diff --git a/lua/rakshit/lazy.lua b/lua/rakshit/lazy.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad36aea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/lazy.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+--    See `:help lazy.nvim.txt` or https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim for more info
+local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath 'data' .. '/lazy/lazy.nvim'
+if not (vim.uv or vim.loop).fs_stat(lazypath) then
+  local lazyrepo = 'https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git'
+  local out = vim.fn.system { 'git', 'clone', '--filter=blob:none', '--branch=stable', lazyrepo, lazypath }
+  if vim.v.shell_error ~= 0 then
+    error('Error cloning lazy.nvim:\n' .. out)
+  end
+end ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: undefined-field
+vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
+
+-- [[ Configure and install plugins ]]
+--
+--  To check the current status of your plugins, run
+--    :Lazy
+--
+--  You can press `?` in this menu for help. Use `:q` to close the window
+--
+--  To update plugins you can run
+--    :Lazy update
+--
+-- NOTE: Here is where you install your plugins.
+require('lazy').setup({ { import = 'rakshit.plugins' }, { import = 'rakshit.plugins.lsp' } }, {
+  checker = {
+    enabled = true,
+    notify = false,
+  },
+  change_detection = {
+    notify = false,
+  },
+  ui = {
+    -- If you are using a Nerd Font: set icons to an empty table which will use the
+    -- default lazy.nvim defined Nerd Font icons, otherwise define a unicode icons table
+    icons = vim.g.have_nerd_font and {} or {
+      cmd = '⌘',
+      config = '🛠',
+      event = '📅',
+      ft = '📂',
+      init = '⚙',
+      keys = '🗝',
+      plugin = '🔌',
+      runtime = '💻',
+      require = '🌙',
+      source = '📄',
+      start = '🚀',
+      task = '📌',
+      lazy = '💤 ',
+    },
+  },
+})
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/alpha.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/alpha.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ac924e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/alpha.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+return {
+  'goolord/alpha-nvim',
+  event = 'VimEnter',
+  config = function()
+    local alpha = require 'alpha'
+    local dashboard = require 'alpha.themes.dashboard'
+
+    -- Set header
+    dashboard.section.header.val = {
+      '                                                     ',
+      '  ███╗   ██╗███████╗ ██████╗ ██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗ ',
+      '  ████╗  ██║██╔════╝██╔═══██╗██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║ ',
+      '  ██╔██╗ ██║█████╗  ██║   ██║██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║ ',
+      '  ██║╚██╗██║██╔══╝  ██║   ██║╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║ ',
+      '  ██║ ╚████║███████╗╚██████╔╝ ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║ ',
+      '  ╚═╝  ╚═══╝╚══════╝ ╚═════╝   ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝ ',
+      '                                                     ',
+    }
+
+    -- Set menu
+    dashboard.section.buttons.val = {
+      dashboard.button('e', '  > New File', '<cmd>ene<CR>'),
+      dashboard.button('SPC ee', '  > Toggle file explorer', '<cmd>NvimTreeToggle<CR>'),
+      dashboard.button('SPC sf', '󰱼 > Find File', '<cmd>Telescope find_files<CR>'),
+      dashboard.button('SPC sg', '  > Find Word', '<cmd>Telescope live_grep<CR>'),
+      dashboard.button('SPC wr', '󰁯  > Restore Session For Current Directory', '<cmd>SessionRestore<CR>'),
+      dashboard.button('q', ' > Quit NVIM', '<cmd>qa<CR>'),
+    }
+
+    -- Send config to alpha
+    alpha.setup(dashboard.opts)
+
+    -- Disable folding on alpha buffer
+    vim.cmd [[autocmd FileType alpha setlocal nofoldenable]]
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/auto-session.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/auto-session.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6cdab7a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/auto-session.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+return {
+  'rmagatti/auto-session',
+  config = function()
+    local auto_session = require 'auto-session'
+
+    auto_session.setup {
+      auto_restore_enabled = false,
+      auto_session_suppress_dirs = { '~/', '~/Dev/', '~/Downloads', '~/Documents', '~/Desktop/' },
+    }
+
+    local keymap = vim.keymap
+
+    keymap.set('n', '<leader>wr', '<cmd>SessionRestore<CR>', { desc = 'Restore session for cwd' }) -- restore last workspace session for current directory
+    keymap.set('n', '<leader>ws', '<cmd>SessionSave<CR>', { desc = 'Save session for auto session root dir' }) -- save workspace session for current working directory
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/autopairs.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/autopairs.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38ab9d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/autopairs.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+return {
+  'windwp/nvim-autopairs',
+  event = { 'InsertEnter' },
+  dependencies = {
+    'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp',
+  },
+  config = function()
+    -- import nvim-autopairs
+    local autopairs = require 'nvim-autopairs'
+
+    -- configure autopairs
+    autopairs.setup {
+      check_ts = true, -- enable treesitter
+      ts_config = {
+        lua = { 'string' }, -- don't add pairs in lua string treesitter nodes
+        javascript = { 'template_string' }, -- don't add pairs in javscript template_string treesitter nodes
+        java = false, -- don't check treesitter on java
+      },
+    }
+
+    -- import nvim-autopairs completion functionality
+    local cmp_autopairs = require 'nvim-autopairs.completion.cmp'
+
+    -- import nvim-cmp plugin (completions plugin)
+    local cmp = require 'cmp'
+
+    -- make autopairs and completion work together
+    cmp.event:on('confirm_done', cmp_autopairs.on_confirm_done())
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/bufferline.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/bufferline.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d80bcb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/bufferline.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-- Adds a new line for the open buffers (aka tabs)
+return {
+  'akinsho/bufferline.nvim',
+  dependencies = { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' },
+  version = '*',
+  opts = {
+    options = {
+      mode = 'tabs',
+      separator_style = 'slant',
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/colorscheme.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/colorscheme.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98bb3c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/colorscheme.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+return { -- You can easily change to a different colorscheme.
+  -- Change the name of the colorscheme plugin below, and then
+  -- change the command in the config to whatever the name of that colorscheme is.
+  --
+  -- If you want to see what colorschemes are already installed,
+  -- you can use `:Telescope colorscheme`.
+  'folke/tokyonight.nvim',
+  priority = 1000, -- Make sure to load this before all the other start plugins.
+  init = function()
+    -- Load the colorscheme here.
+    -- Like many other themes, this one has different styles, and you could load
+    -- any other, such as 'tokyonight-storm', 'tokyonight-moon', or 'tokyonight-day'.
