Rishis of the Forest

· Mukherjee Chinmoy
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In the heart of ancient Bharat, there lay a forest so sacred that even the gods revered it. This was Tapovan, a sprawling, emerald sanctuary where the veil between the mortal and divine worlds was exquisitely thin. Here, thirty-four rishis, each a beacon of wisdom and power, lived in communion with the cosmos. The ancient banyan trees, their aerial roots like the matted locks of meditating sages, whispered ancient secrets on the breeze. The rivers, born from celestial glaciers, did not merely flow; they sang hymns of the Vedas, their currents a liquid melody of primordial truth. Within this hallowed ground, the rishis meditated until their consciousness touched the stars, performed yajnas where the fire god Agni himself danced with joy, and imparted knowledge to disciples who sought the light of dharma. The very air was a tapestry of scents: the sharp, clean fragrance of sacred havan smoke, the sweet perfume of wild jasmine, and the rich, earthy aroma of damp soil teeming with life.

This was a land of profound peace, reminiscent of the tranquil days in Ayodhya before the serpent of discord coiled around the throne. Yet, the rishis, in their infinite wisdom, understood that light necessitates shadow. Just as the noble prince Rama had to endure exile in the fearsome Dandakaranya forest, a place of both ascetics and rakshasas, so too was Tapovan a jewel coveted by darkness. One day, as the sun god Surya began his descent, painting the western sky in hues of saffron, rose, and molten gold, a dark cloud loomed on the horizon. It was an unnatural blot on the canvas of twilight, a malevolent purple-black that seemed to swallow the light. The forest's symphony faltered; birds fell silent, the deer grew restless, their sensitive ears twitching at a sound beyond mortal hearing. The air, once pure, thickened with an ominous presence, carrying a faint, coppery stench of old malice. The rishis, deep in their various practices, felt the disturbance as a discordant note in the song of the universe—a powerful, hateful force threatening their sacred abode. Little did they know, a demon of immense power, its heart a cold stone of envy, had set its sights on Tapovan, intent on destroying the peace and sanctity that the rishis had nurtured for centuries.

About the author

Chinmoy Mukherjee has been working as solution architect for past 15 years.

Over the past 25 years, he has contributed to 50 real-world software projects as an individual contributor. His experience has enabled him to design, develop, and deploy some of the most complex systems, handling millions of transactions per day. As both an AWS and GCP-certified architect, he has not only built 8 systems from scratch but has also successfully re-engineered 7 legacy systems, improving their performance by 15–30%.


His expertise in cybersecurity has led to incredible discoveries—some thrilling, some frustrating. He was listed among the top 100 security researchers in the world for Microsoft (Q4, 2022) and also in Google's Hall of Fame. He ethically hacked Baba Bank, retrieving its entire customer database, and even achieved remote code execution in JPMC & Solana. Over time, he has reported critical vulnerabilities to 50+ Australian companies and received bug bounties from Uber, Apple, Mastercard, Octopus Australia, MagicLeap, and Paysafe. One of his wildest exploits? He found a vulnerability that let him order a Porsche without paying—only to receive a meager $1050 bounty for the discovery.


His penchant for testing boundaries made him the first engineer among 500,000 in HCLTech to complete and download all 1,000 offered certificates. In the industry, he played a critical role in defeating Infosys in 3 major RFPs while being part of underdog teams. Beyond corporate challenges, he took the lead in India's first blockchain token deployment, successfully developing and listing tokens on the Ethereum network.


Innovation has been central to his career. He holds 3 patents, granted in the USA and Australia. Among them, he developed "Patient Analytics," a patented system that underwent successful clinical trials in India. His contributions extend beyond hands-on work—he has written 4 bestselling eBooks (3 technical and 1 parody) and published a technical book via Springer.



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