“It is essential that we appreciate people when they do a good job, before complaining about all the mistakes they made. That was my biggest takeaway from working in the UK, where I went for a short period after my PhD. It is a very common thing in India, even…

“I was born and brought up in a family of engineers. That and my love for Mathematics initially influenced me to pursue a BE in Electrical Engineering. During my undergraduate studies, I developed an interest in Communications and felt the need to delve more into the topic. So, instead of…

“I loved flies, but they didn’t love me back. I had bad allergies to flies during my PhD and I needed medications to keep them under some control. I initially got interested in the field of developmental biology after attending a journal club for the same where I saw beautiful…

“The journeys of Kalpana Chawla and Kiran Majumdar, in my early childhood, helped me develop an interest in science. I was an average student by convention, but keener to learn practical things. …

“I was a pretty average student in school and like most other students, I wanted to pursue medicine. I actually dreaded computer science and felt if I took it up, I would flunk in my exams. So biology was the best option for me. However, I didn’t qualify for MBBS…

“Academia is the worst place to be unhappy at. There is very little pay, long work hours and loads of failures. If you do not enjoy your work, academia is bound to get very stressful for you.” My fascination with science traces back to my childhood days when I was…

“What set me apart from most kids was my love for science, particularly mathematics, which is often considered a dreadful subject. The internet had just started coming up when I was in school, and I used to google about discoveries now and then, which streamlined me towards science. It was…

“I was initially an economics student, having done my Bachelor’s and Master’s in it from Delhi University. I taught economics there after my post-graduation for a while, during which I cracked the UPSC examination. I got through Indian Economic Service and then Police Services (IPS) but chose to work in…

“Papers are the prime currency to anyone pursuing a doctoral degree. However, some supervisors blatantly disregard the contribution of the student writing the paper and do not give them their due authorship. …