# Anthahkarana

> Anthahkarana (also spelled Antahkarana) is an AI engineer and multidisciplinary creator. He works on enabling artificial intelligence for the Global Planning team at Cisco, built Puttakka — a one-of-its-kind real-time storytelling chatbot — and helped build Shaale.ai, a Kannada language-learning platform. He also creates AI-generated art, films, frames, and photography.

The name comes from the Sanskrit word "Antahkarana" (अन्तःकरण), meaning "the inner instrument" — the seat of thought and feeling. This site, anthahkarana.com, is his personal home on the web: part portfolio, part creative diary.

Key facts:

- Role: AI engineer — currently a technical intern at Cisco Systems, enabling AI for the Global Planning team; AI student by curriculum and by practice
- Projects: Puttakka (real-time storytelling chatbot, built and deployed), Shaale.ai (Kannada language-learning platform — 10,000+ unique visitors, 400+ sign-ups)
- Recognition: won Cisco CFL FY25
- Skills: software development, agentic engineering, generative AI, ReactJS, TypeScript, Python, data science and visualization
- Creative work: AI art and music videos, cinematic frames, photography
- Social: Instagram @meminchu, YouTube @meminchu, LinkedIn /in/anthahkarana, X (Twitter) @me_minchu
- Contact: karanaonmail@gmail.com

## Pages

- [Home](https://anthahkarana.com/): Interactive slide-deck introduction to Anthahkarana
- [Tech Portfolio](https://anthahkarana.com/tech): Resume — skills, work experience, education, projects, achievements, leadership
- [Rabbit Hole](https://anthahkarana.com/genai): AI-generated creative work — music videos, generative art, experiments
- [Cinema](https://anthahkarana.com/cinema): Frames and stills — a visual diary of cinematic moments
- [Visuals](https://anthahkarana.com/visuals): Photography — how he looks at the world
- [List](https://anthahkarana.com/list): A curated list of links, articles, videos, and ideas that spark something