Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science
By G V Pavan Kumar
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Episodes: 128
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Namaste, Hola, & Welcome from G.V. Pavan Kumar.
Pratidhvani (ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ/प्रतिध्वनि) means reflection or resonance (of sound). Here, the aim is to resonate with knowledge & humanize science.
The podcast conversation has two themes:
1) Intellectual journey of scientists, philosophers and historians of science;
2) History & Philosophy of Physical Sciences & Technology
I am a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India.
I run this podcast in my personal capacity.
Main feed of the podcast: https://historyofscience.in/
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Ep 128 - Unified Approach to Physics: A Discussion
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Ep 127 - Conversation with Ashutosh Jogalekar : An agentic AI for science, history of science and many more things | Microsoft, Bay Area
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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Ep 126 - Conversation with Ashna Bajpai: Low Temperature Physics, Magnetic Oxides & Spintronics | IISER Pune
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Ep 125: Conversation with Prasad Subramanian - Electrical Engineering to Plasma-Astrophysics & Space-Weather
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May 22, 2026 |
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Ep 124 - Book Talk - Dileep Mampallil - We May Not Be Alone, Yet Alone
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May 01, 2026 |
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Ep 123: Conversation with Binay Panda - Genome Tech, Open Science & Cycling | JNU
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Ep 122 : Conversation with Sanjit Mitra - LIGO-India, Scientifically Speaking... | IUCAA, Pune
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Ep 121 : Conversation with Sudipta Sarkar - Black Hole Thermodynamics to Gravitational Waves | IIT-G
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Ep 120: Conversation with Renny Thomas - Sociology of Science -- An Indian Perspective
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Ep 119: Conversation with Debarati Chatterjee - North Star of Pint of Science - India | IUCAA, Pune
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Ep 118 : Conversation with Siddhesh Kamat - From Cricket to Chemical Biology
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Ep 117: Conversation with Krishnendu Sengupta- Quantum Condensed Matter: Topology, Phase Transitions & Ultra-cold atoms
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Ep 116: Conversation with Srubabati Goswami - A Remarkable Journey of a Neutrino Physicist | PRL, Ahmedabad
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Ep 115: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla & Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan at IISER-Pune | Thoughts on Scientific Icons
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Ep 114 : Conversation with Chaitanya Athale - Quantifying Biology in the Lab | IISER Pune
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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Ep 113: Daniel Dennett on Criticism
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Ep 112: Conversation with Satish Patil - Polymer Chemistry to Organic Electronic Devices | IISc
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Ep 111: Conversation with A.R.Venkatachalapathy - Writing History as a Bilingual Scholar | Swadeshi Steam & More...
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Ep 110 - Conversation with Jyotishman Dasgupta - Excited-State Chemistry | TIFR Mumbai
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Ep 109 : Conversation with Vijayakumar Chikkadi : Unpacking Soft Matter Physics | IISER Pune
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Ep 108 : Conversation with Amit Agarwal | Quantum Transport & Theoretical Physics | IIT Kanpur
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 107 : Conversation with Aparna Deshpande - A Passion for Physics & Education | IISER Pune
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Ep 106 : Conversation with Arka Banerjee - Cosmological Explorations, Neutrinos & Dark Matter
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Ep 105 - Conversation with Kollegala Sharma : Taking Science to Kannada Audience
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 104 : Conversation with Shivprasad Patil - Nanomechanics to Biophysics with a Force | IISER Pune
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Ep 103: Conversation with Robert T Pennock: Philosophy of Science & Evolving Digital Intelligence
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Ep 102: Conversation with Vipul Dutta - Military, Business History & Academia | IIT Guwahati
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Ep 101 - Conversation with Shubashree Desikan : A Physicist turned Science Journalist | IIT-M Shaastra & The Hindu
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Ep 100 : Global History of Physics - Hero's Journey in Mechanics
