Vidhya Subramanian

My name is Vidhya Subramanian, currently pursuing my PhD in Biomedical Devices and Technology @ IIT Madras, CMC Vellore, SCTIMST Trivandrum. Being given the liberty of following my dreams from the time I remember, have to thank my family for what I am now. I believe that when we make choices it's our responsibility to follow it through, no matter what the circumstances may be. Finding it interesting, I pursued my under graduation in Bio-Medical Engineering. Was recruited in CTS during my third year, but not interested in leaving BME, I took interest in Biomaterials and went forward with my Post graduate in Nanotechnology. An odd choice to many lookers, I still get the question why. Though I don't know how to put the answer exactly but mostly it was due to my wish to create something new. I was always interested in learning about new things but the real motivation to pursue research came during my my M.Tech dissertation tenure at CGCRI. To put it simply, I loved the feeling of working in a lab and creating something by myself. I already experimented with teaching, though I do respect my teachers a lot but found that it didn't suit my tastes so I decided to pursue my PhD.

I am pretty much straight forward. Tend to concentrate at only a few things at a
time but when I do so I give my 100% to it. The more the situation gets complicated, the more I am able to think calmly as my belief is that getting tense can never give a solution. I am quite an avid reader though I try to avoid philosophical ones. I started reading novels from my IV standard and still do that. I have a TOEFL iBT score of 110, though I believe its validity is going to end soon. I love travelling and more than that I like learning about the new cultures.

The words that inspire me most are from a poem by Robert Frost, which are

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep."

Stating that, even though at some point we may feel tired and want to rest but we
should always keep in mind our commitments and promises and keep on moving
forward. After reaching one goal, we have to decide on something better as a
goal and keep on moving and not stop until we ourselves believe that it's the final
line which can be reached.