Living in India gave me ample opportunity to taste diversity in myriad ways. I lived a traveler’s life because my father was in the Air Force, which required us to constantly change cities. I have changed half a dozen schools before finally, graduating. This remains a fond and vivid experience where I lived with people from diverse cultural backgrounds ranging from the Kannada Brahmins of Southern India to the tribal people of Nagaland in Far East. Adventure sports in the Himalayan range coupled with the camel rides in Thar desert and folk music in my colorful home state of Rajasthan has diversified my experiences. This has contributed to my aesthetic growth and come in handy as I use theories and patterns from varied fields in my cross domain work.
I like to interact with people from different cities; countries even and make memorable experiences with them. I learned German for three years and would like to practice it more often. Being a member of the Indo-German Society, Jaipur expanded my understanding of cross-cultural barriers. Truth be told, I learned that there are no barriers; people want to love, learn and share with others. Northwestern University has a diverse cross cultural student populace which would give me an opportunity to learn and explore beyond research.
Interaction with fellow students and researchers from diverse academic and cultural backgrounds occupied a large part of my life, helping me multifariously. During some recent research projects, my multidisciplinary background enabled me to help others with concepts from fields I knew, while discussions with them helped me develop ideas. Working in a large group where a biologist fabricates electrical devices and a materials scientist performs immunological as...
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...aipur. Here, I was a part of the extremely diverse group of people where underprivileged people from far off villages consorted with those from affluent families and worked together.
Having lived more than three quarters of my life surrounded by Air Force protocol, I learned how to lead a disciplined life and this has helped me in all my endeavors. Also, playing cricket at the university level taught me sportsmanship, empathy and accepting defeat. These traits have helped me remain calm and perform well under pressure.
Along with my independent studies, coursework and projects, interaction with leading scientists at national and international seminars, conferences and workshops have shaped my decision of pursuing interdisciplinary research. I’m convinced that this is the best way of utilizing my learning in the life to come.
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