Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science

By G V Pavan Kumar

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Pratidhvani (ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ/प्रतिध्वनि) means reflection or resonance (of sound). Here, the aim is to resonate with knowledge & humanize science.

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October 21, 2024 Ep. 77: Conversation with Chinmay Tumbe - Hitchhiking History of Modern India | IIM Ahmedabad
Chinmay is an author, historian and associate professor at
IIM Ahmedabad: https://sites.google.com/site/chinmaytumbe/home.
We explored his intellectual landscape of becoming a writer
and a historian. We discuss his writing process and his experience of
researching and teaching business history in a scientific & engaging way.
Many related strands…
Listen as we humanize science with history…
References:
1.
“Chinmay Tumbe.” Accessed October 15, 2024. https://sites.google.com/site/chinmaytumbe/home.
2.
“Chinmay Tumbe | IIMA.” Accessed October 15,
2024. https://www.iima.ac.in/faculty-research/faculty-directory/Chinmay-Tumbe.
3.
“‪Chinmay Tumbe - ‪Google Scholar.” Accessed
October 15, 2024. https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&btnA=1&user=MyvxhAUAAAAJ.
4.
“Chinmay Tumbe - History.” Accessed October 16,
2024. https://sites.google.com/site/chinmaytumbe/home/history.
5.
Diamond, Jared, and James A. Robinson. Natural
Experiments of History. Reprint edition. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard
University Press, 2011.
6.
Jha, Prabhat, Yashwant Deshmukh, Chinmay Tumbe,
Wilson Suraweera, Aditi Bhowmick, Sankalp Sharma, Paul Novosad, et al. “COVID
Mortality in India: National Survey Data and Health Facility Deaths.” Science
375, no. 6581 (February 11, 2022): 667–71. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm5154.
7.
“Literature Festivals: India’s Vibrant History
Scene.” Accessed October 15, 2024. https://historylitfest.com/.
8.
Tumbe, Chinmay. Age Of Pandemics (1817-1920):
How They Shaped India and the World, 2020.
9.
———. India Moving: A History of Migration.
Vintage Books, 2018.
10.
X (formerly Twitter). “(1) Chinmay Tumbe
(@ChinmayTumbe) / X,” June 9, 2024. https://x.com/chinmaytumbe.
11.
X (formerly Twitter). “HITCH (@BizEconHist) /
X,” September 15, 2022. https://x.com/bizeconhist.
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October 15, 2024 Ep. 76: Conversation with Ganesh Bagler - Computational Gastronomy with 'food for thought' | IIIT Delhi
Ganesh is a multifaceted researcher who brings together food and computation via Computational Gastronomy. He is a Professor at IIIT Delhi and is interested in various facets of food science and technology: https://www.iiitd.ac.in/bagler

What is his intellectual journey from Solapur to Delhi?

Listen as we humanize science…with plenty of ‘food for
thought.’

References:
1.
Making Food Computable | Ganesh Bagler |
TEDxIISERPune, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrHD3FKeUaE.
2.
“Complex Systems Lab IIIT Delhi Prof Ganesh
Bagler.” Accessed October 12, 2024. https://cosylab.iiitd.edu.in/#wrapper.
3.
“Ganesh Bagler.” In Wikipedia, September
28, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ganesh_Bagler&oldid=1248324012.
4.
“‪Ganesh Bagler - ‪Google Scholar.” Accessed
October 12, 2024. https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=qyth_0QAAAAJ&hl=en.
5.
Jain, Anupam, Rakhi N K, and Ganesh Bagler.
“Analysis of Food Pairing in Regional Cuisines of India.” PLoS ONE 10,
no. 10 (October 2, 2015): e0139539. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139539.
6.
Jain, Anupam, Rakhi N. K, and Ganesh Bagler.
“Spices Form the Basis of Food Pairing in Indian Cuisine.” arXiv, February 12,
2015. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1502.03815.
7.
Bagler, Ganesh. “Analysis of the Airport Network
of India as a Complex Weighted Network.” Physica A: Statistical Mechanics
and Its Applications 387, no. 12 (May 1, 2008): 2972–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2008.01.077.
8.
Episode 15: Cracking the Flavor Code with Dr.
Ganesh Bagler #beyondshodh #podcast #food #ai, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Es-0gqdpZU.
9.
MIT Technology Review. “Data Mining Indian
Recipes Reveals New Food Pairing Phenomenon.” Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.technologyreview.com/2015/02/25/169030/data-mining-indian-recipes-reveals-new-food-pairing-phenomenon/.
10.
Prof. Ganesh Bagler, Computational Gastronomy
Pioneer, IIIT-Delhi, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYRXYAb55R8.

