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From wanting to be a mathematician at school to getting interested in physics, then making the aim of becoming an astrophysicist (without knowing anything about it) thinking cosmology, astronomy, and astrophysics are the same, then slowly understanding where my interests lie, this is my ongoing (probably never-ending) journey towards understanding the fundamental structure of our universe.
By the end of my second year of IISER, I was sure I would want to be a researcher in theoretical cosmology and started to explore General Relativity. I realised I loved the mathematical formulation behind the study of our universe (Mathematical concepts such as topology, differential geometry, group theory, and representation theory are some really beautiful subjects hugely applied in theoretical physics). By the end of 5th semester (3rd-year first sem) after some exploration and talking with seniors, and professors, I realized that elementary Particle physics' was something close to the kind of work I have always been dreaming about and thus I started to explore Quantum Field theory on my own by borrowing big fat books from the library. The image of myself thinking about some grand universal theory in my head and chalking them down on a blackboard with nice equations fascinated me. At this current moment, I am somewhat inclined toward working on the intersection of Cosmology and Elementary Particle Physics. Astroparticle physics is one of the (very broad) subjects which deals with both. For my Master's thesis, I worked broadly on the topic of "Orbifold Grand Unified Theory" which is more focused on the particle-physics aspect but if mastered, can be actively utilised to explore various mysteries of the cosmos and also the dynamics and evolution of our universe.
School Days (8th-10th)
School Days (8th-10th)
Since my early school days, I have been a crazy folk. I used to watch a lot of animes, cartoons, and TV Shows and used to imagine a lot of crazy and weird stories. The idea of being not alone in the entire universe, the interconnectedness of space and time, black holes, warm wholes, mystical powers, and many other things fascinated me, Being a little ahead in mathematics (and perhaps physics) from my peers during my middle school days gave me the motivation to pursue mathematics because somewhere I heard, mathematics is the true language of the universe, and that seemed too cool for me. Well till class 10th, even though I spent most of my time playing football, and thinking about crazy stories, I did well in my 10th Boards examinations (2017). By my 10th I got to know about IISERs (IISc and ISI as well), and thus from that time only it was a dream to be in IISER.
2016 (10th class)
2018 (12th Class)
The transition (11th-12th)
The transition (11th-12th)
Surprisingly I was doing very well in my early days of 11th (academically) and physics became my new favorite subject. I loved how nicely simple as well as complex mathematical formulations could describe natural phenomena. I was always looking forward to Weekends on my 11th because on those days, I could study the subjects just for the sake of understanding the concepts without caring about homeworks and class tests. I did decent in my 11th but then the rat race of entrances began. I got overwhelmed by my peers who were preparing for several entrances (medical or engineering) and I was only focusing on boards. A lot of things happened during my 12th, which took a toll on my mental health, and that affected very much on my academics and I was scared. I gave up on all other entrances apart from IAT 2019. With my deliberate effort to get a respectful mark in 12th Boards (2019), I ended up scoring more than I expected, and after a long long depressive period, I got the offer letter from IISER (announcement of my seat allotment)
2020
(2nd Year)
2023
(4th Year)
2024
(5th Year-End)
2025 @ IIT-K
My MS-thesis on Orbifold GUT (focusing on Neutron-Antineutron Oscillation) introduced me to various Physics beyond the Standard Model (of Particle Physics), and further, the limitations of our Standard Model, for example, the observed tiny mass of the neutrino(s), the observed baryon-asymmetry (matter-antimatter asymmetry) of our universe, and the existence of the Dark-Matter. These problems are intertwined with the structure and the evolution of our universe, and I developed a keen interest to understand the connection between the fundamental structure of our nature and the dynamics of our universe, making use of Additional Particles (Fields).
Recently, a lot of development has been done on probing Physics Beyond the Standard Model in the Early Universe through the Gravitational Waves.
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