Soumen Roy

This whole thing started right here in my room at Nehru Hall. It's room B-216, nothing huge, just a typical hostel space at I.I.T. Kharagpur. Since I’m still a student, this is where Soumen Roy operates from. The walls are a bit thin and you can always hear people talking in the corridors, but it’s home for now. Kharagpur has its own pace, quite different from the big cities. Most of the work happens late at night after classes are finished and the campus finally gets a bit quiet. I’ve got my books on one side and my work stuff on the other. It gets a bit cramped sometimes when my friends come over to hang out, but we manage. Being in West Bengal, the weather gets really hot, so the fan is always running full speed. I don’t have a secretary or a lobby, just a wooden desk and a chair that squeaks a little when I move. People ask how I manage both studies and this, and honestly, I just take it one day at a time. Some weeks are slower than others. The pin code here is 721302 if anyone ever needs to send something by post. It’s a bit out of the way, but the mail eventually finds its way to Nehru Hall. I like the independence of doing my own thing from a small room. It feels real and keeps me busy between my lectures and exams.