And now I dream / Of a white hospital, and apple trees, / [A white sheet at my chin / A white doctor looking down at me / A white nurse standing at my feet, / Her wings stirring. And there they stayed. / But mother came and beckoned me to come - / And flew away ...] -Arseni Tarkovsky I am a first year graduate student at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay. I completed my undergraduation at Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. I am interested in geometry and topology. ©