Mumbai, Oct. 21 -- For 34-year-old Akshay Raghavan (name changed), 2020 was the year "Dr" would be added as a prefix to his name. However, Covid-19 upended his dream. "The pandemic hit at a time when many PhD aspirants were ready to submit their final work to their respective universities. But lockdown was imposed, and that put an end to library/lab visits, fieldwork as well as basic internet facilities for many who got stuck in their hometowns," said Raghavan, who is among the many aspirants who struggled to work on their PhD. After working on his thesis for more than four years, Raghavan had to wait till August to complete his fieldwork and add the finishing touches to his thesis. Now, he is waiting for his online viva appointment for the final submission, which will earn him his degree....