It has been an interesting year academically, and it is finally over. The MPM 2015,  diploma students have returned home, while the MPM 2016 students are now busy collecting data for their summer project and working on their projects. The MPM 2015 students defended their dissertations and have left. There were eight defenses this year. It was a culmination of two years work. It is now time for me to do some writing, and prepare for the two programs that I have accepted for summer, one in Bangalore and the other in Goa. It will also give me some time for myself.