Another teacher, Mrs. Mathur had quite a different style of writing. She shortened words while putting them on the blackboard with superscripts. For example, she wrote pronunciation as pronunciatN with ‘N’ in superscript replacing ‘ion’. Honestly, it's quite helpful once you get a hang of it. I have used it all my college life, taking detailed notes while my professors were talking.

In under graduation, I was in awe of Dr. Dubey. She was of retirement age but she was quick on her feet. She held her authority, got things done. She managed so much. She inspired me to multitask to the best of my ability for those four years of my life.

I reconnected with Mrs. Goyal, my art teacher from primary and middle school over Facebook during the same time. In our short conversation she told me to never give up the things I love. I started drawing again and even made a career out of art and design.

In post-graduation, I learnt to see things in perspective. Prof. Gopinath encouraged me to ask questions. To build on the whys, whats, ifs and whos. To not look at the surface, but to go beneath the layers of the onion.

Prof. Mascarenhas shared a valuable lesson about learning vs. exploitation over this quick conversation one day. While there are many learning opportunities, they must be chosen wisely. I am definitely picky about the projects I take and the people I choose to work with since then.

These are a few interactions, observations and experiences that make me who I am... some of my most important skills, habits, and even mindset. I’m sure if you look back closely enough you’ll be able to make a similar list of your own!