Overview
- This week in mid‑June 2026 Suhasini Mulay gave fresh interviews recounting how she met scientist Atul Gurtu on Facebook, prompting renewed human‑interest coverage across Indian media.
- She first messaged him to ask about the Large Hadron Collider, they exchanged emails, and he eventually hinted he was seeking a life partner.
- The two met in person at the end of November and were married on January 16, 2011, roughly 75 days after that first face‑to‑face meeting.
- Mulay said she vetted his identity by cross‑checking his profile with his employer’s information and delayed sharing her phone number until she felt secure.
- Her story highlights how social media can enable late‑life partnerships, illustrates a woman’s choice to wait for equality in a partner, and notes the couple have been married for about 15 years.