Librarian · Reader · Writer · Independent maker
Based in Kerala, India. I work with books and information, and enjoy exploring the intersections of reading, cinema, language, philosophy, and technology.
I'm a librarian by profession and a curious learner by nature. I like collecting ideas, keeping notes, discovering stories, and making small digital things that solve interesting problems.
My projects often begin with a simple question: Wouldn't it be useful if…?
- Reading and knowledge — digital reading, commonplace books, annotations, and personal knowledge management.
- Cinema and storytelling — film diaries, film discovery, and the ways stories shape how we see the world.
- Language and access — Malayalam language resources and tools that make information easier to reach.
- Philosophy and ideas — thought experiments, questions about human understanding, and curious ways of learning.
- Creative technology — small web apps, open-source resources, games, and experiments that make ideas tangible.
A selection of things I've been building and exploring:
| Project | A little about it |
|---|---|
| Frame by Frame · Source | Explore your Letterboxd export through a personal film diary and analytics dashboard. |
| TaleAtlas · Source | An illustrated digital storybook featuring folktales from around the world, with 112 stories to discover. |
| Commonplace | An Android reading and commonplace-book app concept for books, highlights, and notes. |
| English–Malayalam Dictionary | An offline English–Malayalam dictionary packaged for the CaliMob ebook reader. |
| Awesome Thought Experiments | A curated learning collection of thought experiments, paradoxes, puzzles, and guided reading paths. |
| Little Wonder · Source | A little daily reading room with 60 discoveries across philosophy, literature, history, nature, and science. |
| Writing Prompts · Source | A creative writing companion with genre filters, random prompts, story-seed mixer, and writing timers. |
| Message from God · Source | A quiet reflection website offering inspirational messages about hope, peace, courage, and kindness. |
| Word Hunt · Source | A dark-mode word search game with 5,000 campaign puzzles, vocabulary categories, and a daily challenge. |
| Don't Touch Red | A fast-paced gravity survival game: guide a cyan square through red gates and try to beat your high score. |
| QRify · Source | A privacy-focused QR code generator for links, text, Wi-Fi, email, phone numbers, and contact cards. |
| Palette Postcards · Source | Turn a photo into a downloadable color-palette postcard with five editable swatches. |
| Torrent to Magnet Converter · Source | Convert torrent files into magnet links directly in your browser, without uploading the files. |
| Mixtape | A personal mixtape of my favourite songs, with artist, album and lyricist pages and a built-in player. |
Digital reading experiences, personal knowledge systems, Malayalam language technology, philosophy, thoughtful interface design, and small independent software projects.
- Website: melvinvarghese.in
- Writing: Medium
- LinkedIn: melvinvarghese32
- X: @mvonthefloor
- Instagram: @melvinvarghese
If you enjoy something I've made, you can support my independent projects on Ko-fi.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a look around, explore a project, or say hello.