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Ep 99 - Conversation with Vijaykumar Krishnamurthy : Physics of Life and his life in Physics | ICTS, Bengaluru
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May 31, 2025 |
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Ep 98: Conversation with Bejoy Thomas – Water Management & Development with Problem-Driven Approach
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May 14, 2025 |
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Ep 97 : Physics & Pratidhvani - a discussion
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May 11, 2025 |
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Ep 96 : Global History of Physics 003 - Maths, Mechanics & Eureka
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Ep 95 - Conversation with K. Sridhar : Theoretical Physics, Fiction & Philosophy | TIFR & Azim Premji University
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 94: Global History of Physics 002 - Physics Portal of Aristotle
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 93: Global History of Physics 001 - Engineering Civilizations
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Ep 92 : Science + History = better Science
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 91 : Conversation with Vinita Gowda - A Botanist's Journey Through Fauna & Flora | IISER Bhopal
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 90 : Listening spell-bound to Prof. Raman
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Ep 89: Conversation with Vivek Polshettiwar– (Nano)Catalysing Thoughts for a Better World
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Ep 88: Conversation with Samrat Mukhopadhyay – Pushing the Boundaries of Biology & Chemistry
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Ep 87 – Conversation with Karishma Kaushik: Medicine, Motherhood & Science Leadership | IndiaBioscience
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Ep 86 – Conversation with Siddharth Tallur: ICs, MEMS & Nirixense of Purpose | IIT Bombay
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Ep 85 – Conversation with Sangeeta Kale: Materials, Microelectronics & Micro-sensing | DIAT Pune
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 84 : Why Read Books in the age of internet ?
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Ep 83 : Conversation with Ayan Banerjee - In the Theater of Light & Life | IISER Kolkata
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Ep 82 – Conversation with Bhaskaran Muralidharan: Playing the Music of Electron Transport| IIT Bombay
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 81 : Conversation with Ainda Sinha –Quantum Field Theory, Superstrings & Ins'pi'rations
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 80 - Conversation with Chaitra Redkar – At the interface of Philosophy, History & Political Science
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Ep 79 : Scientific life of Gerhard Herzberg - Spectroscopy, Quantum Mechanics, Astrophysics & Astrochemistry
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 78: Conversation with Gautam Menon – Triangulating Physics, Biology & Public Health through Curiosity
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 77: Conversation with Chinmay Tumbe - Hitchhiking History of Modern India | IIM Ahmedabad
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 76: Conversation with Ganesh Bagler - Computational Gastronomy with 'food for thought' | IIIT Delhi
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 75 - Conversation with Subhankar Bedanta : Physicist with an outreach in Odia
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Ep 74: Conversation with Anindya Datta - Journey through the World of Fluorescence | IIT-Bombay
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Ep 73: Conversation with Anindita Bhadra: In the Theatre of Ecology – Dogs, Wasps and Acting
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Ep 72 - Conversation with Urbasi Sinha : Reflecting on the Quantum World | Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 71 : Conversation with Sunil Nair - Thoughts of an Experimental Condensed Matter Physicist| IISER Pune
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 70: Conversation with Harinath Chakrapani - A Journey of in Organic Chemistry | IISER Pune
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 69 : Conversation with Joyee Ghosh - Explorations in Experimental Quantum Photonics | IIT Delhi
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Ep 68: Conversation with Joy Mitra – An experimental physicist who tinkers with nano-interfaces
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 67 - Conversation with Pramod Pillai: Material Chemistry to Nanoscale Alchemy
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 66 : Conversation with Sivarama Krishnan - IIT Madras Prof exploring the ultra-small with ultra-fast
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Epi 65 : Conversation with Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty -Pedagogy Beyond Classroom, YouTube and IIT Life
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 64: CV Raman and Quantum Mechanics : What is the historical connection ?
