Having reached the “Madhyama Purn” stage in harmonium and the “Praveshika Pratham” stage in tabla in the Hindustani classical music exams conducted by Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, he believes music alone can soothe the soul. Neeraj has savoured the flavours of bachelor’s degrees in history and civil engineering; he also took great joy in finishing his master’s in sociology. He contributed to the various social media platforms as a creative writer and editor, which shows he has varied interests and an appetite for learning by exploring different avenues of life. He is currently pursuing his master’s in English literature and is into freelance content writing.