Coupling Curiosity: An antenna engineer’s odyssey from Kashmir to the Shannon-Maxwell frontier

In the emerald hills of Muzaffarabad, a boy’s curiosity was kindled by tales of inventors who bent the world to human will. From a sun lounge in Kashmir to the labs of Belfast, this is the odyssey of a scientist shaped by family and an unyielding hunger to uncover nature’s secrets. Through mentors and metamaterials, the spark grows. Steadied by the light of loved ones and multiplied in lecture halls and on whiteboards. This is not just a story of antennas and equations but of resilience, connection, and the quiet privilege of work. A testament to every dreamer: the universe is vast, and your spark is enough.