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October 08, 2024 Ep. 75 - Conversation with Subhankar Bedanta : Physicist with an outreach in Odia
He is an experimental condensed matter physicist and a Professor
at NISER Bhubaneswar who is deeply committed to combining cutting-edge physics
with outreach in his mother tongue – Odia https://sbedanta.wixsite.com/niser
What is his intellectual journey across Odisha, Germany, USA
and back to his homeland and what motivates him to do what he does?
Listen as we humanize science.
References:
1.
niser. “Subhankar Bedanta.” Accessed September
25, 2024. https://sbedanta.wixsite.com/niser.
2.
“‪Prof. Subhankar Bedanta - ‪Google Scholar.”
Accessed September 25, 2024. https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=OMLlkvUAAAAJ&hl=en.
3.
Subhankar Bedanta, National Institute of
Science Education & Research (NISER), India-TMAG2020- BA-05, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LPs6E6xu5o.
4.
Mission Aditya | Panel Discussion with NISER
Scientist Dr Subhankar Bedanta, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4LbLdpaGmU.
5.
niser. “Research Areas.” Accessed September 25,
2024. https://sbedanta.wixsite.com/niser/research-areas.
6.
niser. “Resume.” Accessed September 25, 2024. https://sbedanta.wixsite.com/niser/resume.
7.
Bedanta, Subhankar, and Wolfgang Kleemann.
“Supermagnetism.” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 42, no. 1
(December 2008): 013001. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/42/1/013001.
8.
BYTE ON NATIONAL SPACE DAY PROF
SUBHANKAR BEDANTA, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqHUH5Q9IG8.
9.
Dr Subhankar Bedanta, Professor of Physics,
NISER as a Resource Person in Pattamundai College, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY-dtA1QHcE.
10.
“INDIAN RESEARCH INFORMATION NETWORK SYSTEM.”
Accessed September 25, 2024. http://irins.inflibnet.ac.in/.
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October 01, 2024 Ep 74: Conversation with Anindya Datta - Journey through the World of Fluorescence | IIT-Bombay
He is a physical chemist and a senior professor at IIT
Bombay. https://www.adufd.com/people/current-group
He and his research group have made significant
contributions to the understanding of the fluorescence dynamics of molecules
and nanomaterials.
In this episode, we discuss
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his journey from his early education at institutions
like Presidency College and the IACS, lecture at Raidighi, postdoc at Iowa State
University, scientist at RRCAT and finally to his current role at t IIT Bombay.
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his experience of learning and interacting with
stalwarts of physical chemistry such as Mihir Chowdhury and Kankan
Bhattacharyya.
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experiences as a researcher and educator,
discussing his thoughts and motivations.
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exciting research is being conducted in his lab,
where scholars are pushing the boundaries of fluorescence correlation
spectroscopy and ultrafast dynamics in nanomaterials.
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Many related strands…
Listen as we humanize science.

References:
1.
“UFD Lab.” Accessed September 23, 2024. https://www.adufd.com/.
2.
“UFD Lab - Courses.” Accessed September 23,
2024. https://www.adufd.com/courses.
3.
“UFD Lab - Current Group.” Accessed September
23, 2024. https://www.adufd.com/people/current-group.
4.
“UFD Lab - Research.” Accessed September 23,
2024. https://www.adufd.com/research.
5.
X (formerly Twitter). “Anindya Datta
(@anidchemiitb) / X,” August 23, 2024. https://x.com/anidchemiitb.
6.
“Kankan Bhattacharyya.” In Wikipedia,
February 27, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kankan_Bhattacharyya&oldid=1210682961.
7.
“Mihir Chowdhury.” In Wikipedia, April
23, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mihir_Chowdhury&oldid=1220427522.
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September 24, 2024 Ep 73: Conversation with Anindita Bhadra: In the Theatre of Ecology – Dogs, Wasps and Acting
Anindita is an Ecologist and an Associate Professor at the Indian
Institute of Science Education & Research in Kolkata: https://www.iiserkol.ac.in/~abhadra/Anindita.html.
She and her research group study the ecology of dogs in an urban
environment. She is also an actress who uses theatre to express intellectual thought.
Added to that she has been an excellent diplomat of science,
making a case for science and its interface with society.
What is her intellectual journey?
Watch (listen) as we humanize science.

References:
1.
“Dog Lab.” Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.iiserkol.ac.in/~abhadra/Anindita.html.
2.
“Dog Lab, IISER Kolkata - People.” Accessed
September 18, 2024. https://sites.google.com/view/doglabiiserkolkata/people.
3.
The Life of Science. “Finding My Foothold in
Academia,” April 23, 2019. https://thelifeofscience.com/2019/04/23/finding-my-foothold-in-academia/.
4.
“Anindita Bhadra.” Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.sciencediplomacy.org/author/anindita-bhadra.
5.
“Anindita Bhadra | WEF,” January 25, 2019. https://www.wef.org.in/anindita-bhadra/.
6.
“‪Anindita Bhadra - ‪Google Scholar.” Accessed
September 18, 2024. https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Pg-UqF4AAAAJ&hl=en.

