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Find out more about Rupali

• Tell us more about your subject. How did you develop an interest in this field?

  Being a science student, I used to read mostly Physics and Math related study material. I have a C++ course in my bachelors, but never read extra books related to computer subjects. I started learning python as a necessity during my M.Sc. project work. Then, I feel it was easy to learn and implement as well as help in grasping the concepts. Additionally, it can be used in diverse areas. I read a lot of books and took python programming courses during IIT coursework. Now, I am doing research problems based on python along with tutoring students.

• What or who is the motivation behind you choosing to teach & why?

  I figured out python is important in every field, for instance, web development, game development frameworks based on python, scientific computing libraries like Numpy, and Scipy, Data analysis, etc. So, students should learn at least the basics of python, even if they don't want to pursue web or game development as a career. As they can solve maths problems and visualize the problems through plotting. That's why I started teaching python because now it's necessary for students to at least know one language and many students are developing a good knowledge of python at a very early stage.

• How does your work help society?

  Now, technology is changing the world. If we want to help society, we need to know exactly how we can implement them in our daily lives. So, working on a variety of problems gives students a glimpse of their mindset, and how exactly they can help society and lead the world.

• If you had to think of a role model for your work, who do you think of & why?

  I have opted for science guided by one of my physics teachers (Jagtar Sir) in school. He is my role model for physics because he not only has a strong grasp of the implementation of scientific ideas, but he is also very kind. Being a curious student of physics and maths, I used to ask him many questions. I always get very satisfactory answers to my questions. For the python subject, my inspiration is my role model, because I love to do it once I have started learning it. I kept on thinking about the problems until I solved them. I choose this subject for myself because I love to read HTML, CSS, Python, and other coding books.

• Tell us about your hobbies outside teaching.

  I love to play chess and write poems during my extra hours. I also like to play badminton with my friends as well.

• Do you have an anecdote to tell us about your student or professional life?

  One of my students is from a medical background. He used to hate physics and never solved numericals in class. Then, I designed those problems as real-life problems and developed his interest. He scored 78 marks in his finals. It was astonishing because he barely passed his previous exams.