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Take off-The First Blog

Hello readers!
I am starting to write today in a hope that I learn to document everything and weave my words correctly on the advice of a Prof at my Institute. I am a jrf at IMSc, Chennai as of now and work on membrane structure. The work is among the many which land up on the interface of Biology and Physics. I started out to be a Biology student who is now reading Physics.

I have named my blog "tishn-a-lab"  which is Urdu for thirst or dryness of lips. It is a very common phrase that you find in poems, mine being from one of Dushyant Kumar's (me gusta el)  ये शफ़क़ शाम हो रही है अब. This title is supposed to convey a couple of things. First, the craving. Being an aspirant for a career in science, you have to always push boundaries of your analytical skills, demand more from the experiment and observation. It never stops. Also, for a larger picture, if you work on one problem, you realize there is so much more that you don't know. YOU HAVE TO GET IT. NO BAIL OUT. To accept that is to commit to this job. I guess I have made a commitment.So I read and read until I sleep (goes on in a cyclic process). For now that is. Ready to do what ever it takes next.
Second, the deprivation. I am also going to use this space to vent out my thoughts on science, politics, social issues, poetry, anime etcetera etcetera. And many will agree that we have a shortage of really basic components in society and administration having which, seem pretty obvious to any logical mind. Surprisingly many of such ideas are not implemented or not even expressed. So here I am, using a faint voice, in a chorus, hoping that the chorus may be appreciated and the song shakes the conscience  of the audience. Metaphorical!! (feeding on Premchand made me this.)
 Of course, the objective is some action in the direction of betterment.

This is all for now. Hope that a few Kb document that this is, evolves into something worthwhile. I will try to write regularly to hone my writing skills.
Sayonara!

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