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Unseen Battles: Embracing Neurodiversity in India

In our society, physical disabilities like blindness or losing a limb are often more easily recognized and accommodated. But it’s important to remember that neurodiversity-based challenges like ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, OCD, and Bipolar Disorder are just as significant and impactful. These conditions can seriously affect someone’s ability to function and thrive, even if you can’t see it. Many people mistakenly think that neurodiverse conditions are just psychological and can be overcome with a positive attitude alone. This misunderstanding misses the physiological basis of these conditions and the huge impact they have on daily life. Living with a neurodiverse condition can be incredibly challenging. Just like physical disabilities can limit mobility and independence, neurodiverse conditions can mess with cognitive processes,...

Mental Health Neurodiversity Social Issues India
3 min read 405 words
Year One at IIT: Surviving Courses, Research & Self-Doubt

Hello friends, welcome back to my blog. I did promise I would be regular, but I could not for the last 4 months and there are reasons for that. I was heavily loaded with the first two semesters of coursework. I went through 7 advanced postgraduate level courses in the last 11 months and it was truly a heavy learning experience. Though there was not much of personal space, but I still enjoyed this upgradation of my skills and exposure in computer science. This came to my mind that, I should share some of these experiences so that, those who aspire to undergo an M.S. or an M.Tech. or a Ph.D. program, would get a decent idea of what it...

PhD IIT Academia Research
10 min read 1891 words
First Semester at IIT: A Survival Guide for Grad Students

Hello friends! In this blog post, I am going to share you some simple tips for doing well in the first semester of an IIT level postgraduate program. This might apply to many other universities, but since the load in IITs is a notch higher than most universities, I strongly recommend these at least in the IITs and IISc. Also, these tips are specific to postgraduate students i.e. M.S., M.Tech. and Ph.D. students. When people join for a postgraduate program, they might not be as fresh and energetic as the undergraduates, how am I saying so??? Personal experiences… Just trust me!!! And, I do feel that the B.Tech. students do take a lot more load than most postgraduate students, and...

Education IIT Academia Study Tips
7 min read 1380 words