About Me // Pranaya Khadgi

I'm a junior studying computer science at Truman State, but titles rarely capture the process. I spend most of my time figuring out how to build things that actually work. Sometimes I spend hours just tweaking my terminal configuration files because I find a strange sense of peace in the void of the command line. It's not just about the code; it's about the environment where the thinking happens.

Beyond the screen, I find my rhythm in the acoustic world. I’m a beatboxer in the college a cappella group, where we strip away the instruments and rely solely on the voice. We’ve performed at various events, syncing our energies to create something raw and human. I’m incredibly excited to record our first album this year (2026). It's a different kind of coding—arranging frequencies instead of logic.

The collective. Finding safety in company.

I have three machines, each a different chapter of my life. The Thinkpad T480s was my first Linux driver, running PopOS, teaching me that freedom comes with configuration files. The Macbook Pro (2014), a secondhand beauty, introduced me to Homebrew and the elegance of a Unix-based commercial OS. And then there's the Old Lenovo I brought from Nepal, now running Arch Linux with Hyprland. It is raw, stripped back, and purely mine.

Lately, I’ve found a different kind of rhythm in running. It’s become a recent passion, a necessary break from the overwhelm of logic and syntax. There is something honest about the physical exhaustion—it clears the cache in my head. Running has given me a stronger physique, but more importantly, it’s connected me to a community. The folks on Strava and the track athletes at school keep me pushing. My dream to climb a mountain someday shall get paid off, one mile at a time.

Debugging the brain through acoustic resonance.

"This life that's so easy to end in one act, must rather be cherished."

But beyond the machines and the miles, there is the philosophy. I am the single son of a single mother, brother of three sisters. I learned early that responsibility isn't a choice; it's gravity. I've borne weights in my childhood that defined the man I am today. I didn't have a father figure growing up. That's why being responsible matters. I want to become a good father one day, and hence the idea of hard work is a passion, not a compulsion.

My favorite color is Black. I love retro tech aesthetics and the niche lifestyles of study streamers. I don't chase dopamine. I don't follow social media. I love the "boring life"—where nothing excites me more than learning one new thing every day.