+    vim.cmd.colorscheme 'tokyonight-night'
+
+    -- You can configure highlights by doing something like:
+    vim.cmd.hi 'Comment gui=none'
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/comment.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/comment.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c88c9904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/comment.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+return {
+  'numToStr/Comment.nvim',
+  event = { 'BufReadPre', 'BufNewFile' },
+  dependencies = {
+    'JoosepAlviste/nvim-ts-context-commentstring',
+  },
+  config = function()
+    -- import comment plugin safely
+    local comment = require 'Comment'
+
+    local ts_context_commentstring = require 'ts_context_commentstring.integrations.comment_nvim'
+
+    -- enable comment
+    comment.setup {
+      -- for commenting tsx, jsx, svelte, html files
+      pre_hook = ts_context_commentstring.create_pre_hook(),
+    }
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/dressing.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/dressing.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76454948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/dressing.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+return {
+  'stevearc/dressing.nvim',
+  event = 'VeryLazy',
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/formatting.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/formatting.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82bc99cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/formatting.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+return { -- Autoformat
+  'stevearc/conform.nvim',
+  event = { 'BufWritePre', 'BufReadPre', 'BufNewFile' },
+  cmd = { 'ConformInfo' },
+  keys = {
+    {
+      '<leader>f',
+      function()
+        require('conform').format({ async = true, lsp_format = 'fallback' })
+      end,
+      mode = '',
+      desc = '[F]ormat buffer',
+    },
+  },
+  opts = {
+    notify_on_error = false,
+    format_on_save = {
+      lsp_fallback = true,
+      async = false,
+      timeout_ms = 500,
+    },
+    formatters_by_ft = {
+      lua = { 'stylua' },
+      javascript = { 'prettier' },
+      typescript = { 'prettier' },
+      javascriptreact = { 'prettier' },
+      typescriptreact = { 'prettier' },
+      svelte = { 'prettier' },
+      css = { 'prettier' },
+      html = { 'prettier' },
+      json = { 'prettier' },
+      yaml = { 'prettier' },
+      markdown = { 'prettier' },
+      graphql = { 'prettier' },
+      liquid = { 'prettier' },
+      python = { 'isort', 'black' },
+      -- Conform can also run multiple formatters sequentially
+      -- python = { "isort", "black" },
+      --
+      -- You can use 'stop_after_first' to run the first available formatter from the list
+      -- javascript = { "prettierd", "prettier", stop_after_first = true },
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/indent-blankline.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/indent-blankline.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19a83e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/indent-blankline.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+return {
+  { -- Add indentation guides even on blank lines
+    'lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim',
+    event = { 'BufReadPre', 'BufNewFile' },
+    -- Enable `lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim`
+    -- See `:help ibl`
+    main = 'ibl',
+    opts = {},
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/init.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7c37aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+return {
+  'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim', -- lua functions that many plugins use
+  'christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator', -- tmux % split window navigation
+  -- NOTE: Plugins can be added with a link (or for a github repo: 'owner/repo' link).
+  'tpope/vim-sleuth', -- Detect tabstop and shiftwidth automatically
+
+  -- NOTE: Plugins can also be added by using a table,
+  -- with the first argument being the link and the following
+  -- keys can be used to configure plugin behavior/loading/etc.
+  --
+  -- Use `opts = {}` to force a plugin to be loaded.
+  --
+
+  -- Here is a more advanced example where we pass configuration
+  -- options to `gitsigns.nvim`. This is equivalent to the following Lua:
+  --    require('gitsigns').setup({ ... })
+  --
+  -- See `:help gitsigns` to understand what the configuration keys do
+  { -- Adds git related signs to the gutter, as well as utilities for managing changes
+    'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
+    opts = {
+      signs = {
+        add = { text = '+' },
+        change = { text = '~' },
+        delete = { text = '_' },
+        topdelete = { text = '‾' },
+        changedelete = { text = '~' },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+
+  -- LSP Plugins
+  {
+    -- `lazydev` configures Lua LSP for your Neovim config, runtime and plugins used for completion, annotations and signatures of Neovim apis
+    'folke/lazydev.nvim',
+    ft = 'lua',
+    opts = {
+      library = {
+        -- Load luvit types when the `vim.uv` word is found
+        { path = 'luvit-meta/library', words = { 'vim%.uv' } },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  { 'Bilal2453/luvit-meta', lazy = true },
+
+  { -- Collection of various small independent plugins/modules
+    'echasnovski/mini.nvim',
+    config = function()
+      -- Better Around/Inside textobjects
+      --
+      -- Examples:
+      --  - va)  - [V]isually select [A]round [)]paren
+      --  - yinq - [Y]ank [I]nside [N]ext [Q]uote
+      --  - ci'  - [C]hange [I]nside [']quote
+      require('mini.ai').setup { n_lines = 500 }
+
+      -- Add/delete/replace surroundings (brackets, quotes, etc.)
+      --
+      -- - saiw) - [S]urround [A]dd [I]nner [W]ord [)]Paren
+      -- - sd'   - [S]urround [D]elete [']quotes
+      -- - sr)'  - [S]urround [R]eplace [)] [']
+      -- require('mini.surround').setup()
+
+      -- Simple and easy statusline.
+      --  You could remove this setup call if you don't like it,
+      --  and try some other statusline plugin
+      local statusline = require 'mini.statusline'
+      -- set use_icons to true if you have a Nerd Font
+      statusline.setup { use_icons = vim.g.have_nerd_font }
+
+      -- You can configure sections in the statusline by overriding their
+      -- default behavior. For example, here we set the section for
+      -- cursor location to LINE:COLUMN
+      ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: duplicate-set-field
+      statusline.section_location = function()
+        return '%2l:%-2v'
+      end
+
+      -- ... and there is more!
+      --  Check out: https://github.com/echasnovski/mini.nvim
+    end,
+  },
+
+  -- The following two comments only work if you have downloaded the kickstart repo, not just copy pasted the
+  -- init.lua. If you want these files, they are in the repository, so you can just download them and
+  -- place them in the correct locations.
+
+  -- NOTE: Next step on your Neovim journey: Add/Configure additional plugins for Kickstart
+  --
+  --  Here are some example plugins that I've included in the Kickstart repository.
+  --  Uncomment any of the lines below to enable them (you will need to restart nvim).
+  --
+  -- require 'kickstart.plugins.debug',
+  -- require 'kickstart.plugins.indent_line',
+  -- require 'kickstart.plugins.lint',
+  -- require 'kickstart.plugins.autopairs',
+  -- require 'kickstart.plugins.neo-tree',
+  -- require 'kickstart.plugins.gitsigns', -- adds gitsigns recommend keymaps
+  -- require 'rakshit.core.options',
+
+  -- NOTE: The import below can automatically add your own plugins, configuration, etc from `lua/custom/plugins/*.lua`
+  --    This is the easiest way to modularize your config.
+  --
+  --  Uncomment the following line and add your plugins to `lua/custom/plugins/*.lua` to get going.
