🎙️ From South Point to Professor at UMD – Meet Sanghamitra Dutta! 🎓📚 In this episode, I chat with Sanghamitra Dutta, now an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland College Park, about her incredible journey from South Point School in Kolkata to the world of academia. 🏫 📚 Math Lover & School Days: Sanghamitra shares how she grew up loving Maths and embracing the competitive culture at her school, all while enjoying her favorite chicken curry! 🍛 🚴♀️ First Day Struggles at IIT: She reminisces about her first day at IIT, carrying heavy bags and learning to cycle around campus. Sanghamitra also talks about her deep involvement with the Bengali Dramatics Society and teaching kids through NSS. 🎭 💼 Placement Advice: She offers valuable placement tips for navigating that stressful season at IIT and shares her reasons for choosing academia over industry. 👩🏫 Life as a Professor: Sanghamitra dives into her daily life as a professor, offering insights into the academic world and why it was her calling. ❤️ Finding Love at IIT: She fondly talks about her relationship with Sandeep, whom she met during her time at IIT, and how they’ve built a beautiful life together. This episode is packed with career advice, personal stories, and reflections on life in academia! Sanghamitra's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanghamitra-dutta-b2938852/ Sanghamitra's Twitter - https://x.com/Sangha26Dutta Sanghamitra's Profile - https://sites.google.com/site/sanghamitraweb/ Sanghamitra's Lecture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNqeIe85pf8 👉 Like, Subscribe, and Share for more inspiring stories like Sanghamitra’s! 🔔 #iitjourney #professorlife #mathlover #iitjee #iitjeepreparation #podcastlife #inspiringstories #iitjeemotivation Chapters: 0:00 Teaser 0:23 Introduction - Sanghamitra Dutta 2:01 Life Before IIT as a Student 5:04 South Point School and Schooling Culture in Kolkata 10:10 IIT Preparation with Coaching Institutes 12:53 IIT Exam Day Experience 15:14 Fish Curry Story 15:51 IIT Result Day Experience 18:04 Life at IIT - First Day Struggles 23:41 IIT Culture 26:29 Illu and Rangoli 28:14 Role of BTDS 30:32 NSS Stories 34:50 Navigating Coursework and Lab Experiences 37:26 Placement Season 32:25 Life after IIT 39:30 Life after IIT - Choosing Academia over Industry 40:43 Pivoting to Product Management 43:25 How to Study under Prof. Sanghamitra 44:23 Most Cherished aspects of IIT 45:04 Advice for IIT Aspirants 47:40 Rapid Fire 52:13 Outro
