Wanderlust

“I had absolutely no clue that a degree called PhD existed until my Master’s. I was born and brought up in Malappuram district of Kerala, which is an economically backward region and hence the perception of higher studies is quite vague there. My father was a school teacher who used to force me to study; I never liked studying in school and unlike my siblings, had no interest in taking up science. I was more inclined towards geography instead and hence pursued…