Technology
Tuning into the radio sky with Shilpa
Shilpa is an observer at the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope near Pune. Her troubleshooting skills have kept India’s eyes into the universe open for many years.
August 13th 2021
How Beena went from handling tech to leading a scientific team
It’s not everyday that one hears about gifted technical officers making it into faculty. This is why Beena DB’s journey from technical officer to faculty member stands out.
October 15th 2020
Grace Banu: A Dalit-Trans technologist fights for a better world
What is it to be Dalit, trans, and still persist in STEM? Grace Banu, a technologist and a fierce activist, talks about the same as she takes us through her life in this comix.
October 2nd 2020
The nuts and bolts of getting science done
A tour across some of India’s most sophisticated research facilities guided by the technologists who run these hi-tech spaces.
August 27th 2020
Deepti and her mutant fruit flies
A facility manager by day and an artist by night, Deepti Trivedi has over the years become a critical part of the research community at BLiSC, Bengaluru.
July 14th 2020
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
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
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
New foods, new ideas: Adventures in food technology
A food technologist talks of her experiences being part of the exciting start-up environment
February 24th 2018
The Other Side of the Mech Lab
There is much more to mechanical engineering than the smell and noise of machine. It’s high time we moved away from the sweat-and-grease loving, machine worshipping trope, says Ronak Gupta, a PhD scholar.
February 19th 2018