Thank you, Ma’am! It feels absolutely amazing to be a part of this incredible group of people.

I was honestly very excited and I met amazing people at the event held in Delhi where I was presented with an award from the education minister. This is one of the best things that has happened to me and this is the kind of thing that I will tell my children one day!

I’m particularly captivated by two branches of physics: quantum mechanics, which explores the behaviours of subatomic particles, including perplexing phenomena like quantum superposition, where particles exist in multiple states simultaneously, and quantum entanglement, where particles can instantaneously influence each other, regardless of distance. These phenomena challenge the very foundations of our understanding of reality, and I find them incredibly intriguing. General Relativity, a theory that reshaped our comprehension of gravity, also captivates my imagination. Albert Einstein’s visionary leaps in conceptualizing gravity as the bending of space-time are awe-inspiring. The notion that massive objects warp the fabric of space-time itself, causing the gravitational force, is a profound idea that revolutionized our understanding of the universe.

Pure mathematics holds a special place in my heart due to its abstract nature and its ability to construct complex theories from fundamental axioms. What’s truly astonishing is the deep interplay between pure mathematics and physics. Although pure math appears detached from the physical world, it plays a vital role in developing theories like General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. The act of posing and solving mathematical questions has led to critical insights that underpin advancements in physics. Surprisingly, the act of asking questions and answering them actually leads us to structures in pure math that even though they supposedly have nothing to do with the physical world, in fact, have been crucial to developments in physics and especially fundamental physics like General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. They really highlight the importance of pure math in the real world, which is often understated.

Computer programming serves as a bridge between abstract theories and real-world applications. It’s immensely exciting to witness how logic and algorithms manifest as tangible solutions. Among my AI projects, I’ve developed a clothing recognition AI that can identify various clothing items from images and a sentiment analysis AI capable of determining the positivity or negativity of English statements. I have plans on making bigger projects on AI, like one that can make music on its own, one that can look into your past history of ordered food to help you decide what to order, one that can lip sync and figure out what the person is saying without any audio input.

One of my earlier projects involved creating a binary calculator, a successful venture that added numbers in binary format. I also ventured into drone development, and while my initial design took only three days to build, it faced significant challenges, particularly in terms of stabilization. An expert from IIT Bombay pointed out that achieving stable flight would require more complex coding and design adjustments than initially anticipated.

I was part of a collaborative effort to develop a line follower robot. Our dedicated team included members Raghav Goyal, Akepati Sriya, Sara Mukherjee, and Vishwaajith. We worked collectively to design a robot that could autonomously follow a predefined path.

My dad has always supported me mentally. In all of my pursuits, academic or non-academic, he was a very supportive and important figure in my life.

Whenever I watched channels on YouTube like Veritasium, Vsauce, PBS Space Time, and Physics Girl – they really enhanced my curiosity and interest in math, physics, and science in general and were an integral part of me becoming what I am today.

I don’t have any concrete plans for the future. I could either launch a start-up or I could pursue further studies. I am very interested in researching math and physics. So for my PG, I might join a foreign college too. Right now I’m mainly focused on learning and enhancing my skills.