Induja Thathsarani

AskMyPDF

Full-stack AI PDF Q&A app: users upload PDFs, ask questions in plain language, and get answers grounded in the document text instead of generic replies.

What I built:

• PDF upload flow with server-side handling and validation
• Pipeline to extract and prepare document text for model context
• OpenAI API integration so prompts include relevant passages from the file
• React chat-style UI for asking follow-ups per uploaded document
• Express REST API with clear routes, validation, and error responses
• Configurable API keys and separation of frontend and backend for easier deployment

NailStack Nail Art Community Gallery

Social-style gallery for nail art where enthusiasts and nail artists can post designs, discover work, and interact in one place.

What I built:

• Design publishing with validation, image upload, and metadata (title, description, difficulty, artist)
• Explore surface with keyword search across titles, descriptions, and artist names
• Pinterest-style masonry feed for a visual social browsing experience
• Likes and threaded-style comments persisted via API, plus image download from detail view
• JWT authentication so creators can manage their own designs separately
• React frontend, Express REST API, Prisma + PostgreSQL, static image assets; dev proxy so SPA and API work together locally

Smart Campus Operations Hub – Incident Operations

Campus operations webapp for reporting and managing incidents with SLAs and admin workflows. I owned the incident ticketing function and integrated it with the resources module.

What I built:

• Ticket creation with validation and optional resource links
• Human-readable ticket IDs (INC-YYYY-NNNN)
• Status workflow: open → in progress → resolved/closed
• SLA timestamps with priority display on ticket lists
• Staff assignment and ticket moderation
• File attachments using Multer
• Tickets store resource IDs validated against resources collection – incidents stay linked to real campus assets

UNI EATS – Campus Food Ordering System

MERN campus food ordering where students and staff register, get admin-verified, and use role-based dashboards. I focused on user management.

What I built:

• JWT login with Bearer tokens on API calls
• Registration as student or staff with validation; ID photo uploads (Multer)
• Pending → approved access; forgot-password with email verification code
• Profile view and edit (name, email, phone, optional photo)
• Admin approval queues, customer and staff lists, roles and permissions
• Manual staff creation, deactivation windows, searchable audit logs
• Admin support chat inbox with replies, read state, and refresh

Smart Dairy – Yogurt Ordering & Production

PERN web app for a dairy business to manage yogurt products, orders, and production. University group project (2nd year).

What I built:

• Product catalog: flavors, sizes, prices, inventory, and categories
• Order workflow: pending → confirmed → production → dispatched
• Production queue driven by orders
• Real-time notifications for new orders and status changes
• REST APIs and PostgreSQL schemas
• Role-based access for the production team

Portfolio Website

Personal portfolio site showcasing projects, skills, and contact details, built and deployed for internship outreach.

What I built:

• Responsive hero, about, projects, skills, and contact sections
• Project cards with technology tags and searchable project grid
• Contact form with mailto integration and social profile links
• CV download section and custom domain deployment

Figma UI/UX Design

UI/UX design project created in Figma with structured screens, components, and an interactive prototype for reviewing layout and user flow.

What I built:

• Screen layouts and user flows in Figma
• Reusable components and consistent visual styling
• Interactive prototype for click-through review
• Typography, spacing, and hierarchy for readable interfaces

PetBook Social Network for Pets (Android)

Android social app for pets: dogs, cats, and other pets can share adventures, follow each other, and build a community. Built in Android Studio with Java and SQLite.

What I built:

• Sign up and sign in with pet details (name, type, email, password)
• Feed posts with photos, captions, and location
• Likes and comments on other pets' posts
• Follow and unfollow, follower counts, suggestions, and mutual friends
• Notifications for follows, likes, and comments
• Pet profiles with bio, post gallery, stats, and logout

Chocomart Online Shopping Site

Full-stack MERN e-commerce app for customers and administrators.

What I built:

• Product browsing, cart, and checkout with JWT auth
• Order history for customers
• Admin product management (CRUD)
• Order administration and status updates (pending, shipped, delivered)

University Helpdesk Ticket Support System

My first web project: a campus helpdesk where students raise tickets and lecturers reply with solutions. Built with PHP and MySQL for university coursework.

My role: help ticket creation and reply system

• Ticket creation: subject, description, category, validation, and generated ticket IDs stored in MySQL
• Staff view for open tickets with replies, solutions, and follow-up messages
• Status workflow: open, in progress, resolved
• Email notifications when a ticket receives a reply

This was my first project, so I did not use GitHub. At that time I did not understand version control systems (VCS), so the code was never pushed to a repository.