IndiaBiospeaks

IndiaBiospeaks, podcasts by IndiaBioscience, was launched on Nov 12, 2018, as an audio-based medium to communicate science. IndiaBiospeaks serves as a medium to broadcast science news, science stories, history of science, and conversations on science careers among many other topics of relevance to the life science community.

Hosted on Libsyn, the podcasts can also be accessed through various podcast apps on iOS and Android, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, TuneIn and many others.

Introduction to IndiaBioscience
Mind Matters in Academia
Crafting your Career
International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP)
In Conversation with a Mentor (ICM)
IndiaAsksWhy
Radio PDF
Carbon Chronicles

Recent episodes Older →

Radio PDF
“Have friends outside your research field”: Ankita Dave
Ankita Dave in conversation with Arushi Batra
Episode 2
In our second episode of Radio PDF Series, we're excited to host Ankita Dave, who earned her PhD in April 2022 with a focus on plant molecular biology. Join us as we explore her journey from academia to industry, where she currently serves as a project consultant at a private company - Alien Technology Transfer, crafting impactful grant proposals for clients.
Posted on Dec 05, 2023 in Plant Biology, Other, Science Communication, Women in Science, Career Development & Personal Experience
Radio PDF
“There is a solution to everything!”: Mansi Srivastava
Mansi Srivastava in conversation with Arushi Batra
Episode 1
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Radio PDF Series! Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of research and academia with Mansi Srivastava, a visiting fellow at TIFR Mumbai, who recently completed her PhD at CCMB and is currently conducting her research work in the area of Developmental Biology.
Posted on Dec 05, 2023 in Health & Medicine, Developmental Biology, Science Communication, Women in Science, Career Development & Personal Experience

