Hi, I am Bhaswati

This is my first ever blog, and I choose to write about the most dynamic six and a half years of my life. As an early career researcher, I was really excited to add a “Dr.” in front of my name. But this blog is not about that part. As they say, life is all…

When I was in school, we had a curriculum in class IX where we had to write a letter to a penfriend. The idea of a penfriend often confused me. How can someone, whom I never met, be my friend? They don’t know anything about my upbringing, my financial status, my lifestyle, my education, my…

People always say, dream big!!! But to me, dreams don’t have to be big always. As a kid, I dreamt of being able to dance gracefully. I grew up in a lower-middle-class Indian family where spending money on something on top of education needed a lot of calculations and discussions. This is probably why a…