Hi, I'm Akshat.This is my tape.

Developer, engineer, and someone who still thinks a playlist is a poor substitute for a mixtape. Scroll down — the reels are keeping time.

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Side A

About

Who's playing

Akshat Thakur — Full-stack developer passionate about crafting nostalgic, tactile web software, custom interactive audio players, and high-performance web applications.

now

What I'm building

Full-stack software developer — Next.js, React, Prisma, PostgreSQL. Currently building Cassette (digital mixtape platform), MailMyCertificate (mailmycertificate.tech — automated certificate engine), Priya Sarvutthan (priyasarvutthan.org — community social portal), and SafeExam (safexam.in — secure online exam platform).

2026—

Outside the editor

Building open-source tools, designing retro visual interfaces, and curating timeless music playlists.

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Side B

Why I built this

I used to make mixtapes by hand. Picking the songs wasn't the hard part — deciding the order was, and what to write on the case, and whether it needed a second side. That process was the gift. Streaming didn't kill it, it just stopped making room for it. Cassette is my attempt to bring the object back, even though the tape itself is digital.

— Akshat

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