During mid-terms in 4th semester, my father suffered a major heart attack back home. I had to leave campus overnight without submitting the internal assessment or attending the lab viva.
I returned two weeks later, exhausted and convinced I would get a year-back in Analog Circuits.
When I walked into Professor Gupta's office with trembling hands holding medical certificates, he didn't even look at the hospital papers. He poured me a cup of tea, asked how my father was recovering, and spent two hours on a Saturday afternoon taking my viva one-on-one.
In an academic system that often feels cold and bureaucratic, teachers like him are living angels. I never got to thank him properly without getting emotional.
