Hemlata Helps Women Help Themselves

WHO? Hemlata Manglani WHAT? Economist WHERE? Central University of Rajasthan, Bandar Sindri Reported by Aashima Dogra Cells, electrons or chemical bonds are not on her mind. Hemlata Manglani is a different kind of scientist – she observes the deposits in bank accounts of women in India. Her research question is simple. Despite many government schemes, why […]

May 23rd 2016

Radhika Moves with Cancer Cells

Radhika calls her path to cancer biology unconventional and rather twisted. Find out about this cancer biologist’s journey.

May 16th 2016

BRAIN GAIN WITH RAMADEVI

WHO? RAMADEVI NIMMANAPALLI WHAT? VETERINARIAN AND BIOCHEMIST WHERE? BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY Reported by Aashima Dogra Sometimes, you have to go around the world to find your purpose waiting for you back home. Such is the story of Ramadevi, the second of only two female Deans at Banaras Hindu University. Click here to read […]

May 3rd 2016

Monica Explores Life in the Almost Lifeless

WHO? Dr. Monica Bhatnagar WHAT? Microbiologist WHERE? MDS University, Ajmer, Rajasthan Reported by Aashima Dogra On a rented bike, I made my way to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University in Ajmer. The afternoon sun chased me down as I continued on the lonely road through the empty desert spotted only with thorny bushes. Soon after, I […]

April 18th 2016

Kavita, Doing Science Like a Boss

A chat with environment biotechnologist who invented biosensors for water pollutants in Varanasi and is the only woman director at Benaras Hindu University.

April 4th 2016

Elizabeth and her Eight-legged Friends

Elizabeth has travelled all over the country in her search for the seven species of Cyrtophora spiders found in India. The young taxonomist talks about her journey here.

March 28th 2016