other than the Former President of India, Late, Shree APJ Abdul Kalaaam, who complimented her and asked her in chaste Tamil, on stage, “Are you the only girl
participant in the entire competition in Kerala, where women outnumber men in terms of absolute population”!

Destiny

Now, let us see how destiny has its own scheme of things. As the saying goes, “Man Proposes, God Disposes”, Aiswarya, with her dream of becoming a Physicist, Astronomer or a Scientist, who topped the school in her 12th Examination by achieving the second highest mark, with distinction, was now left in a quandary. Although, she had 85- 91% marks in Mathematics, Science and Language in that order, nevertheless, her passion for language became a nemesis for her future ambition of becoming another Kalpana Chawla. Whatas well, out of which MT Vasudevan Nair had pursued his Undergraduate studies in Science in this very same college. Other prominent
personalities who were old students of this prestigious college, named after the then Queen of England by that name – The best part is that the Queen had visited this college, which celebrated the centenary few years back – Metro Man Sridharan, TN Seshan, EMS Namboodiripad and others.

So, when her single point agenda of joining Victoria College, come what may, along with her passionate subject, Malayalam, which she scored full marks chartered a new path for her to tread. Rightly so, she absolved her ambition of becoming a scientist and happily joined the college opting Malayalam Literature. Right from Class V to XII, she had amassed innumerable