Nandita
Infosys Science Awards- Women winners say they are more than personal
For this year’s Infosys Science Prize winners, Manjula Reddy and Sunita Sarawagi, this recognition as women in science, is of universal significance.
February 24th 2020
A New Kind of Quantum Information Conference Is Coming to Chennai
In 2018, a quantum information workshop in Brazil came closer than most to the ideal of a truly diverse scientific conference. The team behind it is trying to recreate the same experience in Chennai.
December 21st 2019
An Agroforestry Scientist’s Notes on Kodagu and Climate Change
At the backdrop of the 2019 Kodagu floods, Switzerland-based agroforestry researcher Maike Nesper, talks about working with small coffee farmers to find sustainable ways of growing coffee.
September 18th 2019
India’s Fusion Dance
Nandita reports from a recent visit to one of the largest big science experiments of the world: ITER. She writes about India’s participation in this project.
August 7th 2019
Harini and Seema, on the value of being optimistic ecologists
Harini and Seema talk to us about their experiences while writing their latest book.
June 3rd 2019
Talking about art history and math with Infosys Science Prize winners
A chat with the two women who recently won the 2018 Infosys Science Prize.
March 18th 2019
Hidden No More: Pumza’s Inheritance
Nandita talks to Pumza Tshebe, director of Scifest Africa, about her journey into science outreach.
February 18th 2019
How Hollywood brought women of S.T.E.A.M together
One of the labhoppers is back after spending three amazing weeks mingling with some amazing science women from all around the world in a unique exchange programme in the USA.
December 9th 2018
What Will It Take for Science in India to Have Its #MeToo Movement?
The rigid hierarchies that are fundamental to Indian scientific institutions must be dismantled to keep a check on sexual harassment that are hushed but commonplace.
November 5th 2018
Draw-a-scientist bloopers and other learnings from school children
Nandita shares her experience of interacting with school students. She tried the famous ‘Draw-a-scientist’ test with them. Read to see what she found out.
October 12th 2018