Anwesha wasn’t born, she was synthesized; her parents synthesized her not knowing that they accidentally created a witch. She would walk around Durgapur, India talking to plants and animals. Once she started undergrad at the Indian Institute of Science she realized she could use her witch powers in the field of alchemy and make potions for a living. To further pursue her interests she began working in an organic synthesis lab. They quickly realized her talents, but decided to limit her out of fear that she would grow too powerful (Like Tai Lung from Kung Fu Panda). Eventually they let her start mixing chemicals, but they ran into a different problem, she developed a taste for DCM. She realized she wanted to pursue grad school and only applied to coastal locations because she believes that the marine layer improves yield; which is how she ended up at UCSB. Eventually she got over her DCM addiction (although she occasionally relapses), and still enjoys a glass of it on occasion. In her free time she enjoys arguing with her lab mates about the social and economic state of the world right now.
This was written by Arnab Nandi, et al.