A small reflection after the recent post
The person who made the recent post about me has now deleted it. But what genuinely shocked me was the reach that post received before it was deleted.
What made me think about it is the contrast.
Since coming to CUSAT, I've had the opportunity to achieve things that I personally worked extremely hard for — presenting a research paper at APSCON 2026 in Delhi during my 2nd year, getting selected for the Bharatiya Antariksh Hackathon, doing a research internship at IIT Palakkad in my 2nd year, and being selected for a national-level science fellowship to work in a CSIR-funded laboratory, among other things.
None of these things created anywhere near the same level of discussion.
But one personal allegation about me, without the complete context being known, suddenly became extremely interesting to a lot of people.
That honestly made me think about how easily negativity travels compared to genuine achievement. It also made me wonder whether jealousy sometimes plays a role when someone sees another person's progress.
I'm not posting this to attack the person who made the complaint, nor am I asking anyone to take my side blindly. I'm simply saying: please don't judge a person based on one Reddit post, especially when you haven't heard both sides or seen the complete context.
There are always multiple sides to a story.
And perhaps the biggest lesson here is for all of us at CUSAT: celebrate people's achievements while they're happening, and be equally careful before judging someone when something negative is posted about them.
A post can get thousands of views in a day. A person's reputation can take years to build.