PinnedMember-onlyFrom the scratch (Part 1)“(½) I would say I sort of grew up in an academic environment. My grandfather, who was a high school teacher, had a strong influence on me. He had this humongous collection of books which he had read through and through, and whenever my brother and I asked him a…Ph D4 min readPh D4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe un-glamorous world of infectious diseases“It is essential that we appreciate people when they do a good job, before complaining about all the mistakes they made. That was my biggest takeaway from working in the UK, where I went for a short period after my PhD. It is a very common thing in India, even…Covid 196 min readCovid 196 min read
PinnedMember-onlyFrom the Director’s Desk: Episode 2“I was born and brought up in a family of engineers. That and my love for Mathematics initially influenced me to pursue a BE in Electrical Engineering. During my undergraduate studies, I developed an interest in Communications and felt the need to delve more into the topic. So, instead of…Ph D7 min readPh D7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyEnjoying Science“I loved flies, but they didn’t love me back. I had bad allergies to flies during my PhD and I needed medications to keep them under some control. I initially got interested in the field of developmental biology after attending a journal club for the same where I saw beautiful…Drosophila6 min readDrosophila6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyComfortable being uncomfortable“The journeys of Kalpana Chawla and Kiran Majumdar, in my early childhood, helped me develop an interest in science. I was an average student by convention, but keener to learn practical things. …Ph D5 min readPh D5 min read
Jan 3Member-onlyReaching for the stars“I remember watching this lunar eclipse for the first time, which absolutely enthralled me. The sky fascinated me in general and I was drawn to the field of astronomy from a very young age. To nurture my interest, I even became a part of an amateur astronomy association at the…Ph D6 min readPh D6 min read
Sep 3, 2022Member-onlyThe impossible Euler’s 6x6 puzzle gets a quantum solutionIn an effort to solve the quantum version of Euler’s 243-year-old math problem, a group of scientists from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and Jagiellonian University in Poland came up with a novel solution. This work got published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters on 25th February 2022…Ph D4 min readPh D4 min read
Jul 13, 2022Member-onlyA start over“My first tryst with research happened when I went to ISI Delhi for my Master’s dissertation. Although I didn’t have the chance of spending much time at the institute in person due to the pandemic, I still got a brief taste of what a PhD could possibly entail in the…Ph D2 min readPh D2 min read
Jul 9, 2022Member-onlyThe prolonged wait!“I neither had certainty about doing a PhD nor was I passionate about any specific topic of research when I started my academic journey. …Ph D3 min readPh D3 min read
Jul 3, 2022Member-onlyThe managerial task“I spent most of my childhood in Madhya Pradesh where my parents had shifted for their work. After my graduation, I joined a textile company as a management trainee HR and slowly climbed the ladder in the corporate sector. …Ph D3 min readPh D3 min read