+  --    For additional information, see `:help lazy.nvim-lazy.nvim-structuring-your-plugins`
+  -- { import = 'custom.plugins' },
+  -- { import = 'rakshit.core' },
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/linting.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/linting.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d5e030a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/linting.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+return {
+  { -- Linting
+    'mfussenegger/nvim-lint',
+    event = { 'BufReadPre', 'BufNewFile' },
+    config = function()
+      local lint = require('lint')
+      lint.linters_by_ft = {
+        -- TODO: Add the linter for golang as well
+        javascript = { 'eslint_d' },
+        typescript = { 'eslint_d' },
+        javascriptreact = { 'eslint_d' },
+        typescriptreact = { 'eslint_d' },
+        svelte = { 'eslint_d' },
+        python = { 'pylint' },
+      }
+
+      -- To allow other plugins to add linters to require('lint').linters_by_ft,
+      -- instead set linters_by_ft like this:
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft = lint.linters_by_ft or {}
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['markdown'] = { 'markdownlint' }
+      --
+      -- However, note that this will enable a set of default linters,
+      -- which will cause errors unless these tools are available:
+      -- {
+      --   clojure = { "clj-kondo" },
+      --   dockerfile = { "hadolint" },
+      --   inko = { "inko" },
+      --   janet = { "janet" },
+      --   json = { "jsonlint" },
+      --   markdown = { "vale" },
+      --   rst = { "vale" },
+      --   ruby = { "ruby" },
+      --   terraform = { "tflint" },
+      --   text = { "vale" }
+      -- }
+      --
+      -- You can disable the default linters by setting their filetypes to nil:
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['clojure'] = nil
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['dockerfile'] = nil
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['inko'] = nil
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['janet'] = nil
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['json'] = nil
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['markdown'] = nil
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['rst'] = nil
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['ruby'] = nil
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['terraform'] = nil
+      -- lint.linters_by_ft['text'] = nil
+
+      -- Create autocommand which carries out the actual linting
+      -- on the specified events.
+      local lint_augroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('lint', { clear = true })
+      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'BufEnter', 'BufWritePost', 'InsertLeave' }, {
+        group = lint_augroup,
+        callback = function()
+          lint.try_lint()
+        end,
+      })
+
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>l', function()
+        lint.try_lint()
+      end, { desc = 'Trigger linting for current file' })
+    end,
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/lsp/lspconfig.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/lsp/lspconfig.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dc19c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/lsp/lspconfig.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+return {
+  -- Main LSP Configuration
+  'neovim/nvim-lspconfig',
+  event = { 'BufReadPre', 'BufNewFile' },
+  dependencies = {
+    -- Allows extra capabilities provided by nvim-cmp
+    'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp',
+    -- Modify imports when a file has been renamed
+    { 'antosha417/nvim-lsp-file-operations', config = true },
+    -- Improved LSP functionality when working with lua files
+    { 'folke/neodev.nvim', opts = {} },
+
+    -- Automatically install LSPs and related tools to stdpath for Neovim
+    -- { 'williamboman/mason.nvim', config = true }, -- NOTE: Must be loaded before dependants
+    -- 'williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim',
+
+    -- Useful status updates for LSP.
+    -- NOTE: `opts = {}` is the same as calling `require('fidget').setup({})`
+    { 'j-hui/fidget.nvim', opts = {} },
+  },
+  config = function()
+    -- Brief aside: **What is LSP?**
+    --
+    -- LSP is an initialism you've probably heard, but might not understand what it is.
+    --
+    -- LSP stands for Language Server Protocol. It's a protocol that helps editors
+    -- and language tooling communicate in a standardized fashion.
+    --
+    -- In general, you have a "server" which is some tool built to understand a particular
+    -- language (such as `gopls`, `lua_ls`, `rust_analyzer`, etc.). These Language Servers
+    -- (sometimes called LSP servers, but that's kind of like ATM Machine) are standalone
+    -- processes that communicate with some "client" - in this case, Neovim!
+    --
+    -- LSP provides Neovim with features like:
+    --  - Go to definition
+    --  - Find references
+    --  - Autocompletion
+    --  - Symbol Search
+    --  - and more!
+    --
+    -- Thus, Language Servers are external tools that must be installed separately from
+    -- Neovim. This is where `mason` and related plugins come into play.
+    --
+    -- If you're wondering about lsp vs treesitter, you can check out the wonderfully
+    -- and elegantly composed help section, `:help lsp-vs-treesitter`
+
+    --  This function gets run when an LSP attaches to a particular buffer.
+    --    That is to say, every time a new file is opened that is associated with
+    --    an lsp (for example, opening `main.rs` is associated with `rust_analyzer`) this
+    --    function will be executed to configure the current buffer
+    -- import lspconfig plugin
+    local lspconfig = require('lspconfig')
+
+    -- import mason_lspconfig plugin
+    local mason_lspconfig = require('mason-lspconfig')
+
+    -- import cmp-nvim-lsp plugin
+    local cmp_nvim_lsp = require('cmp_nvim_lsp')
+
+    local keymap = vim.keymap
+
+    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('LspAttach', {
+      group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('UserLspConfig', {}),
+      callback = function(event)
+        -- Buffer local mappings
+        -- See `:help vim.lsp.*` for documentation on ay of the below function
+        local opts = { buffer = event.buf, silent = true }
+        -- set keybinds
+        opts.desc = 'Show LSP references'
+        keymap.set('n', 'gR', '<cmd>Telescope lsp_references<CR>', opts) -- show definition, references
+
+        opts.desc = 'Go to declaration'
+        keymap.set('n', 'gD', vim.lsp.buf.declaration, opts) -- go to declaration
+
+        opts.desc = 'Show LSP definitions'
+        keymap.set('n', 'gd', '<cmd>Telescope lsp_definitions<CR>', opts) -- show lsp definitions
+
+        opts.desc = 'Show LSP implementations'
+        keymap.set('n', 'gi', '<cmd>Telescope lsp_implementations<CR>', opts) -- show lsp implementations
+
+        opts.desc = 'Show LSP type definitions'
+        keymap.set('n', 'gt', '<cmd>Telescope lsp_type_definitions<CR>', opts) -- show lsp type definitions
+
+        opts.desc = 'See available code actions'
+        keymap.set({ 'n', 'v' }, '<leader>ca', vim.lsp.buf.code_action, opts) -- see available code actions, in visual mode will apply to selection
+
+        opts.desc = 'Smart rename'
