individual at the initialization of anything impacts everything.”
— atulya

Prologue: The Questions That Define Us

In the quiet moments of introspection, four questions have always echoed in my mind: Who am I? What am I doing? Why am I doing this? What do I need? These aren’t just philosophical musings—they are the compass that guides my existence. When I truly “know” the answers—actually know them—everything falls into place. I become aware, capable, unstoppable. But when I lose myself in the chaos of daily life, when I forget who I am, everything becomes imperfect, scattered, incomplete.

I’ve discovered something about myself over the years: I forget myself too easily. It takes time—precious, frustrating time—to find my way back to the core of who I am. And in those moments of forgetfulness, the work I do lacks the precision and purpose it deserves. Because when you know what you’re doing, you do it correctly. When you know why you’re doing it, you create masterpieces.

Chapter 1: The Leap of Faith - June 24, 2024

The morning was beautiful as I boarded the bus to Noida. June 24, 2024—a date now etched in my memory as the day everything changed. I was leaving my hometown. I knew this had to happen, so I went with the flow. The planning hadn’t been extensive; I had placed my trust in Ravi Sir, the senior under whom I would be working. Sometimes, the best journeys begin with the least planning.

The heat hit me like a wall when I arrived. Noida welcomed me with its relentless summer, but there was something invigorating about it—the discomfort of newness, the promise of transformation. I settled into my first 1 BHK apartment, a small space that would be my home for the upcoming month. That night, I had my first meal away from home. It tasted different—not just the food, but the entire experience. It was the flavor of independence, tinged with homesickness.

“What are you doing, atul?” I asked myself as I sat in that empty apartment. “Why are you traveling away from home? What do you want to achieve?”

The answers would come, but not yet.

Chapter 2: First Steps - Late June 2024

June 26, 2024, marked my first day in the office. The morning brought an online meeting with Amit Sir, with his warm welcome. For the first time since leaving home, I felt welcomed and supported. It was a small moment, but great feelings often come from the smallest gestures.

The transition from physical presence to virtual connections became my new reality. My family was now a screen away—video calls and phone calls bridging the distance. But here’s what I discovered: mindfulness matters most. No matter the distance, you remain connected to your loved ones if you choose to be present in those moments. The physical separation became less important than the emotional presence.

Chapter 3: Finding My Rhythm - July 2024

July arrived with a sense of purpose. I began to find my coding groove, diving deep into web development projects. There’s something meditative about programming—the logic, the problem-solving, the moment when everything clicks into place. I was learning not just to code, but to think like a developer.

I also started reading Think and Grow Rich, drawing my fuzzy projects with flowcharts as I worked through my 9-to-6 job.

This was where my journey into the technical world truly began. Each project was a stepping stone, each bug a lesson, each successful deployment a small victory.

Chapter 4: The Evolution of Self

As the months passed, I began to notice something fascinating happening. I wasn’t just one person—I was many.

• Atul Raj 🚀 – The self-motivated entrepreneur building a dream of a lifetime.
• atuld 💻 – The one who loves Free Software (FOSS) and opens the source of all software, building the technical parts needed to fulfill my dreams.
• atulya 🧘 – The one who wrote the quote at the start of this blog. I am the spiritual yogi Atul comes to when he’s lost.
• a-tool 🔨 – The one who loves to DIY things, finding creative ways to stick things together. Building passions me.
• Goldbeard ☠️ – The pirate, the free soul who loves the horizon, raw, and admires Jack Sparrow.
• Simba 🦁 – The one finding my “milele.” I love bikepacking.
• Ati 🎤 – The one who loves to sing and be photographed.

The projects changed, the locations shifted, but the core remained: I was building something bigger than any single endeavor. I was building Atulya World—a universe where all these personalities could coexist, contribute, and create.

Chapter 5: Breaking Down Walls

I’ve always been a closed person, someone who talks less, someone who believed in doing everything alone. And to be honest, I did manage to do most things on my own—maybe not perfectly, but I got them done. This “Jack of all trades” mentality had served me well, but it had also limited me.

The year in Noida taught me something crucial: you don’t have to do everything by yourself. Collaboration is a multiplier of strength. Working with others, learning from Amit Sir and Ravi Sir, interacting with colleagues and friends—all of this showed me what I had been missing.

I am not an easy person to handle (I know this about myself—I still don’t use WhatsApp), but the people around me kept supporting me, kept believing in me, kept pushing me forward. Thank you so much for being there for me. This has been one of the best years of my life, and you made it so.

Chapter 6: The Masterpiece and Initialization Principle

“When you know what you are doing, you do it correctly. When you know why you are doing it, you make masterpieces.”

This realization came gradually, through failed projects and successful ones, through moments of clarity and periods of confusion. The difference between good work and great work isn’t just skill—it’s understanding. It’s knowing not just the how, but the why.

Why did I start it? Why will I start other projects? Why do I need that thing? That initial feeling, that intention, was the driving force. Listening to that inner voice kept me in place.

Each project became an opportunity to apply these principles. Each scolding from my seniors became a great lesson to apply in life. Each individual helped me understand what it was that I wanted to create—a masterpiece.

Chapter 7: The Purpose Revealed

“My purpose: To Build Atulya World.”

After a year of experiences—of meeting new faces, of learning to work with others, of discovering what was missing in me—the answer became clear. Atulya World isn’t just a project; it’s a philosophy. It’s the integration of all my personalities, all my skills, all my dreams into something cohesive and meaningful.

It’s the understanding that I don’t have to choose between being Atul Raj, atuld, or atulya. I can be all of them. I can diversify not just my skills, but my very approach to existence.

Epilogue: Full Circle

Today, as I sit and reflect on this journey from June 24, 2024, to July 2025, I find myself asking the same questions that started it all:

“What are you doing, atul? Why did you travel away from home? What did you want to achieve?”

But now, I have answers.

I was building myself. I traveled away from home to discover what home really means—not just a place, but a state of being. I wanted to achieve understanding, and I found it in the most unexpected place: in the space between who I was and who I was becoming.

Gratitude flows through me—for Amit Sir, who stayed there when I was uncertain and unstable; for Ravi Sir, who provided unspoken support and gently taught me; for all my friends and colleagues who tolerated my quirks and celebrated my victories; for my family, who remained present across the distance; and for this city, Noida, which became the backdrop for my transformation.

The boy who left home with questions has returned (even if virtually) with answers. The person who believed in doing everything alone now understands the power of community. The individual who forgot himself easily now knows who he is—and who he’s becoming.

This isn’t the end of the story. It’s the end of the beginning. Atulya World is still being built, one day, one project, one connection at a time.

The questions that started this adventure—Who am I? What am I doing? Why am I doing this? What do I need?—they haven’t disappeared. But now they’re not sources of anxiety; they’re companions on the path, reminders to stay conscious, to stay aware, to keep growing.

Because when you truly know the answers to these questions, everything is possible.

I think humans have a great feature: to be anyone they want. It’s a matter of need—who they have to be. Everyone has issues; we are human. We like to rest, be lazy, misuse things. But who do you have to be to achieve that level of success? I found who I am. I found who I have to be to do certain tasks, because those tasks cannot be done by the ordinary me. I have to become extraordinary for them.

Extraordinary tasks require an extraordinary you.

The journey continues…

The Journey Unfolds: Month by Month

Git contributions throughout the journey:

Instead of Fitbit i use Git to log my bits. atuld

atuld with GennextIT

atuld with GennextIT (older account)

atuld working for Atulya World

Thank you so much for being with me, you mean a lot, i mean it.

Hope I will see the incredible YOU in Atulya World.