The picture you see on your right is an old photograph of Calcutta, my hometown. A friend once lamented, "Wow, you come from Calcutta, that's so exotic! When people ask me where I come from, I've to just say, like, Minnesota." I think Minnesota is exotic.

I got my Ph.D. from Stanford in 2005. My thesis advisor was Persi Diaconis, who, as many people know, is a very interesting person. I am not that interesting.

Surprisingly, I lead a very exciting life. It's hard to explain.