+        keymap.set('n', '<leader>rn', vim.lsp.buf.rename, opts) -- smart rename
+
+        opts.desc = 'Show buffer diagnostics'
+        keymap.set('n', '<leader>D', '<cmd>Telescope diagnostics bufnr=0<CR>', opts) -- show  diagnostics for file
+
+        opts.desc = 'Show line diagnostics'
+        keymap.set('n', '<leader>d', vim.diagnostic.open_float, opts) -- show diagnostics for line
+
+        opts.desc = 'Go to previous diagnostic'
+        keymap.set('n', '[d', vim.diagnostic.goto_prev, opts) -- jump to previous diagnostic in buffer
+
+        opts.desc = 'Go to next diagnostic'
+        keymap.set('n', ']d', vim.diagnostic.goto_next, opts) -- jump to next diagnostic in buffer
+
+        opts.desc = 'Show documentation for what is under cursor'
+        keymap.set('n', 'K', vim.lsp.buf.hover, opts) -- show documentation for what is under cursor
+
+        opts.desc = 'Restart LSP'
+        keymap.set('n', '<leader>rs', ':LspRestart<CR>', opts) -- mapping to restart lsp if necessary
+      end,
+    })
+
+    local capabilities = cmp_nvim_lsp.default_capabilities()
+    -- Change the Diagnostic symbols in the sign column (gutter)
+    -- (not in youtube nvim video)
+    local signs = { Error = ' ', Warn = ' ', Hint = '󰠠 ', Info = ' ' }
+    for type, icon in pairs(signs) do
+      local hl = 'DiagnosticSign' .. type
+      vim.fn.sign_define(hl, { text = icon, texthl = hl, numhl = '' })
+    end
+
+    mason_lspconfig.setup_handlers({
+      -- default handler for installed servers
+      function(server_name)
+        lspconfig[server_name].setup({
+          capabilities = capabilities,
+        })
+      end,
+
+      -- Language specific configuration for any individual language server. Lua in this case
+      ['lua_ls'] = function()
+        -- configure lua server (with special settings)
+        lspconfig['lua_ls'].setup({
+          capabilities = capabilities,
+          settings = {
+            Lua = {
+              -- make the language server recognize "vim" global
+              diagnostics = {
+                globals = { 'vim' },
+              },
+              completion = {
+                callSnippet = 'Replace',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        })
+      end,
+    })
+  end,
+}
+--     -- NOTE: Remember that Lua is a real programming language, and as such it is possible
+--     -- to define small helper and utility functions so you don't have to repeat yourself.
+--     --
+--     -- In this case, we create a function that lets us more easily define mappings specific
+--     -- for LSP related items. It sets the mode, buffer and description for us each time.
+--     local map = function(keys, func, desc, mode)
+--       mode = mode or 'n'
+--       vim.keymap.set(mode, keys, func, { buffer = event.buf, desc = 'LSP: ' .. desc })
+--     end
+--
+--     -- Jump to the definition of the word under your cursor.
+--     --  This is where a variable was first declared, or where a function is defined, etc.
+--     --  To jump back, press <C-t>.
+--     map('gd', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_definitions, '[G]oto [D]efinition')
+--
+--     -- Find references for the word under your cursor.
+--     map('gr', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_references, '[G]oto [R]eferences')
+--
+--     -- Jump to the implementation of the word under your cursor.
+--     --  Useful when your language has ways of declaring types without an actual implementation.
+--     map('gI', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_implementations, '[G]oto [I]mplementation')
+--
+--     -- Jump to the type of the word under your cursor.
+--     --  Useful when you're not sure what type a variable is and you want to see
+--     --  the definition of its *type*, not where it was *defined*.
+--     map('<leader>D', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_type_definitions, 'Type [D]efinition')
+--
+--     -- Fuzzy find all the symbols in your current document.
+--     --  Symbols are things like variables, functions, types, etc.
+--     map('<leader>ds', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_document_symbols, '[D]ocument [S]ymbols')
+--
+--     -- Fuzzy find all the symbols in your current workspace.
+--     --  Similar to document symbols, except searches over your entire project.
+--     -- map('<leader>ws', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_dynamic_workspace_symbols, '[W]orkspace [S]ymbols')
+--
+--     -- Rename the variable under your cursor.
+--     --  Most Language Servers support renaming across files, etc.
+--     map('<leader>rn', vim.lsp.buf.rename, '[R]e[n]ame')
+--
+--     -- Execute a code action, usually your cursor needs to be on top of an error
+--     -- or a suggestion from your LSP for this to activate.
+--     map('<leader>ca', vim.lsp.buf.code_action, '[C]ode [A]ction', { 'n', 'x' })
+--
+--     -- Opens a popup that displays documentation about the word under your cursor
+--     -- See `:help K` for why this keymap
+--
+--     -- WARN: This is not Goto Definition, this is Goto Declaration.
+--     --  For example, in C this would take you to the header.
+--     map('gD', vim.lsp.buf.declaration, '[G]oto [D]eclaration')
+--
+--     -- The following two autocommands are used to highlight references of the
+--     -- word under your cursor when your cursor rests there for a little while.
+--     --    See `:help CursorHold` for information about when this is executed
+--     --
+--     -- When you move your cursor, the highlights will be cleared (the second autocommand).
+--     local client = vim.lsp.get_client_by_id(event.data.client_id)
+--     if client and client.supports_method(vim.lsp.protocol.Methods.textDocument_documentHighlight) then
+--       local highlight_augroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('kickstart-lsp-highlight', { clear = false })
+--       vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'CursorHold', 'CursorHoldI' }, {
+--         buffer = event.buf,
+--         group = highlight_augroup,
+--         callback = vim.lsp.buf.document_highlight,
+--       })
+--
+--       vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'CursorMoved', 'CursorMovedI' }, {
+--         buffer = event.buf,
+--         group = highlight_augroup,
+--         callback = vim.lsp.buf.clear_references,
+--       })
+--
+--       vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('LspDetach', {
+--         group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('kickstart-lsp-detach', { clear = true }),
+--         callback = function(event2)
+--           vim.lsp.buf.clear_references()
+--           vim.api.nvim_clear_autocmds { group = 'kickstart-lsp-highlight', buffer = event2.buf }
+--         end,
+--       })
+--     end
+--
+--     -- The following code creates a keymap to toggle inlay hints in your
+--     -- code, if the language server you are using supports them
+--     --
+--     -- This may be unwanted, since they displace some of your code
+--     if client and client.supports_method(vim.lsp.protocol.Methods.textDocument_inlayHint) then
+--       map('<leader>th', function()
+--         vim.lsp.inlay_hint.enable(not vim.lsp.inlay_hint.is_enabled { bufnr = event.buf })
+--       end, '[T]oggle Inlay [H]ints')
+--     end
+--   end,
+-- })
+
+-- LSP servers and clients are able to communicate to each other what features they support.
+--  By default, Neovim doesn't support everything that is in the LSP specification.
