I am Sarthak (he/him) and I recently completed my Master’s in Math from IIT Gandhinagar.
Previously, in my undergrad days, I was a physics major at St. Stehphen’s College. There, I took some pure math electives and had my first brush with real math. I immediately knew that the precision and rigor that math provided would be my solace. This led to my physics-to-math switch in 2021, and it was one of the most happy (and dichotomously, tumultuous) decisions I ever made.
Since then, I have eventually fallen for almost every kind of math that has crossed my path so far, sometimes surprisingly (for instance, algebraic topology). Nevertheless, I have enjoyed the “analytical” side of math a bit more than its “algebraic” side, and that could be due to my physics roots—real, complex and functional analyses all hold special places in my heart. (Indeed, during my physics days, doing functional analysis rigorously (for QM) had been a goal.) I also enjoy logic, and hold great respect for constructivists.
Apart from doing math, my other observable states include playing piano, learning Italian, and crocheting.