India, Oct. 12 -- A woman recently experienced an unforgettable moment midflight when she discovered that the person seated nearby was none other than renowned physicist and author of the widely celebrated textbook Concept of Physics, Harish Chandra Verma.

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Shilpa Trivedi captured the serendipitous encounter in a short Instagram video, writing, "Realised midair that we have a legend travelling with us." She further captioned the clip, "Knowledgeable professor HC Verma Sir... so happy to meet him... simplicity, so much to learn..." The video shows a calm and humble Professor Verma seated on the flight.

In the same clip, Trivedi shar...