In my family, as in most middle-class Indian families I knew when I was growing up, science and mathematics were held in awe.
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Both my parents instilled an interest in science and mathematics.
I was fortunate to grow up in a middle-class home with two hardworking parents who enjoyed both reading and mathematics.
From my earliest days, I was fascinated by science.
My childhood and adolescence were filled with visiting scientists from both India and abroad, many of whom would stay with us. A life of science struck me as being both interesting and particularly international in its character.
Being exposed to theory, stimulated by a basic love of concepts and mathematics, was a marvelous experience.
My family gave me the best in education.
My parents, once I made it clear to them that I wanted to do science, they were totally sympathetic.
I grew up in a small town in India, but through books I knew the world.
From my earliest days I had a passion for science.
I grew up in Cambridge in England, and my love of mathematics dates from those early childhood days.
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