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September 17, 2024 Ep 72 - Conversation with Urbasi Sinha : Reflecting on the Quantum World | Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru
Urbasi Sinha is a Professor at Raman Research Institute,
India and Canada Excellence Research Chair, iPhotonic Quantum Science and
Technologies in the University of Calgary, Canada: https://sites.google.com/site/urbasisinha/

She and her research group are working at the cutting edge of quantum science and technology.
In this episode, we discuss her intellectual journey across
three continents and how she got interested in quantum science and tech. There are many interesting strands and lessons to explore in this episode.
Watch as we humanize science.
References:
1.
“Urbasi Sinha.” In Wikipedia, January 10,
2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Urbasi_Sinha&oldid=1194745669.
2.
“Urbasi Sinha.” Accessed September 12, 2024. https://sites.google.com/site/urbasisinha/.
3.
“Urbasi Sinha | Institute for Quantum
Computing.” Accessed September 12, 2024. https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing/contacts/urbasi-sinha.
4.
“Urbasi Sinha | Raman Research Institute.”
Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.rri.res.in/people/faculty/urbasi-sinha.
5.
“Urbasi Sinha - About Me.” Accessed September
12, 2024. https://sites.google.com/site/urbasisinha/about-me.
6.
DHNS. “Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar for Raman
Research Institute Professor Urbasi Sinha.” Deccan Herald. Accessed September
12, 2024. https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/rashtriya-vigyan-puraskar-for-raman-research-institute-professor-urbasi-sinha-3143264.
7.
Fascinating World of Photons, Superposition
and Entanglement by Urbasi Sinha, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg0np3AJt-Q.
8.
QIQT23 | Prof. Urbasi Sinha - Quantum
Experiments with Satellite Technology, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmAb-nTPl7Q.
9.
“QuIC Lab.” Accessed September 12, 2024. https://wwws.rri.res.in/quic/.
10.
Sinha, Urbasi. “A Key Milestone for a Secure
Quantum Future.” Nature India, May 9, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/d44151-023-00049-5.
11.
Sinha, Urbasi, Christophe Couteau, Thomas
Jennewein, Raymond Laflamme, and Gregor Weihs. “Ruling Out Multi-Order
Interference in Quantum Mechanics.” Science 329, no. 5990 (July 23,
2010): 418–21. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1190545.
12.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 by Prof.
Urbasi Sinha- WOPI 2022- 06/12/2022, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9NydtyPlMo.
13.
“‪Urbasi Sinha - ‪Google Scholar.” Accessed
September 12, 2024. https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Lbwit3MAAAAJ&hl=en.
14.
“Urbasi Sinha on LinkedIn: #quantum
#quantumtechnology #ecosystem | 14 Comments.” Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/urbasi-sinha-0969567_quantum-quantumtechnology-ecosystem-activity-7128405359345487873-SmUr.
15.
X (formerly Twitter). “Urbasi Sinha
(@SinhaUrbasi) / X,” September 8, 2024. https://x.com/sinhaurbasi.
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September 10, 2024 Ep. 71 : Conversation with Sunil Nair - Thoughts of an Experimental Condensed Matter Physicist| IISER Pune
Sunil Nair is a condensed matter experimentalist and a
Professor of Physics at IISER Pune https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/physics/people/faculty/regular-faculty/sunil-nair/307

He and his research group explore various topics, including Multiferroics
| Transition metal oxides | Unconventional superconductors | Low temperature
instrumentation | Non-linear magnetic susceptibility | Spin Caloritronics.

In this episode, we discussed:
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His intellectual journey
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Growing up in Pune
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Student days at Pune University
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His experience of working in Indore, Dresden and
Oxford
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Jugalbandi of experiments and theory
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Elements of a good talk and good writing
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Big science from small labs
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Quantum ihub at IISER Pune
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New development in spintronics, including superfluid
state
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Many related topics

Listen as we humanize science.

