Women in Science
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Reimagining science needed now more than ever
As we grapple with ethics in the AI age, science education can offer us liberation and emancipation, says educationist Vetti Giri.
August 14th 2025
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Vilayati kikar: The making of a supervillain
Encounters with an ‘invasive’ tree prompted an urban ecologist to reflect on the labels of “foreign” and “alien”, and her experiences as a descendant of refugees and a migrant in a new city.
June 5th 2025
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Seven years later: The IITs’ supernumerary scheme
A recap of the much-acclaimed supernumerary seats scheme which was introduced in the IITs to boost gender ratios, and an examination of its impact.
March 12th 2025
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Accidental IITian: The tempered radicalism of Ravinder Kaur
An IIT Delhi-based sociologist shares her evolving views of science and technology, and traces her attempts to study and bring change in her own institute.
March 4th 2025
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रोहिणी गोडबोले की ‘हाई एनर्जी’ प्रज्ञा
प्रिय फ़ेनोमेनोलॉजिस्ट एक विशाल बौद्धिक विरासत छोड़ गयीं, जिस पर भारतीय विज्ञान समुदाय गर्व कर सकता है।
January 8th 2025
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रोहिणी गोडबोले यांची उच्च-ऊर्जापूर्ण विद्वत्ता
भारतीय वैज्ञानिक समुदायाला अभिमान वाटेल असा मोठा बौद्धिक वारसा मागे ठेवणाऱ्या आपल्या लाडक्या कणभौतिकशास्रज्ञ
January 8th 2025
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The high-energetic wisdom of Rohini Godbole
The beloved phenomenologist leaves a large intellectual legacy that the Indian science community can continue to be proud of.
November 12th 2024
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Retiring the idle ‘women in science’ narratives
The term ‘women in science’ has been mentioned so often in recent years that it has become a buzzword—something people feel obligated to brush past while discussing science and technology, but one that often feels rather empty.
October 15th 2024
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Four steps to diverse science conferences
Any meeting focused on Nobel laureates is bound to suffer representation issues, however the organisers of the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting manage to set some positive examples. Perhaps their contemporaries in India could take some leaves out of their book.
October 5th 2024
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Universal Lessons from the Life of Joan Birman
What do an Iranian geometer and an algebraist from New Zealand have in common apart from being Fields Medallists? Their research is linked to Joan Birman, an American mathematician who turned 97 last week.
June 8th 2024
