I understood that you cannot underestimate the importance of your guide as a researcher

I was always inquisitive, even as a child. My family would always find me tucked in the warmth of my bed, silently reading a book. My interests were varied but I loved reading the most—especially books on Indian Mythology. I would call myself an imaginative and deeply contemplative child. My schooling in Kendriya Vidyalaya, a school run by the Central Government of India, was the best thing that happened to me.