The Rushikesh Tahakik Blog

An Idea Came to Me An idea came to me clear and simple. What if I could meet my blog readers in person ? Not online. Not through comments. But through science . You may wonder what the connection is between this idea and the title of this post. There is a connection. If I write it in a simple, mathematical way: Idea = f (VALORIZATION-2026)   What Is VALORIZATION-2026? VALORIZATION-2026 is an upcoming international conference focused on Science & Technology Integration for the Circular Economy . on 29-30 January 2026.  Organised by BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus , in collaboration with DST-SATHI , DST-PURSE , BITS-TEC , and the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) , it brings together: students and researchers industry professionals and innovators policymakers and entrepreneurs This is not just a conference. It is a platform where research meets real-world application . Why This Conference Matters to Me VALORIZATION-2026 feels different. There is space ...

When I moved to Akola to begin my PhD, I genuinely believed survival would be easy. I was wrong. What followed became one of the most mentally demanding phases of my life. To my readers, I apologize for not updating this blog for nearly two years. That silence did not come from comfort or stability—it came from struggle. This period marked a clear crisis point in my PhD journey, both intellectually and personally. Paradoxically, this phase also carried quite a few achievements. Before entering this transition, I had already published four research papers based on my earlier work. During this difficult period, I undertook my first major review article —a task that tested my patience and endurance far more than any experiment. That single review took nearly eleven months to complete. It moved slowly, stalled often, and forced me to read deeply, critically, and repeatedly. At the time, it felt like stagnation. In hindsight, it trained me to think like a scientist rather than merely ex...