Half the talent, half the chance: Why India's women scientists keep disappearing
Neetisha Besra & Srishti Kapil
Posted on in Science, Leadership, Women in Science, Teaching, School Education
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Learning to read a zoo
Shweta Mukundan
Posted on in Ecology, Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology
What does India’s latest TB vaccine trial really tell us?
Rishabh Kachroo
Zooming in 1000000: Why we must photograph life’s microscopic machines
Shantanu S Visal
Learning from dysfunction: Unraveling the mysteries of the developing human brain
Pradeep Kumar Mohapatra & Bhawna Dahiya
Viruses, more than just agents of chaos
Haripriya Parthasarathy
- Aug 2026
The 'dark' microbiome: Why India's 2026 fermentation revolution is a biological goldmine
Arshiyah Baba
Decoding life: A lifelong search to understand the dynamic world hidden beneath the microscope
Ankita Poddar
Snakebite menace: Understanding the true burden on the society
Avni Blotra
In the quiet decision to continue
Nidhi Gupta
Posted on in Other, Science, Networking, Personal Experience, Young Investigators
- Jul 2026
Mapping chaos to order: A scientist’s lessons from disordered proteins
Ambuja Navalkar
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From chaos to order: How the RNA world built the first cell
Sauvik Das Naskar
Swimming against the tide: The unlikely academic success of a first-generation science graduate
Netra Kadambi
The gendered language of pain
Ponnari Gottipati
Dengue and Aedes aegypti – A match made in heaven!
Vishal Sah
- Jun 2026
Rethinking ecology through a sociological lens
Satyajeet Gupta, Sai Rama Raju Marella & Shatarupa Sarkar
From pigs to patients: Is India’s law ready for animal organs?
Rahul Pallipurath
At the interactions: Building a research journey through proximity
Santosh Chaudhary
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The shared world of Leishmania and us: A journey of adaptability and co-evolution
Debolina Manna
Resilience and representation in research: In conversation with Shreya Malik
Gayathri Sreedharan
Posted on in Other, Women in Science, Personal Experience, Advice
Navigating an academic career: Insights for the next generation of scientists
Aditya Parekh, Sakshi Poddar, Siuli Mitra & Sreshtha Mondal
Every second Sunday with science heroes
Satyarth Pandey, Deven Matkari & Dhairya Rajguru
Building science brick by brick: A lab and a life growing together
Harshiny Muthukumar
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Are lipids just the boundaries of cells? Fat chance!
Aditya Undru
The failure of global IP regimes in addressing the AMR stewardship paradox
Umeshkumar KU
- May 2026
The "two-body problem" in Indian innovation: A train ride reflection
Manoj Saxena
Cultivating a research ecosystem: A journey of mentorship and innovation
Tahsin Yusuf Bennur
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Balancing Motherhood in STEMM
Sanchari Banerjee
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The accidental plant scientist
Amrita Saxena
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The lens before the logic: Reclaiming the value of observation
Navneet Shahi
The academic 30s: The highs, lows, and the unknowns
Ashitha S N M
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Resilience and representation in research: In conversation with Deeksha Tripathi
Gayathri Sreedharan
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What could be ailing science and scientific research?
Sangeetha Shyam & Ragothaman M. Yennamalli
- Apr 2026
The new frontier of Indian nanomedicine: From academic inertia to industrial impact
M N V Ravi Kumar
When freedom meets persistence: Building a research career from an unconventional start
Chintan Bhavsar
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Resilience and representation in research: In conversation with Manisha Goel
Gayathri Sreedharan
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Insights from breakout sessions at YIM 2026
Moumita Mazumdar
Can immunity be reduced at night?
Diptarup Mallick
Paused but not stopped: A scientist’s journey toward balancing pipettes and motherhood
Sugitharini V
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- Mar 2026
Curiosity-driven scientist: My journey in bridging material and biology
Pranav Tiwari
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Quantum dots in India’s cancer research landscape: Tiny particles, big possibilities
Nida Farooq
From curvature to creation: What π really measures
Sabahat Fida
A new way in: Stimulating neurons without touching them
Alok Ajakkala
Waking the warrior within: Fighting cancer with immunity
Priyadarshini Singh
Posted on in Health & Medicine, Science, Personal Experience
Resilience and representation in research: In conversation with Anjali Karande
Gayathri Sreedharan
Posted on in Other, Women in Science, Personal Experience, Advice
- Feb 2026
A Scientist’s unlikely path
Sarita Puri
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Resilience and representation in research: In conversation with Vidhya Venugopal
Gayathri Sreedharan
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A journey defined by consistency
Neha Bokey
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From petri-plates to computer: Writing code for a successful career in India
Piyush Agrawal
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Resilience and representation in research: In conversation with Sreeja Narayanan
Gayathri Sreedharan
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A sneak-peak into the mysteries of the biodiverse Western Ghats
Maya Manivannan
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The dual helix: Navigating the intersection of personal life and scientific identity
Pooja Choudhary
Posted on in Other, Science, Networking, Personal Experience, Young Investigators
- Jan 2026
Resilience and representation in research: In conversation with Keithellakpam Sanatombi
Sreshtha Mondal
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Resilience and representation in research: In conversation with Reeteka Sud
Gayathri Sreedharan
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Rethinking Open Research in India: From policy aspirations to practical implementation
Siuli Mitra
Bodhisatta Nandy on the evolution and value of YIM
Moumita Mazumdar
What has taken the malarial vaccines so long?
G Srinivas Reddy
Posted on in Health & Medicine, Science, Personal Experience
Reflections from working in the biotech industry: Key lessons and advice that have stayed
Ruchika Srivastava
Anjana Badrinarayanan on discovery science, DNA repair, and the Infosys Prize 2025
Moumita Mazumdar