Yes, Lakshmi Aunty. Yes, Komali Aunty. Yes, Chinnari Aunty. Yes, Bebi Aunty. Yes, Mom. Yes, Madhavi Aunty. Yes, Jyothi Aunty. Yes, Bharathi Aunty. Yes and Yes! Sunitha Aunty. Have I gone raving mad? Let us hope not. Got frustrated by all the yeses in the starting line? Well, imagine 20 years of answering to all obstinate my nine aunts. Being the middle-born in a big family with an Indian version of Southern Belles is my personal hell on earth. Nine aunts bent on making me a miniature version of them? That’s a glutton for punishment. Alas, my aunts bemoan for me, for fate had other ideas and I would not have it any other way.
I was 9 when I brought in the chaos into my house. It was love at first light for me (with all pun intended, of course). General Luke Skywalker (the protagonist of Star Wars) with his mighty
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A fact which is a common topic grilled over dinner, served with a side-dish of wilted Leena. It is a manly pursuit they say, not fit for a woman. Better learn to cook and sew, than to read and play. It was disaster after disaster in the kitchen and the sitting rooms, but in the class room I bloomed. Especially in Physics. Noticing my obsession with Physics, my Science teacher advised me to contemplate Science Olympiad exam conducted by OSF which I took and aced it with exemplary scores. With the same zeal, I decided I wanted to pursue engineering, so I took the entrance examinations and stepped into undergraduate studies. Believe me, when I say I caused riots and ruckus. After many threats and pleading I pursued my engineering in Electronics and Instrumentation was unexpected, but it gave me an added edge. I never believed myself to be interested by anything in particular since physics on the whole interested me. But, the moment my Optoelectronics teacher stepped in and started Quantum theory, I knew what I wanted to keep doing for the rest of my life. In short, it was a “Eureka” moment for