+--  When you add nvim-cmp, luasnip, etc. Neovim now has *more* capabilities.
+--  So, we create new capabilities with nvim cmp, and then broadcast that to the servers.
+-- local capabilities = vim.lsp.protocol.make_client_capabilities()
+-- capabilities = vim.tbl_deep_extend('force', capabilities, require('cmp_nvim_lsp').default_capabilities())
+
+-- Enable the following language servers
+--  Feel free to add/remove any LSPs that you want here. They will automatically be installed.
+--
+--  Add any additional override configuration in the following tables. Available keys are:
+--  - cmd (table): Override the default command used to start the server
+--  - filetypes (table): Override the default list of associated filetypes for the server
+--  - capabilities (table): Override fields in capabilities. Can be used to disable certain LSP features.
+--  - settings (table): Override the default settings passed when initializing the server.
+--        For example, to see the options for `lua_ls`, you could go to: https://luals.github.io/wiki/settings/
+-- local servers = {
+--   -- clangd = {},
+--   -- gopls = {},
+--   -- pyright = {},
+--   -- rust_analyzer = {},
+--   -- ... etc. See `:help lspconfig-all` for a list of all the pre-configured LSPs
+--   --
+--   -- Some languages (like typescript) have entire language plugins that can be useful:
+--   --    https://github.com/pmizio/typescript-tools.nvim
+--   --
+--   -- But for many setups, the LSP (`ts_ls`) will work just fine
+--   -- ts_ls = {},
+--   --
+--
+--   lua_ls = {
+--     -- cmd = {...},
+--     -- filetypes = { ...},
+--     -- capabilities = {},
+--     settings = {
+--       Lua = {
+--         completion = {
+--           callSnippet = 'Replace',
+--         },
+--         -- You can toggle below to ignore Lua_LS's noisy `missing-fields` warnings
+--         -- diagnostics = { disable = { 'missing-fields' } },
+--       },
+--     },
+--   },
+-- }
+
+-- Ensure the servers and tools above are installed
+--  To check the current status of installed tools and/or manually install
+--  other tools, you can run
+--    :Mason
+--
+--  You can press `g?` for help in this menu.
+-- require('mason').setup()
+
+-- You can add other tools here that you want Mason to install
+-- for you, so that they are available from within Neovim.
+-- local ensure_installed = vim.tbl_keys(servers or {})
+-- vim.list_extend(ensure_installed, {
+--   'stylua', -- Used to format Lua code
+-- })
+-- require('mason-tool-installer').setup { ensure_installed = ensure_installed }
+
+-- require('mason-lspconfig').setup {
+--   handlers = {
+--     function(server_name)
+--       local server = servers[server_name] or {}
+--       -- This handles overriding only values explicitly passed
+--       -- by the server configuration above. Useful when disabling
+--       -- certain features of an LSP (for example, turning off formatting for ts_ls)
+--       server.capabilities = vim.tbl_deep_extend('force', {}, capabilities, server.capabilities or {})
+--       require('lspconfig')[server_name].setup(server)
+--     end,
+--   },
+-- }
+--   end,
+-- }
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/lsp/mason.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/lsp/mason.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f11d059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/lsp/mason.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+return {
+  'williamboman/mason.nvim',
+  dependencies = {
+    'williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim',
+    'WhoIsSethDaniel/mason-tool-installer.nvim',
+  },
+  config = function()
+    -- import mason
+    local mason = require('mason')
+
+    -- import mason-lspconfig
+    local mason_lspconfig = require('mason-lspconfig')
+
+    local mason_tool_installer = require('mason-tool-installer')
+
+    -- enable mason and configure icons
+    mason.setup({
+      ui = {
+        icons = {
+          package_installed = '✓',
+          package_pending = '➜',
+          package_uninstalled = '✗',
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    mason_lspconfig.setup({
+      -- list of servers for mason to install
+      ensure_installed = {
+        'html',
+        'cssls',
+        'tailwindcss',
+        'svelte',
+        'lua_ls',
+        'graphql',
+        'emmet_ls',
+        'prismals',
+        'pyright',
+        'gopls',
+      },
+    })
+
+    mason_tool_installer.setup({
+      ensure_installed = {
+        -- TODO: Make sure to install golang formatter as well
+        'prettier',
+        'stylua',
+        'isort',
+        'black',
+        'pylint',
+        'eslint_d',
+      },
+    })
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/lualine.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/lualine.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a67e393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/lualine.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+return {
+  'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
+  dependencies = { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' },
+  config = function()
+    local lualine = require('lualine')
+    local lazy_status = require('lazy.status') -- to configure lazy pending updates count
+
+    local colors = {
+      blue = '#65D1FF',
+      green = '#3EFFDC',
+      violet = '#FF61EF',
+      yellow = '#FFDA7B',
+      red = '#FF4A4A',
+      fg = '#c3ccdc',
+      bg = '#112638',
+      inactive_bg = '#2c3043',
+    }
+
+    local my_lualine_theme = {
+      normal = {
+        a = { bg = colors.blue, fg = colors.bg, gui = 'bold' },
+        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+      },
+      insert = {
+        a = { bg = colors.green, fg = colors.bg, gui = 'bold' },
+        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+      },
+      visual = {
+        a = { bg = colors.violet, fg = colors.bg, gui = 'bold' },
+        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+      },
+      command = {
+        a = { bg = colors.yellow, fg = colors.bg, gui = 'bold' },
+        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+      },
+      replace = {
+        a = { bg = colors.red, fg = colors.bg, gui = 'bold' },
+        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+      },
+      inactive = {
+        a = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray, gui = 'bold' },
+        b = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray },
+        c = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray },
+      },
+    }
+
+    -- configure lualine with modified theme
+    lualine.setup({
+      options = {
+        theme = my_lualine_theme,
+      },
+      sections = {
+        lualine_x = {
+          {
+            lazy_status.updates,
+            cond = lazy_status.has_updates,
+            color = { fg = '#ff9e64' },
+          },
+          { 'encoding' },
+          { 'fileformat' },
+          { 'filetype' },
+        },
+      },
+    })
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/nvim-cmp.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/nvim-cmp.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73cc33bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/nvim-cmp.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+return { -- Autocompletion
+  'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp',
+  event = 'InsertEnter',
+  dependencies = {
+    -- Snippet Engine & its associated nvim-cmp source
+    {
+      'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip',
+      build = (function()
+        -- Build Step is needed for regex support in snippets.
+        -- This step is not supported in many windows environments.
+        -- Remove the below condition to re-enable on windows.
+        if vim.fn.has 'win32' == 1 or vim.fn.executable 'make' == 0 then
+          return
+        end
+        return 'make install_jsregexp'
+      end)(),
+      dependencies = {
+        -- `friendly-snippets` contains a variety of premade snippets.
