Who Am I?

Rediscovering Myself

I am Pranav S V, known in the hacking world as nika. An ethical hacker. A visionary. Not just a leader, but a rebel with a cause. I wasn’t born into greatness. I wasn’t handed a manual or shown a clear path. I was thrown into a world that wanted me to follow the crowd—to play it safe, get the grades, land a “secure” job, and blend into the background. And for a while, I did. Like many others, I tried to be what society wanted me to be. But deep down… I was burning. Not only with anger. But also with curiosity.
With questions no one seemed to ask.
“Why does a computer only understand 0s and 1s?”
“Why can’t we teach it English instead?”
“Why am I told to memorize when I want to understand?”

And when no one could answer me… I went searching.

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StrawHat Hackers: Not Just a Team. A Movement.

With that fire, I founded StrawHat Hackers—name inspired StrawHat Pirates of One Piece.
We aren’t here to chase fame. We’re here to change the game. We believe hacking isn’t about destruction. It’s about creation. About seeing things others miss. About challenging broken systems and rebuilding them better. We are not criminals. We are creators of chaos that leads to clarity.

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The Legacy I’m Writing (And You Might Be In It)

I’ll be honest: I’m not perfect. I’ve doubted. I’ve failed. I’ve been misunderstood.
But every time I fell—I learned. Every scar made me sharper. Every setback, a setup for the next leap.

So if you’ve ever felt like you don’t belong, like your mind works different, like your questions are too big for small answers—
Then maybe… you were meant for something more.

Maybe…
you’re one of us.

— Nika | Founder, StrawHat Hackers
“Veni, Vidi, Vici”