Reportage
Ex-IIT-M faculty alleges casteism in special recruitment drive
The recent resignation of Vipin Veetil from IIT Madras brings to light sophisticated ways of subverting affirmative action in the IITs.
February 21st 2022
The norm of funding delays in Indian science
A multimedia report featuring real experiences of funding delays faced by India’s scientists. Delays are the norm, and they have devastating effects on science, not to mention scientists themselves.
January 15th 2022
Sexual Harassment in Indian Science
A panel discussion on sexual harassment in STEM in India brought forward difficult-to-digest realities and valuable perspectives from institutional leaders, researchers, students, activists and lawyers.
December 31st 2021
Do you trust in science? – A Zine
A zine that asks us to evaluate our relationship with science and scientific discoveries.
December 2nd 2021
Letter in support of NCERT’s teacher-training manual on transgender-inclusive school education
Members of the Indian academic ecosystem rise in support of NCERT’s teacher-training manual on transgender-sensitive school education.
December 2nd 2021
Three women scientists & the evolution of ‘Indian’ science
Nationalism in science no longer means what it did for the pioneering women of Indian science: E. K. Janaki Ammal, Kamala Bhagvat, and R. Rajalakshmi.
October 7th 2021
A biocluster that never was
Officials remain tight-lipped as researchers part of (yet another) fanciful governmental scientific pursuit remain in limbo due to funds that never arrived. Is it the end of the road for the Pune BioCluster initiative?
September 24th 2021
Disentangling the epidemic of scientific misconduct
A report on the live webinar we hosted to discuss the many facets of scientific misconduct in India
September 11th 2021
What the recent scientific misconduct episode at NCBS means for Indian science
After the retraction of a high-impact paper from one of India’s premier research institutes due to scientific misconduct, new information raises questions about the investigation process, and ethics and science practice in India
July 19th 2021
Casteism keeps our top institutes running
An online discussion between Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi journalists, academics and activists revealed how casteism thrives in and defines modern Indian academia.
June 1st 2021