Enric S Neelamkavil

I never saw myself as the kind of person who’d use dating apps seriously. Back in my final days of college, I was just recovering from a breakup and wasn’t actively looking for anything new. But curiosity got the best of me. It started as research — I was working with a friend on the idea of building a dating app specifically tailored to Indian culture. To understand how “dating apps” worked, I installed a few: Arike, Bumble, and Tinder. At first, it was just exploration. I wasn’t sure what I was looking...

A few months ago, I relocated to Trivandrum, specifically Kazhakkootam for my job as a Product Designer at UST. Moving from my hometown, to a completely new city was a big shift. To my surprise, one peculiar thing caught my attention. “Is Everyone Here in a Duo?” Everywhere I look, people are in pairs. A boy and a girl — walking together, traveling either on bikes or cars. And it’s not just once. It happens all the time. Whenever I step out, I see people as pairs. At first, I thought, “Okay, maybe it’s ...

It all started on a Sunday, a day that I expected to be just like any other. I was attending a function at my mother’s home, surrounded by family and familiar faces. I do regularly update my LinkedIn profile with all the journey I’ve come through. I do believe that LinkedIn can drive your lives into exciting opportunities! While casually browsing my phone, I received a LinkedIn connection request from someone named Arun. Initially, I didn’t think much of it — many people connect and move on, often withou...