To my Princess

Hi Sweetheart, I have an exciting news to share with you. Last Friday I gave my first talk in my PhD journey. And thankfully it went pretty well. I almost messed it up. But don't know how I get lucky every time to avoid the mishaps. So you might be knowing that your dad has a habit of keeping things for the last minute. And that brings trouble. Honestly, I have no idea why I do this. This is one of many reasons why she used to be mad at me. Nevertheless I have not changed. But now I think it is very important to build a schedule. Otherwise it would be very difficult for me to balance graduate curriculum. I feel that there is a separate kind of joy in not going with a plan. You face things more raw. And excitement comes with that only. I believe happiness lies in the little things like a short trip with friends, solving a math equation that you are stuck at long, building something etc. But with time, dear, I have realised that one needs to plan their routine too. What I would sugge...

Hi Sweetheart, A big sorry for not writing you for a while. But I missed you too. How are you doing dear? A lot has changed for me over past few months. I have loads to tell you. I have moved to West Lafayette and started my PhD this August. Right now I am sitting in my desk at home and writing you. I have realised that home is not a place, rather a feeling or maybe the peoples who make it what it is. I miss my people out there in India, I really do. I miss calling Debrup and going out for a short bike ride. I miss my addas with Shamik. I miss Sohom and his intense discussions. I miss my colleagues, specially Chandrachur daa. I miss casual outings. I miss lots of things I used to feel at blink there. Last one year has taught me how to be happy alone and I thought I did well. But yes, I have to agree I was lucky enough to have those people in my life. Those were the hardest days of my life and they stood by my side unconditionally. They cheered me up when I felt low, the celebrated ...