Beyond Academics

Books

I love living vicariously through books. Here is my digital bookshelf in the recent years. (Although, I romanticise reading in a cozy coffee shop with a huge cuppa joe, in reality I am mostly consuming pages/listening to audiobooks on my commute or while waiting for my rice to get done.)

Favorites on Youtube and Podcasts

• Jason Lewis - Mind Amend (I cannot recommend this playlist enough for work)
• Huberman’s Lab - [My Scribble Notes]
• Ms Coffee Bean
• The Robot Brains Podcast
• James Hoffman

Food

In one of my past lives, I was an ardent food blogger but now as a grad student I resort to less documentation and more nourishment. Here is make-shift recipe book which hopefully some day I will clean up! (If you look closely you can locate some regional dishes from my native state in India - Odisha, passed down by my mother.)

Outdoor Runs

I love running outdoors and over the years I have increased my race distances.

• TCS 5k Majja Run, Bangalore, India, 2019 - 5km
• TCS 10k, Bangalore, India, 2020 - 10km
• Hot Chocolate Race, Chicago, USA, 2022 - 15km
• Chicago Half Marathon, Chicago, USA, 2023 - 21km

I was introduced to running by my (amazing) partner and the beautiful backdrop of IIT Madras was a positive catalyst. From then on I have been blessed with gorgeous running courses or may be you enjoy the ambiance a bit more when in motion ;)