The first time when I heard about the Khorana Program in mid-2018, I had no clue about it. Having a consideration apply for it when the call is open, I become busy in my master’s academic schedule. I honestly did not expect to apply for Khorana Program until a beautiful, warm day in Sep 2018
Read More“Fantasy and reality often overlap” – Walt Disney This was exactly what happened with me. I applied for the SN Bose Scholars program in October 2018. I never imagined that I would get selected. It was the second Tuesday of January 2019, an ordinary day when my phone buzzed with an email from bose@iusstf.org stating
Read More“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” ― Roy T. Bennett Yes friends, we should always choose wisely, and I am happy I did. Being a Khorana scholar was a
Read MoreIt was the second week of January and my 6th semester had just begun. My mum had come to visit me in Mohali, and I took her shopping to a mall nearby. I still remember she was in the trial room and I was waiting for her outside when my phone buzzed. I checked the
Read More“You have to Dream before your Dreams can come true” – Dr Abdul Kalam I was dreaming to go to United States since the day when I started my journey in NIT Durgapur. I had been working a lot to gain good research experience as well as to advance my career goals. Besides, I was attending seminars
Read MoreTo start with, I never expected that I would be selected as a Khorana Scholar. I still remember the notification that popped up during a class saying that I have been provisionally shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Khorana Program for Scholars 2019’. I was overwhelmed. Since it was a provisional shortlisting, I was not sure if
Read MoreIt was a chilly January evening in Delhi. I just came back from my college when an e-mail notification popped up saying that I have been selected for Khorana Scholar Program. I was on cloud nine. I quickly shared the exciting news with my parents, they were very happy and proud of me. I remember
Read MoreI still remember the day, the day I was traveling to Delhi to attend a youth forum and suddenly an email appears in my account. ‘Congratulations on being selected for the prestigious SN Bose Program read the email’, What? Is this real? at first, I couldn’t believe it and asked my friend who was sitting
Read MoreIt was January 8th, 2019 when it all started. In the evening, sitting with my bed-table in my hostel, I checked my e-mails and found that I have been provisionally shortlisted for the ‘S.N. Bose Scholars Program’. I was as excited as I was anxious to find out if there are more steps to be
Read MoreVisiting a western country while being an Indian citizen gives you a plethora of experiences that helps in building a lot of your future. USA is the only superpower in the world and is still the frontrunner when it comes to science, technology and R&D. I have a chemistry major and hence applied to one
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