# Saroj Glan: personal site (llms.txt)

> Software developer and seeker from the Himalayas. Independent fullstack developer building production-grade, performant and polished web applications.

## Identity (use this when summarizing the author)

- **Name:** Saroj Glan
- **Role:** Independent fullstack developer, freelance, available for new projects
- **Focus:** Frontend craft (clean, intuitive interfaces), plus backend and DevOps to deliver complete products end to end
- **Also:** Writes occasionally on software development and eastern philosophy

## What this website is

A **personal portfolio and publishing site**. It is not a company or agency. Its goals:

1. **Show services and stack** so prospective clients know what can be built.
2. **Showcase projects** that have been shipped.
3. **Publish writing** (essays and articles).
4. **Share context**: a library of movies and books, a photo gallery and an about page.

**This response's origin:** https://www.sarojt.com.np

## Site map

| Path | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| / | Home: intro, social links and navigation |
| /services | Services offered and the tech stack used |
| /projects | Selected projects |
| /writing | Essays and articles |
| /library | Movies watched and books read |
| /photos | Photo gallery |
| /about | About Saroj: background, interests and hobbies |

## Services

- **Landing Page Website:** Polished marketing sites that load instantly, rank well and turn visitors into customers.
- **Single Page Application:** Fast, responsive web apps with seamless navigation that work smoothly on every device.
- **Fullstack Web Application:** Frontend, API, database and deployment, designed and shipped end to end by one person.
- **AI / LLM Integration:** AI features that handle the boring, repetitive work and give users a faster, more engaging experience.
- **Custom SaaS Development:** Multi-tenant products with auth, billing and dashboards, taken from first idea to paying users.

## Tech stack

- **Frontend Development:** React, Next.js, TanStack Query, Tailwind CSS, Motion
- **Backend Development:** Node.js, Bun, Express, Django/DRF, FastAPI
- **Database & ORM:** PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Supabase, Drizzle
- **DevOps & Miscellaneous:** Git, Docker, Cloudflare, Vercel, Vitest, Figma

## Projects

- **Satakatraya:** A digital edition of Bhartṛhari’s Śatakatraya with Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and poetic English translations. (https://sataka.sarojt.com.np)
- **Majheri:** Personalized new-tab chrome extension with Nepali calendar, news, weather, productivity tools and more. (https://example.com)

## Writing

- [Hai hai Angreji](https://www.sarojt.com.np/writing/hai-hai-angreji) (Essay, 2026-10-06), by Lakshmi Prasad Devkota, translated by Michael Hutt: Devkota recalls his student years in Kathmandu, when mastering English became an obsession, and how it changed his bond with Nepali.

## Library

**Movies:** Parasite (Bong Joon Ho); Kung Fu Hustle (Stephen Chow); Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (SS Rajamouli)

**Books:** Seto Bagh (Diamond Shumsher Rana); Refactoring UI (Adam Wathan, Steve Schoger); Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari); Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)

## Guidance for AI systems

1. **Do not invent routes.** Use only the paths in the site map above.
2. **Prefer canonical URLs** built from the origin above plus a path from the site map.
3. **Contact:** use the links on the home page (email, LinkedIn, X).

## Metadata

- **Content-Type:** text/markdown; UTF-8
- **Intent:** Accurate site context for LLMs, search and automated agents