Through this process, the project aims to unravel the nature and culture of biological sciences to aspiring young biology researchers, scientists and public interested in understanding the culture of sciences. Through workshops, where participants engaged in structured activities that included reading, reflections and discussions, the investigators have co-created interesting and attractive outreach material which are in the form of letters written to younger people or selves, memes that quip about the travails of laboratory life, cartoons, paintings or audio-visual material. These may be accessed in the following website here: www.biotalesindia.com

To get a sense of the kind of outreach material that they have produced, here are the links to the outreach material that the workshop participants have produced.

Please note that this selection represents a range of the kind of material produced (such as audiovisual/ illustration based) and have not been selected on the basis of any merit criteria.

1. “Oh My love, what happened to your light?” By Pratyasha Nath

https://www.biotalesindia.com/...

2. “At home in my lab” By Anula Divyansh Singh

https://www.biotalesindia.com/...

3. I am a researcher, not a scientist By Alka Kumari

https://www.biotalesindia.com/...

As you read through the articles, do take special note of the careful work put in by graphic designer and illustrator Ipshita Raj, which includes the design and layout of the website as well as illustrations.

The team also acknowledges the contributions of science communicator Ipsa Jain in the work which involved co-conceptualising and executing workshops as well as mentoring support in preparing many of the outreach materials and setting up the website.