On the Way to Banka
I Was Going to Banka. I Wasn't Planning to Win. 19 September 2026 Today, my team and I were heading to Government Engineering College, Banka, for a hackathon. And honestly, when I left, winning was not really the plan. A senior I respect had invited me, so I decided to go with my friends. My expectations were pretty simple: attend the hackathon, meet some new people, see a different college, and experience another part of Bihar. There was another reason I was looking forward to the trip. I haven't travelled much around Bihar. So for me, Banka was not just a hackathon venue. It was another city, another campus, another engineering college, and another group of students. I had always been curious about how other government engineering colleges in Bihar look, how students work, what their environment feels like, and how different it might be from ours. At that point, I was honestly more curious about the journey than the result. You Don't Have to Prove Yourself Everywhere Ther...