+        --    See the README about individual language/framework/plugin snippets:
+        --    https://github.com/rafamadriz/friendly-snippets
+        -- {
+        --   'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets',
+        --   config = function()
+        --     require('luasnip.loaders.from_vscode').lazy_load()
+        --   end,
+        -- },
+      },
+    },
+    'saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip',
+
+    -- Adds other completion capabilities.
+    --  nvim-cmp does not ship with all sources by default. They are split
+    --  into multiple repos for maintenance purposes.
+    'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp',
+    'hrsh7th/cmp-path', -- source for file system paths
+    'hrsh7th/cmp-buffer', -- completion source for text within the current buffer
+    'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets', -- friendly snippets from various languages
+    'onsails/lspkind.nvim', -- VSCode like pictograms
+  },
+  config = function()
+    -- See `:help cmp`
+    local cmp = require 'cmp'
+    local luasnip = require 'luasnip'
+    local lspkind = require 'lspkind'
+
+    -- loads vscode style snippets from the installed plugins (e.g. friendly-snippets)
+    require('luasnip.loaders.from_vscode').lazy_load()
+    luasnip.config.setup {}
+
+    cmp.setup {
+      snippet = {
+        expand = function(args)
+          luasnip.lsp_expand(args.body)
+        end,
+      },
+      completion = { completeopt = 'menu,menuone,noinsert,preview,noselect' },
+
+      -- For an understanding of why these mappings were
+      -- chosen, you will need to read `:help ins-completion`
+      --
+      -- No, but seriously. Please read `:help ins-completion`, it is really good!
+      mapping = cmp.mapping.preset.insert {
+        -- Select the [n]ext item
+        -- ['<C-j>'] = cmp.mapping.select_next_item(),
+        -- Select the [p]revious item
+        -- ['<C-k>'] = cmp.mapping.select_prev_item(),
+        -- If you prefer more traditional completion keymaps,
+        -- you can uncomment the following lines
+        ['<Tab>'] = cmp.mapping.select_next_item(),
+        ['<S-Tab>'] = cmp.mapping.select_prev_item(),
+
+        -- Scroll the documentation window [b]ack / [f]orward
+        ['<C-b>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(-4),
+        ['<C-f>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(4),
+
+        -- Accept ([y]es) the completion.
+        --  This will auto-import if your LSP supports it.
+        --  This will expand snippets if the LSP sent a snippet.
+        -- ['<C-y>'] = cmp.mapping.confirm { select = true },
+        ['<CR>'] = cmp.mapping.confirm { select = false },
+
+        -- Manually trigger a completion from nvim-cmp.
+        --  Generally you don't need this, because nvim-cmp will display
+        --  completions whenever it has completion options available.
+        ['<C-Space>'] = cmp.mapping.complete {},
+        ['<C-e>'] = cmp.mapping.abort(), -- close completion window
+
+        -- Think of <c-l> as moving to the right of your snippet expansion.
+        --  So if you have a snippet that's like:
+        --  function $name($args)
+        --    $body
+        --  end
+        --
+        -- <c-l> will move you to the right of each of the expansion locations.
+        -- <c-h> is similar, except moving you backwards.
+        ['<C-l>'] = cmp.mapping(function()
+          if luasnip.expand_or_locally_jumpable() then
+            luasnip.expand_or_jump()
+          end
+        end, { 'i', 's' }),
+        ['<C-h>'] = cmp.mapping(function()
+          if luasnip.locally_jumpable(-1) then
+            luasnip.jump(-1)
+          end
+        end, { 'i', 's' }),
+
+        -- For more advanced Luasnip keymaps (e.g. selecting choice nodes, expansion) see:
+        --    https://github.com/L3MON4D3/LuaSnip?tab=readme-ov-file#keymaps
+      },
+      sources = {
+        {
+          name = 'lazydev',
+          -- set group index to 0 to skip loading LuaLS completions as lazydev recommends it
+          group_index = 0,
+        },
+        { name = 'nvim_lsp' },
+        { name = 'luasnip' },
+        { name = 'buffer' },
+        { name = 'path' },
+      },
+
+      -- configure lspkind for VSCode like pictograms in completion menu
+      -- formatting = {
+      --   format = lspkind.cmp_format({
+      --     maxwidth = 50,
+      --     ellipsis_char = '...',
+      --   }),
+      -- },
+    }
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/nvim-tree.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/nvim-tree.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cfb8ff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/nvim-tree.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+return {
+  'nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua',
+  dependencies = 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons',
+  config = function()
+    local nvimtree = require 'nvim-tree'
+
+    -- recommended settings from nvim-tree documentation
+    vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1
+    vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1
+
+    nvimtree.setup {
+      view = {
+        width = 35,
+        relativenumber = true,
+      },
+      -- change folder arrow icons
+      renderer = {
+        indent_markers = {
+          enable = true,
+        },
+        icons = {
+          glyphs = {
+            folder = {
+              arrow_closed = '', -- arrow when folder is closed
+              arrow_open = '', -- arrow when folder is open
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      -- disable window_picker for
+      -- explorer to work well with
+      -- window splits
+      actions = {
+        open_file = {
+          window_picker = {
+            enable = false,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      filters = {
+        custom = { '.DS_Store' },
+      },
+      git = {
+        ignore = false,
+      },
+    }
+
+    -- set keymaps
+    local keymap = vim.keymap -- for conciseness
+
+    keymap.set('n', '<leader>ee', '<cmd>NvimTreeToggle<CR>', { desc = 'Toggle file explorer' }) -- toggle file explorer
+    keymap.set('n', '<leader>ef', '<cmd>NvimTreeFindFileToggle<CR>', { desc = 'Toggle file explorer on current file' }) -- toggle file explorer on current file
+    -- keymap.set('n', '<C>)', '<cmd>NvimTreeFindFileToggle<CR>', { desc = 'Toggle file explorer on current file' }) -- toggle file explorer on current file
+    keymap.set('n', '<leader>ec', '<cmd>NvimTreeCollapse<CR>', { desc = 'Collapse file explorer' }) -- collapse file explorer
+    keymap.set('n', '<leader>er', '<cmd>NvimTreeRefresh<CR>', { desc = 'Refresh file explorer' }) -- refresh file explorer
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/substitute.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/substitute.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b94a818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/substitute.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-- NOTE: Keeping this commented for now since I'm not sure of the merit of using this at this moment. I do use the `s` commad relatively frequently and I don't really do much substitutions
+return {}
+
+-- return {
+--   "gbprod/substitute.nvim",
+--   event = { "BufReadPre", "BufNewFile" },
+--   config = function()
+--     local substitute = require("substitute")
+--
+--     substitute.setup()
+--
+--     -- set keymaps
+--     local keymap = vim.keymap -- for conciseness
+--
+--     vim.keymap.set("n", "s", substitute.operator, { desc = "Substitute with motion" })
+--     vim.keymap.set("n", "ss", substitute.line, { desc = "Substitute line" })
+--     vim.keymap.set("n", "S", substitute.eol, { desc = "Substitute to end of line" })
+--     vim.keymap.set("x", "s", substitute.visual, { desc = "Substitute in visual mode" })
+--   end,
+-- }
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/surround.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/surround.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ea9a1af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/surround.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+return {
+  'kylechui/nvim-surround',
+  event = { 'BufReadPre', 'BufNewFile' },
+  version = '*', -- Use for stability; omit to use `main` branch for the latest features
+  config = true,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/telescope.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/telescope.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03ce6645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/telescope.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+-- NOTE: Plugins can specify dependencies.
