About Me
Academic journey, interests & life outside the lab
Academic Timeline
This is what I like about photographs. They're proof that once, even if just for a heartbeat, everything was perfect.
Photography
Other Interests
Travelling
Exploring new places, cultures, and landscapes.
Gurudongmar
Lake (5,430 m / 17,800 ft), Sikkim · Khardung La (5,359 m /
17,582 ft), Ladakh.
Hiking
Trails and mountains wherever I find myself.
Tungnath
(3,680 m / 12,073 ft), world's highest Shiva temple ·
Chandrashila Summit (4,000+ m / 13,123+ ft), Uttarakhand.
Reading
Personal finance, self-help, and philosophy. A mix of practical wisdom and big-picture thinking.
Anime
From political thrillers and philosophical dystopias to epic shonen — a long-standing habit that shows no signs of stopping.
Writing
Why Shinya Kogami?
"There's a version of a researcher's life that makes it into papers — clean, formatted, citable. Then there's everything else. This is where I write that version."
A New Chapter, Somehow
People do postdocs. Nobody pays this kind of price.
Kuch Hote Hain Jo Research Ke Lie Bane Hain
Good people are there. You just need to keep looking for them.
The First Mirror
Passion dies with time. What keeps you going is discipline. What helps you win is ego.
What Hobbies Were For
At 18 they were fun. At 22 they were a choice. At 24 they were survival.