season6
A glimpse into the research culture at CMC Vellore S6, E2 Podcast
Conversations with bioethicist Anuradha Rose, an expert on infectious diseases Priscilla Rupali, and pathologist Anna Pulimood, who are leading important work at CMC Vellore
February 17th 2022
Indian Women, Transgender and Non-binary Persons in Science 2022-23
The fifth edition of TLoS’s yearly desktop calendar has been launched. It features 48 Indian women, transgender and non-binary persons working in various fields of science.
February 11th 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
Fire burning bright: Aparna’s and Amrita’s work in public health
Amrita Sarkar and Aparna Banerjee set out to demand for transgender-affirmative public-health system in India, and in the process, discovered themselves.
January 14th 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
In and out of the herbarium with Noorunnisa
A culture of mentorship sustained Noorunnisa Begum’s grand project, a rare herbarium of medicinal plants in India. Now she takes the same culture forward with her students.
December 26th 2021
Asha’s plunge into Feminist Science Studies
From medicine to sociology, Asha Achuthan took a road less travelled, but one that science urgently needs.
December 17th 2021
“I regret the years spent in academia”: a Bahujan scientist tells his story
News about Deepa Mohanan and Kripashankar Gautam prompted a journalist to revisit her decade-old interview with an IIT research scholar negotiating casteism on campus. Why has nothing changed since then, and what is the way forward?
December 10th 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
Why is no one talking about menopause? S6, E1 Podcast
Gynaecologist Shaibya Saldanha in conversation with menopause researcher Aishwarya Viswamitra about the importance of menopause counselling in the medical system.
November 19th 2021