Today when i was showering hurriedly before heading on to the research group meeting, i had a sudden realization out of no where that i had a blog. I also remembered that it has been ages since i updated it. There was a time when i was passionate about writing and i jotted down every interesting thing in this blog but things have changed! I threw off the blogger in me and rushed to catch the bus to the campus. I...

I don’t know why i like cooking up such long titles! More than two months since i scribbled on something here and in an yet another attempt of not letting this blog die here goes the story. Five months as a graduate student and after one semester things haven’t changed much and it’s all like sailing in the same boat. After living in a city like Madras with all the hustle and bustle moving...

This part of the world is so crazy about football(American!) and the spirits of the Hokies go up like any thing during a home game. It is a shame being a Hokie and not watching a match live in the stadium(Set aside the fact that i don’t understand the game!). I got a ticket for the match against Western Kentucky which is like a minnow team and VT with four wins in a row didn’t look up WKU as a potential...