Opposites attract

“We belonged to different departments at NIT Calicut. Amith’s roommate was my labmate and he used to come to our laboratory everyday to hang out. As Amith was working on biodegradable lubricants, he used to come to me to clear his doubts. That’s how we started talking and one fine day, he asked me out for a coffee.

We conversed about everything under the sun — our research, childhood, family, future plans. It was just a matter of…