Odyssey into the Unknown Domain of Data – Bhabani Shankar Samal
Coming from a background unlike that of what one would assume to have an interest in Data Science, Bhabani Shankar Samal simply took a leap of faith hinged on a belief that it would take him to places he did not have faith he could. That belief came from an online platform where he stumbled…
Beyond the Breadboard: The Sayantan De Story
Sometimes, the opportunity you’re searching for doesn’t arrive in an examination hall. It arrives in your inbox. Sayantan De had cleared JEE Main but narrowly missed qualifying for JEE Advanced. Like countless engineering aspirants across the country, he accepted the outcome and moved forward, enrolling in the Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering programme at Jadavpur University….
Close to Home: The Yash Kumar Dubey Story
Every ambition asks for something in return. More often than not, it asks us to leave home. Yash Kumar Dubey wasn’t ready to make that trade. He has a younger sister, four years old, and he knew there would come a time when work would almost certainly take him elsewhere. There would be jobs in…
The Long Arithmetic of Success ft. Prashasti Sarraf
Success usually arrives in milestones: an examination cleared, a rank secured, a degree completed. For Prashasti Sarraf, it appears instead as a habit, repeated so consistently that individual achievements begin to lose their ability to surprise. ICSE AIR 5. ISC AIR 7. St. Stephen’s College. IIT Madras BS Degree. Academic distinctions, TA roles, research initiatives…
Abroad from The Mathematical Airport – Sarath Sai
The passion for a subject is oftentimes the key to open doors to a broader world, and Sarath Sai knew exactly that. From being unable to take Aerospace Engineering due to eligibility criteria to falling back on a Bachelor’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in his home-state of Andhra Pradesh at JNTU, he…
A Pamphlet, A Path: The Aathi Sankar Story
Most stories begin with a decision. This one began with a leaflet. Someone pressed it into Aathi Sankar’s hand outside a JEE Advanced examination centre. It looked no different from the dozens of flyers routinely distributed to students. But he kept it. He knew little of Data Science then, harboured no five-year blueprint, no smouldering…
A Story of Defense and Freedom – Prachi Trivedi
Everyone has felt the suffocation of being stuck in the cyclical routine of 9 to 5, how it clips one’s wings and relegates them to mindless tasks. Prachi Trivedi found herself at the edge of entering such a world and could only imagine the color that would be lost should she choose such a route….
From Questioning Systems to Building Them Better – Sayan Ghosh
The race of entrance examinations hypnotizes all into a rush of academic mania, however, Sayan Ghosh asked the question many omit. Why is it necessary for someone to hone their problem solving skills through Physics and Chemistry while pursuing Computer Science? With the allure of computer games and his fascination for the grandeur and social…
From Santragachi to Staggering Solutions: The Priyangshu Bala Story
In Sanskrit, there is a word “jijñāsā” , which lives on in Hindi and Bengali as “jigyāsā” and “jiggāśā” : a restless desire to know, a curiosity so deep that English has no perfect equivalent. Priyangshu Bala might not have used that word to describe himself when he enrolled in the IIT Madras BS Degree…
Chandan Kumar : The Teacher Who Went Back to School
Chandan Kumar spent years on the other side of the classroom – chalk in hand, explaining the elegance of Physics to students preparing to crack one of the world’s most gruelling entrance exams. His goal, every single day, was to get his students into an IIT. He knew the institution well, admired it from a…