+--
+-- The dependencies are proper plugin specifications as well - anything
+-- you do for a plugin at the top level, you can do for a dependency.
+--
+-- Use the `dependencies` key to specify the dependencies of a particular plugin
+
+return { -- Fuzzy Finder (files, lsp, etc)
+  'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
+  event = 'VimEnter',
+  branch = '0.1.x',
+  dependencies = {
+    'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim',
+    { -- If encountering errors, see telescope-fzf-native README for installation instructions
+      'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim',
+
+      -- `build` is used to run some command when the plugin is installed/updated.
+      -- This is only run then, not every time Neovim starts up.
+      build = 'make',
+
+      -- `cond` is a condition used to determine whether this plugin should be
+      -- installed and loaded.
+      cond = function()
+        return vim.fn.executable 'make' == 1
+      end,
+    },
+    { 'nvim-telescope/telescope-ui-select.nvim' },
+
+    -- Useful for getting pretty icons, but requires a Nerd Font.
+    { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons', enabled = vim.g.have_nerd_font },
+    'folke/todo-comments.nvim',
+  },
+  config = function()
+    -- Telescope is a fuzzy finder that comes with a lot of different things that
+    -- it can fuzzy find! It's more than just a "file finder", it can search
+    -- many different aspects of Neovim, your workspace, LSP, and more!
+    --
+    -- The easiest way to use Telescope, is to start by doing something like:
+    --  :Telescope help_tags
+    --
+    -- After running this command, a window will open up and you're able to
+    -- type in the prompt window. You'll see a list of `help_tags` options and
+    -- a corresponding preview of the help.
+    --
+    -- Two important keymaps to use while in Telescope are:
+    --  - Insert mode: <c-/>
+    --  - Normal mode: ?
+    --
+    -- This opens a window that shows you all of the keymaps for the current
+    -- Telescope picker. This is really useful to discover what Telescope can
+    -- do as well as how to actually do it!
+
+    -- [[ Configure Telescope ]]
+    -- See `:help telescope` and `:help telescope.setup()`
+    local telescope = require 'telescope'
+    local actions = require 'telescope.actions'
+    telescope.setup {
+      -- You can put your default mappings / updates / etc. in here
+      --  All the info you're looking for is in `:help telescope.setup()`
+      --
+      defaults = {
+        mappings = {
+          i = {
+            ['<C-k>'] = actions.move_selection_previous,
+            ['<C-j>'] = actions.move_selection_next,
+            ['<C-q>'] = actions.send_selected_to_qflist + actions.open_qflist,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      -- pickers = {}
+      extensions = {
+        ['ui-select'] = {
+          require('telescope.themes').get_dropdown(),
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    -- Enable Telescope extensions if they are installed
+    pcall(require('telescope').load_extension, 'fzf')
+    pcall(require('telescope').load_extension, 'ui-select')
+
+    -- See `:help telescope.builtin`
+    local builtin = require 'telescope.builtin'
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>s-', builtin.help_tags, { desc = '[S]earch [-]Help' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sk', builtin.keymaps, { desc = '[S]earch [K]eymaps' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sf', builtin.find_files, { desc = '[S]earch [F]iles in the cwd' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>ss', builtin.builtin, { desc = '[S]earch [S]elect Telescope' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sw', builtin.grep_string, { desc = '[S]earch current [W]ord under cursor in cwd' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sg', builtin.live_grep, { desc = '[S]earch by [G]rep in cwd' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sd', builtin.diagnostics, { desc = '[S]earch [D]iagnostics' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sr', builtin.resume, { desc = '[S]earch [R]esume' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>s.', builtin.oldfiles, { desc = '[S]earch Recent Files ("." for repeat)' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader><leader>', builtin.buffers, { desc = '[ ] Find existing buffers' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>st', '<cmd>TodoTelescope<cr>', { desc = '[S]earch [T]odos' })
+
+    -- set keymaps. Keymaps can be set a slightly different way also besides using the `builtin` function
+    -- vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>ff', '<cmd>Telescope find_files<cr>', { desc = 'Fuzzy find files in cwd' })
+    -- vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>fr', '<cmd>Telescope oldfiles<cr>', { desc = 'Fuzzy find recent files' })
+    -- vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>fs', '<cmd>Telescope live_grep<cr>', { desc = 'Find string in cwd' })
+    -- vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>fc', '<cmd>Telescope grep_string<cr>', { desc = 'Find string under cursor in cwd' })
+
+    -- Slightly advanced example of overriding default behavior and theme
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>/', function()
+      -- You can pass additional configuration to Telescope to change the theme, layout, etc.
+      builtin.current_buffer_fuzzy_find(require('telescope.themes').get_dropdown {
+        winblend = 10,
+        previewer = false,
+      })
+    end, { desc = '[/] Fuzzily search in current buffer' })
+
+    -- It's also possible to pass additional configuration options.
