Mahe's Cosmos Champions

 A journey from having 3 backs to bagging an internship I was pursuing B.Tech from VIT Chennai and Maheswari mam was my HOD during the year 2022-23. By the time, she became my HOD, I already had 3 back papers.  So, one morning, I received a text from mam that I have to go and meet her in the office. I was scared yet curious as the text never mentioned the reason I was called.  Well, the moment I entered her office, a warm smile welcomed me.  She and I started to talk about my family, about me, my interest and then she started to talk about my academia. In the beginning, I was hesitant to tell her anything but she comforted me well to talk it all out. I thought, she might scold me but to my surprise, she carved a very positive image in my mind out of the dark academic life of mine. I felt belonged and heard that day. Later in the months, I had a knee fracture and VIT is pretty strict when it comes to attendance. She was the first person who popped in my mind who can ...

Dear Reader!!  In the midst of academic turbulence, I was fortunate enough to cross paths with a seasoned mentor (Maheswari Mam) , someone whose passion for the subject matter was only surpassed by their commitment to nurturing students. Since my schooling, I have been a bright student and have always dreamt big but there was a sudden decline in my academic career in 12th std. I was admitted late to the college about a month due to me being hospitalized and so I could not attend classes during covid period.  I was not able to focus on my studies and started to lose my temper everytime. During that phase I was diagnosed with epilepsy. When I entered college (VIT Chennai) I was not very sure that how things would fall into place but it first started off with ma'am as she helped me to first take up my exams despite being on very low academic requirements. I did well in the first 1st and 2nd semesters of my college but after that things changed again as my illness was provoked due...