from life

PhDone!

On 17th Dec 2020, during the second wave of the pandemic, I successfully defended my PhD. The defence was organized partially online in order to respect the rules put in...

Academic Fatigue?

Pretty straight forward with this title here. Is there such a thing called academic fatigue? This is a phenomenon (not really but just realised from personal experience that there could...

Working in Silence

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.  Proverbs 21:23  Warning: a lot of I’s and my’s Every person’s life is, in a way, a journey of...

Working in France

Today I complete 2 continuous years of being in France as a researcher/student. I first came to France in 2015 to do a semester in the University of Strasbourg as...

Energy levels.

This post is from an old draft. Last year this time was the most crucial time of my academic career. I had started my master thesis and had to write...

Was in India for some time

Yes, so after two consecutive years in Europe, I went back to my hometown to spend some time with my parents. I did not meet my sister this time though....

I’ll do a PhD.

March 11 2017: I’m ​thinking of asking my supervisor to let me do a PhD under his supervision. I’ve already had some sort of discussion with my group head regarding...

One year.

So it’s been quite a journey here in Germany. And it’s getting close to one year from when I actually set off from my small village in India. Last year...

Germany.

Many people have played a role in getting me here (I am in Germany right now, btw). And when I think of everything everyone has done for me, I feel I haven’t given enough in return. Phm.