+    --  See `:help telescope.builtin.live_grep()` for information about particular keys
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>s/', function()
+      builtin.live_grep {
+        grep_open_files = true,
+        prompt_title = 'Live Grep in Open Files',
+      }
+    end, { desc = '[S]earch [/] in Open Files' })
+
+    -- Shortcut for searching your Neovim configuration files
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sn', function()
+      builtin.find_files { cwd = vim.fn.stdpath 'config' }
+    end, { desc = '[S]earch [N]eovim files' })
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/todo-comments.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/todo-comments.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcd50c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/todo-comments.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-- Highlight todo, notes, etc in comments
+return {
+  'folke/todo-comments.nvim',
+  event = 'VimEnter',
+  dependencies = { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' },
+  opts = { signs = false },
+  config = function()
+    local todo_comments = require 'todo-comments'
+
+    -- set keymaps
+    local keymap = vim.keymap -- for conciseness
+
+    keymap.set('n', '[t', function()
+      todo_comments.jump_next()
+    end, { desc = 'Next todo comment' })
+
+    keymap.set('n', ']t', function()
+      todo_comments.jump_prev()
+    end, { desc = 'Previous todo comment' })
+
+    todo_comments.setup()
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/treesitter.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/treesitter.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..771b393f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/treesitter.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+return { -- Highlight, edit, and navigate code
+  'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',
+  event = { 'BufReadPre', 'BufNewFile' },
+  build = ':TSUpdate',
+  dependencies = {
+    'windwp/nvim-ts-autotag',
+  },
+  main = 'nvim-treesitter.configs', -- Sets main module to use for opts
+  -- [[ Configure Treesitter ]] See `:help nvim-treesitter`
+  opts = {
+    ensure_installed = {
+      'bash',
+      'c',
+      'diff',
+      'lua',
+      'luadoc',
+      'markdown',
+      'markdown_inline',
+      'query',
+      'vim',
+      'vimdoc',
+      'go',
+      'gomod',
+      'gosum',
+      'helm',
+      'http',
+      'json',
+      'java',
+      'jq',
+      'javascript',
+      'typescript',
+      'tsx',
+      'yaml',
+      'html',
+      'pem',
+      'perl',
+      'proto',
+      'python',
+      'rust',
+      'scss',
+      'sql',
+      'ssh_config',
+      'terraform',
+      'tmux',
+      'make',
+      'css',
+      'graphql',
+      'svelte',
+      'bash',
+      'dockerfile',
+      'gitignore',
+      'git_config',
+      'git_rebase',
+      'gitcommit',
+      'query',
+      'csv',
+    },
+    -- Autoinstall languages that are not installed
+    auto_install = true,
+    highlight = {
+      enable = true,
+      -- Some languages depend on vim's regex highlighting system (such as Ruby) for indent rules.
+      --  If you are experiencing weird indenting issues, add the language to
+      --  the list of additional_vim_regex_highlighting and disabled languages for indent.
+      additional_vim_regex_highlighting = { 'ruby' },
+    },
+    indent = { enable = true, disable = { 'ruby' } },
+
+    -- enable auto tagging
+    autotag = {
+      enabled = true,
+    },
+
+    incremental_selection = {
+      enable = true,
+      keymaps = {
+        init_selection = '<C-space>',
+        node_incremental = '<C-space>',
+        scope_incremental = false,
+        node_decremental = '<bs>',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  -- There are additional nvim-treesitter modules that you can use to interact
+  -- with nvim-treesitter. You should go explore a few and see what interests you:
+  --
+  --    - Incremental selection: Included, see `:help nvim-treesitter-incremental-selection-mod`
+  --    - Show your current context: https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-context
+  --    - Treesitter + textobjects: https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-textobjects
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/trouble.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/trouble.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4bfb25c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/trouble.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+return {
+  'folke/trouble.nvim',
+  dependencies = { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons', 'folke/todo-comments.nvim' },
+  opts = {
+    focus = true,
+  },
+  cmd = 'Trouble',
+  keys = {
+    { '<leader>xw', '<cmd>Trouble diagnostics toggle<CR>', desc = 'Open trouble workspace diagnostics' },
+    { '<leader>xd', '<cmd>Trouble diagnostics toggle filter.buf=0<CR>', desc = 'Open trouble document diagnostics' },
+    { '<leader>xq', '<cmd>Trouble quickfix toggle<CR>', desc = 'Open trouble quickfix list' },
+    { '<leader>xl', '<cmd>Trouble loclist toggle<CR>', desc = 'Open trouble location list' },
+    { '<leader>xt', '<cmd>Trouble todo toggle<CR>', desc = 'Open todos in trouble' },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/vim-maximizer.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/vim-maximizer.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84604ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/vim-maximizer.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+return {
+  'szw/vim-maximizer',
+  keys = {
+    { '<leader>sm', '<cmd>MaximizerToggle<CR>', desc = 'Maximize/minimize a split' },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/rakshit/plugins/which-key.lua b/lua/rakshit/plugins/which-key.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52af66fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rakshit/plugins/which-key.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+-- NOTE: Plugins can also be configured to run Lua code when they are loaded.
+--
+-- This is often very useful to both group configuration, as well as handle
+-- lazy loading plugins that don't need to be loaded immediately at startup.
+--
+-- For example, in the following configuration, we use:
+--  event = 'VimEnter'
+--
+-- which loads which-key before all the UI elements are loaded. Events can be
+-- normal autocommands events (`:help autocmd-events`).
+--
+-- Then, because we use the `config` key, the configuration only runs
+-- after the plugin has been loaded:
+--  config = function() ... end
+
+return { -- Useful plugin to show you pending keybinds.
+  'folke/which-key.nvim',
+  -- event = 'VimEnter', -- Sets the loading event to 'VimEnter'
+  event = 'VeryLazy', -- Sets the loading event to 'VimEnter'
+  opts = {
+    icons = {
+      -- set icon mappings to true if you have a Nerd Font
+      mappings = vim.g.have_nerd_font,
+      -- If you are using a Nerd Font: set icons.keys to an empty table which will use the
+      -- default whick-key.nvim defined Nerd Font icons, otherwise define a string table
+      keys = vim.g.have_nerd_font and {} or {
+        Up = '<Up> ',
+        Down = '<Down> ',
+        Left = '<Left> ',
+        Right = '<Right> ',
+        C = '<C-…> ',
+        M = '<M-…> ',
+        D = '<D-…> ',
+        S = '<S-…> ',
+        CR = '<CR> ',
+        Esc = '<Esc> ',
+        ScrollWheelDown = '<ScrollWheelDown> ',
+        ScrollWheelUp = '<ScrollWheelUp> ',
+        NL = '<NL> ',
+        BS = '<BS> ',
+        Space = '<Space> ',
+        Tab = '<Tab> ',
+        F1 = '<F1>',
+        F2 = '<F2>',
+        F3 = '<F3>',
+        F4 = '<F4>',
+        F5 = '<F5>',
+        F6 = '<F6>',
+        F7 = '<F7>',
+        F8 = '<F8>',
+        F9 = '<F9>',
+        F10 = '<F10>',
+        F11 = '<F11>',
+        F12 = '<F12>',
+      },
+    },
+
+    -- Document existing key chains
+    spec = {
+      { '<leader>c', group = '[C]ode', mode = { 'n', 'x' } },
+      { '<leader>d', group = '[D]ocument' },
+      { '<leader>r', group = '[R]ename' },
+      { '<leader>s', group = '[S]earch' },
+      { '<leader>w', group = '[W]orkspace' },
+      { '<leader>t', group = '[T]oggle' },
+      { '<leader>h', group = 'Git [H]unk', mode = { 'n', 'v' } },
+    },
+  },
+}