References:
[1]“Sunil Nair - IISER Pune.” Accessed: Sep. 05, 2024.
[Online]. Available: https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/physics/people/faculty/regular-faculty/sunil-nair/307
[2]“‪Sunil Nair - ‪Google Scholar.” Accessed: Sep. 05, 2024.
[Online]. Available: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=XnMfVtUAAAAJ&hl=en
[3]“Dr. Sunil Nair.” Accessed: Sep. 05, 2024. [Online].
Available: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/connect/explore-the-humboldt-network/singleview/1122885/dr-sunil-nair
[4]“Sunil Nair (@DrSunilNair) / X,” X (formerly Twitter).
Accessed: Sep. 05, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://x.com/drsunilnair
[5]“Strongly Correlated Electron Systems.” Accessed: Sep.
05, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://sites.google.com/students.iiserpune.ac.in/strongly-corr-electron-sys/home
[6]“I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation.” Accessed: Sep. 05,
2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.quantech.org.in/
[7]A. De, A. Ghosh, R. Mandal, S. Ogale, and S. Nair,
“Temperature Dependence of the Spin Seebeck Effect in a Mixed Valent
Manganite,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 124, no. 1, p. 017203, Jan. 2020,
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.017203.

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September 03, 2024 Ep. 70: Conversation with Harinath Chakrapani - A Journey of in Organic Chemistry | IISER Pune
Hari is an organic chemist and a professor of chemistry at
the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune. His work
focuses on the design and synthesis of organic compounds that can produce
reactive species, which are crucial for biochemical and cell-biological
studies.
Apart from scientific research, Hari has a deep interest in
science education and has played a significant role in interfacing with college
teachers via various training programs.
He is also actively involved in mentoring students and
fostering research in his laboratory.
For more information about Hari’s and his research, you can
visit his lab's webpage: https://www.hclab.in/

In this episode, we explore his intellectual journey
until now..

References:

[1]“Harinath Chakrapani lab | HC
Lab |IISER Pune,” Hari’s Lab. Accessed: Aug. 17, 2024. : https://www.hclab.in
[2]“Prof. Hari,” Hari’s Lab.
Accessed: Aug. 17, 2024. : https://www.hclab.in/prof-harinath-chakrapani
[3]“‪Harinath Chakrapani - ‪Google
Scholar.” Accessed: Aug. 17, 2024. : https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=va_MziwAAAAJ&hl=en
[4]“Harinath Chakrapani - IISER
Pune.” Accessed: Aug. 17, 2024. : https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/chemistry/people/faculty/regular-faculty/harinath-chakrapani/248
[5]“iRISE - Outreach and
Training - IISER Pune.” Accessed: Aug. 17, 2024. : https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/engage/outreach-and-training/irise
[6]“MS-DEED - Outreach and
Training - IISER Pune.” Accessed: Aug. 17, 2024. : https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/engage/outreach-and-training/ms-deed

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August 27, 2024 Ep. 69 : Conversation with Joyee Ghosh - Explorations in Experimental Quantum Photonics | IIT Delhi
Joyee is an experimental optical physicist who explores Quantum Photonics
She is an associate professor of physics at IIT Delhi https://web.iitd.ac.in/~joyee/.
How did she get interested in optics? What is her intellectual journey?
We discuss many interesting aspects of her explorations in this episode.
Listen as we humanize science.

References:
1. “Joyee’s Webpage.” Accessed August 22, 2024. https://web.iitd.ac.in/~joyee/.
2. “‪Joyee Ghosh‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬.” Accessed August 22, 2024. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7weUE7IAAAAJ&hl=en.
3. News from the Quantum Photonics Lab in IIT Delhi: Entangled Photons & Hot Atoms... by Joyee Ghosh, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xIMj5tid_k.
4. QIQT 23 | Joyee Ghosh - Entangled Photons -- Experiments & Applications in Quantum Communication, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZhXLSjGDUU.
5. “Rupamanjari Ghosh.” In Wikipedia, February 18, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rupamanjari_Ghosh&oldid=1140131659.

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August 20, 2024 Ep 68: Conversation with Joy Mitra – An experimental physicist who tinkers with nano-interfaces
Joy Mitra is an experimentalist who tinkers with interfaces
at nanoscale.
He is a professor of physics at IISER Tvm https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/j.mitra/personal_information
What motivated him to become an experimental physicist?
What motivates him to explore nano-junction and plasmonics?
These and many other aspects are part of the conversation.
Listen, as we humanize science.
References:
1.
“Prof. Joy Mitra - Personal Information | IISER
Thiruvananthapuram, MoE, Govt. of India.” n.d. Accessed August 15, 2024. https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/j.mitra.
2.
“Joy
Group (SPMP).” Joygroup. Accessed August 15, 2024. https://jmitra.wixsite.com/joygroup.
3.
“‪Joy
Mitra - ‪Google Scholar.” Accessed August 15, 2024. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dChZK08AAAAJ&hl=en.
4.
“Joy
Mitra - Professor - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research,
Thiruvananthapuram | LinkedIn.” n.d. Accessed August 15, 2024. https://in.linkedin.com/in/joy-mitra-459649176.
5.
“Crucible.”
Accessed August 20, 2024. https://sites.google.com/iisertvm.ac.in/crucible/.
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