Introduction to IndiaBioscience Older →
- Introduction to IndiaBioscience
  IndiaBiospeaks: What is IndiaBioscience?
  Manjula Harikrishna, Manoj Rangan, Navodita Jain & Shreya Ghosh in conversation with Lakshmi Ganesan
  Team IndiaBioscience chats about how as an initiative, it fills a unique niche in the ecosystem of life sciences in India.
  Posted on Nov 12, 2018 in Other & Networking and Collaboration
Mind Matters in Academia Older →
- Mind Matters in Academia
  MH-02 | Mind Matters in Academia - for Faculty | Part 4 of 4
  Hansika Kapoor, Imroze Khan, Maitrayee DasGupta & Sandhya S Visweswariah in conversation with Karishma Kaushik & Mayuri Rege
  This discussion addressed issues around mental health, particular those that are relevant to early and mid-career faculty. Featuring Sandhya Visweswariah, Maitrayee DasGupta, Imroze Khan and Hansika Kapoor, this discussion was moderated by Karishma Kaushik and Mayuri Rege. In part 4 of this conversation, the panellists and moderators discuss barriers to getting help.
  Posted on Nov 28, 2020 in Other, Research, Young Investigators & Mental Health
- Mind Matters in Academia
  MH-02 | Mind Matters in Academia - for Faculty | Part 3 of 4
  Hansika Kapoor, Imroze Khan, Maitrayee DasGupta & Sandhya S Visweswariah in conversation with Karishma Kaushik & Mayuri Rege
  This discussion addressed issues around mental health, particular those that are relevant to early and mid-career faculty. Featuring Sandhya Visweswariah, Maitrayee DasGupta, Imroze Khan and Hansika Kapoor, this discussion was moderated by Karishma Kaushik and Mayuri Rege. In part 3 of this conversation, the panellists and moderators talk about challenges around ‘research funding’ and ‘organisational culture’.
  Posted on Nov 28, 2020 in Other, Research, Young Investigators & Mental Health
- MH-02 | Mind Matters in Academia - for Faculty | Part 2 of 4
  Hansika Kapoor, Imroze Khan, Maitrayee DasGupta & Sandhya S Visweswariah in conversation with Karishma Kaushik & Mayuri Rege
  Mind Matters in Academia
- MH-02 | Mind Matters in Academia - for Faculty | Part 1 of 4
  Hansika Kapoor, Imroze Khan, Maitrayee DasGupta & Sandhya S Visweswariah in conversation with Karishma Kaushik & Mayuri Rege
  Mind Matters in Academia
- MH-01 | Mind Matters in Academia - for PhDs and Postdocs | Part 2 of 2
  Shubha Tole & Soumitra Pathare in conversation with Karishma Kaushik & Mayuri Rege
  Mind Matters in Academia
- MH-01 | Mind Matters in Academia - for PhDs and Postdocs | Part 1 of 2
  Shubha Tole & Soumitra Pathare in conversation with Karishma Kaushik & Mayuri Rege
  Mind Matters in Academia
Crafting your Career Older →
- Crafting your Career
  Crafting Your Career (CYC) | 19 Informational Interview with Zeba Khatri - Scientific Editing
  Zeba Khatri in conversation with Shantala Hari Dass
  Episode 19
  This is the twelfth “informational interview” in the season on Crafting your Career in science. Here IndiaBioscience chats with Zeba Khatri, a Managing Editor at Cactus Communications. In this conversation, she discusses on her journey as a scientific editor and insights into the field- a professional space where she has donned multiple hats.
  Posted on Feb 22, 2021 in Other, Career Development, Advice & Science communication
- Crafting your Career
  Crafting Your Career (CYC) | 18 Cover Letters and Interviews
  Lakshmi Ganesan, Shreya Ghosh & Smita Jain
  Episode 18
  In this episode, Lakshmi, Shreya and Smita discuss the art of writing quality cover letters and the difference they make to a job application. They also discuss some practical tips to keep in mind while preparing and appearing for an interview.
  Posted on Jan 19, 2021 in Other & Career Development
International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP) Older →
- International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP)
  International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP) I 03 Dont’s for a successful DAAD Scholarship Application
  Sapna Sharma & Shivam Yadav
  IndiaBioscience brings to you the International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP) which aims to improve the success rate for Indian applications at international funding opportunities - for some of which India even contributes towards. Here we explore the DAAD’s binational doctoral degree or sandwich scholarship.
  Posted on Aug 04, 2021 in Career Development, Funding & Advice
- International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP)
  International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP) | 02 Understanding the HFSP mindset
  Guntram Bauer & Vidita Vaidya in conversation with Shantala Hari Dass
  IndiaBioscience brings to you the International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP) which aims to help Indian Life Science researchers seek and acquire international funding. Here we explore the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP).
  Posted on Feb 02, 2021 in Other, Funding, Advice & Young Investigators
- International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP) | 01 Being an Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow
  Amey Redkar & Mahipal Ganji in conversation with Zill-e-Anam
  International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP)
In Conversation with a Mentor (ICM) Older →
- In Conversation with a Mentor (ICM)
  In Conversation with a Mentor | Interview with Venkat Srinivasan
  Venkat Srinivasan
  Episode 5 | S2
  Venkat Srinivasan is an archivist at the Archives at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru, India. The Archives at NCBS is a public collecting space for the history of contemporary biology in India.
