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Manimandapam and Kanchipuram Silk

During my (short) summer trip to India, got to visit Manimandapam, samadhi (resting place) of the late Kanchi Shankaracharya. A fantastic work of architecture. Refreshingly cool inside (natural AC) amidst the blazing heat outside.

A visit to the Gosala outside the temple.

And got to go sari shopping in Kanchipuram (famous for silk) with my Kapil Maama and Anu Maami for my cousin Ved's Poonal.

Got to see the mill where they handweave all the saris. And they use punch cards to feed in the patterns.

Grad School News - Student Spotlight

https://wp0.vanderbilt.edu/gradschool-blog/2022/05/17/may-2022-student-spotlights/

Hari Srinivasan; an incoming Ph.D. student in neuroscience– , has been named to the 2022 cohort of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship Program for New Americans. This merit-based graduate award for immigrants and children of immigrants provides 30 fellows annually with up to $90,000 in funding to support their graduate studies. The 2022 cohort was chosen from a pool of more than 1,800 applicants on the basis of their potential to make significant contributions to the United States. Congratulations Hari!

Haas Scholar Photoshoot

Over the years I've seen students posing for with their grad gear at different locations on campus.

I ended up in 2 photoshoots for my grad, one with my fellow Calbear David (separate post) and this one with my Haas Scholars cohort, complete with a photo of the champagne bottle shaken and opened and the look of surprise and amazement on all our faces.