People
Behind the scenes with Boby
Lab technicians might be appreciated in the scientific community but rarely do we stop and listen to their stories. Cyrus Khan speaks to KV Boby, a technician at TIFR Bombay.
August 20th 2019
How teaching an ‘open course’ can open doors
Finishing a PhD is fulfilling, but also a tense time because of the uncertainties of the future. This young ecologist found her footing thanks to an opportunity to teach an ‘open course’ at a new university.
July 23rd 2019
Backstage secrets from the fabrication lab
Research scientist Saakshi Dhanekar opens up about working in the male-dominated world of sensors, and juggling research and other responsibilities.
July 16th 2019
Manidipa tells us how things go viral
Manidipa talks to us about teaching students to appreciate unpredictability in research, evaluation of scientific progress, and the fortune of having a spouse in the same field.
June 10th 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
Highlights of my first year as an independent researcher
While talking about moving back to India and starting an independent lab, this physician-scientist quips, “I am happy to have survived!”
May 20th 2019
From teacher to administrator: A founder-principal’s perspective
The founder-principal of a women’s college in Delhi shares her journey of self-discovery, career choices, and all that went behind starting a college for the applied sciences.
May 6th 2019
Adding women to Wikipedia: One article at a time
Reflections on the Wikipedia Edit-a-thons on Women’s Histories held at IIIT-Bangalore
April 29th 2019
Finding my foothold in academia
Anindita writes about her long-drawn struggle to get a permanent faculty position at IISER Kolkata.
April 23rd 2019
Building detectors at CERN—a Q&A with Archana Sharma
Mrinal Shah interviews physicist Archana Sharma, who has built detectors used at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN about her life in science
April 1st 2019