  Posted on Jan 30, 2023 in Other, Career Development & Mentorship
- In Conversation with a Mentor (ICM)
  Rewind Podcast | In Conversation with a Mentor | Season 1
  Bimalendu B Nath, Deepanwita Chattopadhyay, L S Shashidhara, Manju Bansal & Sanjay Mishra
  A rewind podcast with hand-picked segments from the five individual episodes featuring stalwarts in life sciences L S Shashidhara, Deepanwita Chattopadhyay, Sanjay Mishra, Bimalendu B Nath, and Manju Bansal.
  Posted on Oct 13, 2022 in Other, Career Development & Mentorship
- In Conversation with a Mentor | Interview with Sudha Chadalawada
  Sudha Chadalawada in conversation with Suchibrata Borah
  In Conversation with a Mentor (ICM), ep. 4 | S2
- In Conversation with a Mentor | Interview with RamG Vallath
  RamG Vallath in conversation with Shantala Hari Dass
  In Conversation with a Mentor (ICM), ep. 3 | S2
- In Conversation with a Mentor | Interview with Abhigyan Arun
  Abhigyan Arun in conversation with Zill-e-Anam
  In Conversation with a Mentor (ICM), ep. 2 | S2
- In Conversation with a Mentor | Interview with Abhishek Goel
  Abhishek Goel in conversation with Shantala Hari Dass
  In Conversation with a Mentor (ICM), ep. 1 | S2
- In Conversation with a Mentor | Interview with Manju Bansal
  Manju Bansal in conversation with Shantala Hari Dass
  In Conversation with a Mentor (ICM), ep. 5 | S1
IndiaAsksWhy Older →
- IndiaAsksWhy
  IndiaAsksWhy | Season 2 | Trailer
  Ruchi Manglunia & Shweata N. Hegde
  IndiaAsksWhy Season 2 starts very soon!
  Check out their brand new website indiaaskswhy.org to revisit the season 1 episodes. They have also become an independent platform now.
  Posted on Jul 07, 2022 in Other, Science communication & School Education
- IndiaAsksWhy
  IndiaAsksWhy | Why does rain smell good?
  Samay Pande in conversation with Ruchi Manglunia & Shweata N. Hegde
  Episode 5 | S1
  In the last episode of season 1 of IndiaAsksWhy, Utsuka and Jigyasa talk about the origins of the smell of rain!🌦
  They discover how microbes and the winds together lead to this lovely Aroma! 💨
  👨‍🔬In the Ask A Scientist segment, they both talk to Samay Pande, who studies the evolution of bacteria to understand why organisms help each other! 🧪
  Posted on Mar 24, 2022 in Other, Science communication & School Education
- IndiaAsksWhy | Why do tigers have stripes?
  Mihir Trivedi in conversation with Ruchi Manglunia & Shweata N. Hegde
  IndiaAsksWhy, ep. 4 | S1
- IndiaAsksWhy | Why do birds fly in groups?
  Vishwesha Guttal in conversation with Ruchi Manglunia & Shweata N. Hegde
  IndiaAsksWhy, ep. 3 | S1
- IndiaAsksWhy | Why do we find babies cute?
  Vidita Vaidya in conversation with Ruchi Manglunia & Shweata N. Hegde
  IndiaAsksWhy, ep. 2 | S1
- IndiaAsksWhy | Why are plants green?
  Gitanjali Yadav in conversation with Ruchi Manglunia & Shweata N. Hegde
  IndiaAsksWhy, ep. 1 | S1
- Season Teaser | IndiaAsksWhy
  Ruchi Manglunia & Shweata N. Hegde
  IndiaAsksWhy
Radio PDF Older →
- Radio PDF
  “Have friends outside your research field”: Ankita Dave
  Ankita Dave in conversation with Arushi Batra
  Episode 2
  In our second episode of Radio PDF Series, we're excited to host Ankita Dave, who earned her PhD in April 2022 with a focus on plant molecular biology. Join us as we explore her journey from academia to industry, where she currently serves as a project consultant at a private company - Alien Technology Transfer, crafting impactful grant proposals for clients.
  Posted on Dec 05, 2023 in Plant Biology, Other, Science Communication, Women in Science, Career Development & Personal Experience
- Radio PDF
  “There is a solution to everything!”: Mansi Srivastava
  Mansi Srivastava in conversation with Arushi Batra
  Episode 1
  Welcome to the inaugural episode of Radio PDF Series! Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of research and academia with Mansi Srivastava, a visiting fellow at TIFR Mumbai, who recently completed her PhD at CCMB and is currently conducting her research work in the area of Developmental Biology.
  Posted on Dec 05, 2023 in Health & Medicine, Developmental Biology, Science Communication, Women in Science, Career Development & Personal Experience
- Radio PDF | Laasya Samhita
  Laasya Samhita in conversation with Suchibrata Borah
  Radio PDF, ep. 05 | S1
- Radio PDF | Mithu Baidya
  Mithu Baidya in conversation with Suchibrata Borah
  Radio PDF, ep. 04 | S1
- Radio PDF | Nimita Pandey
  Nimita Pandey in conversation with Suchibrata Borah
  Radio PDF, ep. 03 | S1
- Radio PDF | Dhananjay Chaturvedi
  Dhananjay Chaturvedi in conversation with Suchibrata Borah
  Radio PDF, ep. 02 | S1
- Radio PDF | Listen to the postdoctoral researchers in India
  Dhananjay Chaturvedi, Laasya Samhita, Mithu Baidya & Nimita Pandey in conversation with Suchibrata Borah
  Radio PDF, ep. 01 | S1
Carbon Chronicles Older →
- Carbon Chronicles
  Meet Jane Tingley (Foresta Inclusive)
  Arushi Batra
  Episode CC-03
  Tune in to the third episode of "Carbon Chronicles"!
  In our chat with artist Jane Tingley, she shares a powerful piece of advice: "Just do it."
  Dive into the world of art, science, and inspiration!
  Posted on Nov 28, 2023
- Carbon Chronicles
  Meet Ana Laura Cantera (Territorial Inhalations)
  Arushi Batra
  Episode CC -02
  Our second podcast episode of "Carbon Chronicles" is out now!
  Join us as we dive into the world of #scienceart with the incredible Ana Laura Cantera and explore her thought-provoking exhibit, "Territorial Inhalations."
  
  Posted on Nov 23, 2023 in Other, Outreach, Interdisciplinarity & Science communication
- Meet Team SGB!
  Arushi Batra
  Carbon Chronicles, ep. CC-01