Priya said, “I know 500 ways to fail at thermodynamics. And I remember every single one.”
He then gave her a strange assignment: “For one week, don’t solve any problem. Just write down every wrong approach you can think of. The more creative the failure, the better.” priya iit delhi
At her placement interview with a clean-energy startup, the founder asked, “What’s your biggest strength?” Priya said, “I know 500 ways to fail at thermodynamics
In her final year project, she designed a low-cost air cooler for rural health clinics. It wasn’t flashy. But it worked because she had tested—and failed—with 40 different airflow patterns before finding the 41st. the founder asked
