Bhavya Malhotra - Student Developer
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name: Bhavya Malhotra
role: Student Developer
exploring: Python · web development · systems
education: Senior Secondary Student
currently_building: Riven · WebTransport
WebTransport for Riven
Student developer, learning by building.
I'm Bhavya, a student developer who learns by building things and exploring how software works.
I've made web apps, desktop software, Python tools, and bots. Right now, I'm working on Riven and exploring what I want to build next.
Skills & Learning
I'm exploring different areas of software, with growing interests in systems, network protocols, and low-level programming.
Backend Development
Frontend & Desktop
Systems & Protocols
Languages
Projects
Real projects with real backend logic. UIs were AI-assisted - the systems behind them weren't.
Rivora Ecosystem
An ecosystem for building modern Python web servers and frameworks around a shared application contract.
RCP v2 is now released, with support for applications using HTTP/3 and WebTransport. Riven is the first server implementation in the Rivora ecosystem and currently supports HTTP/3 over QUIC. I'm working on adding WebTransport support to Riven.
NetraX
An asynchronous Python wrapper for Nmap with typed models, structured exceptions, and built-in scan profiles.
Built to make Nmap easier to integrate into modern Python applications. Instead of dealing with subprocess management, XML parsing, and raw command output, NetraX provides an async API that returns structured dataclass models. It includes built-in scan profiles, configurable timeouts, permission checks, automatic Nmap validation, JSON/dictionary export, and detailed exception handling while remaining dependency-free.
RaagaX
A music player for Windows and Linux that streams directly from YouTube - no middle server.
UI and PyInstaller spec file were AI-assisted, but everything else is mine - FastAPI backend embedded in the app, yt-dlp for direct stream URLs (no buffering through a server), PyWebView for the native window. Multithreading to keep the UI from freezing on big playlists. Handles frozen vs non-frozen state paths, Linux dependency scripts, and Discord rich presence. Ships as a zip with a single exe.
Fukray — Discord Community Backend
The backend powering a community website for a Discord server.
The UI was AI-generated, but the backend is entirely mine - FastAPI with MongoDB Atlas, proper JWT auth with short-lived tokens (security over convenience), cookie handling, login and access management. Includes a quotes system where users can add and delete quotes using BSON ObjectID lookups and proper JSON/BSON type conversion. Security was the focus throughout.
VoiceForge
Temporary voice channels that create and delete themselves - no manual cleanup needed.
Started as a single-server bot, grew into a proper multi-server architecture with a control panel. The hard part wasn't making channels - it was carefully handling Discord API rate limiting so the bot doesn't get banned. Users create a voice channel, everyone joins, it disappears when empty. Clean, no clutter.
Certifications
Cybersecurity
Foundational cybersecurity concepts - threat landscape, defensive principles, attack vectors, and security practices.
view certificate ↗Ethical Hacking
Ethical hacking methodology - reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation techniques, and responsible disclosure.
view certificate ↗More coming soon
I'm continuing to learn and explore different areas of software. More certifications and milestones will be added as I go.
Education
Air Force School, Jammu
UKG through Class 8 - foundational years. School activities, building curiosity, figuring out what actually interests me.
NIOS - Class 10 (Secondary)
National Institute of Open Schooling. Completed secondary education - the flexibility helped me spend more time actually building things.
NIOS - Class 12 (Senior Secondary)
Currently in senior secondary. Alongside school, I'm building projects, exploring different areas of software, and finding out what kind of developer I want to be.
Let's Connect
I'm a student developer building projects and learning as I go. If you have feedback, want to collaborate, or just want to talk about software, I'd be happy to hear from you.