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 63 : The Book of Optics by al-Haytham | History of Optics
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 62: Sadi Carnot & Thermodynamics - Privileged, Profound and tragic life
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 61 : Conversation with Sreejith G.J. - Mechanical Engineer to Quantum Condensed Matter Physicist
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Ep 60 : Neeraja Dashaputre: Education & Pedagogy in Chemistry
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 59 Conversation with Pushkar Sohoni: From Architecture to Cultural History
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 58 Conversation with Guruswamy Kumaraswamy: Engineering Soft Matter for a Sustainable Future
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 57 Conversation with Venu Gopal Achanta: Journey through Exciton Dynamics, Plasmonics & Metrology
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 56: Conversation with Devapriya Chattopadhyay– Explorations in Paleobiology and Marine Ecology
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May 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 55 : Conversation with Arnab Mukherjee – From the love of mathematics to computational chemistry
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 54 - Conversation with Dibakar Roy Chowdhury : Metamaterials & Terahertz Technology
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May 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 53 : Conversation with Sundar Sarukkai - Making of a Philosopher of Science
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May 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 52 : Conversation with Mayurika Lahiri – Intellectual Journey of a Cancer Biologist
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 51: Conversation with Snigdha Thakur – Explorations in Computational Soft Matter and Life
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 50 : Conversation with Sudipta Maiti : Exploring Molecular Biophysics with Light
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 49 : Heaviside को Maxwellian क्यों कहा जाता है? | Why is Heaviside called Maxwellian ?
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 48 : Conversation with Jayant Murthy - Space Missions, Science Outreach & Asteroid Namesake
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 47 : Conversation with Umkant Rapol : Journey through Atomic Physics & Quantum Technologies
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 46 : Conversation with Sandhya Koushika - Neuroscientist Exploring Her Path
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 45 : Leonardo, Rayleigh and Blue Sky Research
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 44: Conversation with Deepak Dhar - Statistical Physicist par Excellence
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 43 : Conversation with Anisa Chorwadwala - Optimization of Shapes and Life via Mathematics
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 42 : Conversation with Akhlesh Lakhtakia - Electromagnetics, Biomimicry and Indo-US Higher Education
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 41 : Conversation with B. Ananthanarayan : High Energy Physicist with a Sense of Humour
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 40 : Conversation with Suresh Govindarajan - The IIT Physics Professor who runs Marathons
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 39 : Conversation with Susmita Adhikari - Exploring the Dark Matter Halos and the Galactic Dance
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 38 : Conversation with Atikur Rahman - Explorations in Nanoscale Physics and Technologies
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 37 : Conversation with Shivakumar Jolad - A Physicist turned Quantitative Social Scientist
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 36: Conversation with Ashish Arora - The Magic of Experimental Physics
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 35: Conversation with Neeldhara Misra - Journey of a Computer Scientist
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 34 : 6 Reasons Why I do Science
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 33 : A Call from Varanasi
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 32 : Let Go the Ego - Some lessons from History of Science
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 31: Conversation with Nirmal Raj - Hunting Dark Matter While Communicating Physics
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 30: Conversation with Angshuman Nag - Quantum Dots to Perovskite nanocrystals
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Ep. 29 : Conversation with Jasjeet Singh Bagla - Astrophysicist intrigued by the learning process
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Ep 28 : Conversation with Nirmalya Kajuri - Theoretical Physics & Science Communication
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 27: Conversation with Srabanti Chaudhury – Journey of a Theoretical Chemist
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 26 : Conversation with Sourabh Dube - Punekar doing Particle Physics
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Ep. 25 : Conversation with Kasturi Saha - Nanodiamonds & Quantum Photonics
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 24 : Conversation with Dibyendu Nandi - Solar Astrophysics & Space Weather
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 23 : Conversation with Sudeshna Sinha - Nonlinear dynamics & being the best version of herself
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 22 : Conversation with Vishwesha Guttal - Physicist turned Ecologist
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 21 : Conversation with Biman Nath : Cosmologist & Bi-lingual Author
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 20 : Conversation with Arindam Ghosh : Condensed Matter Physics & Quantum Technologies
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 19 : Conversation with M.S. Santhanam - Complex System Physicist and Columnist
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 18: Conversation with Kaneenika Sinha - Mathematician, Blogger and Author
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Ep 17: Conversation with E. Arunan - The Physical Chemist
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Ep 07 : Two Chandrasekhars and their students
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Ep 16: Indian Prof's 15 lessons
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 15 : Conversation with Ranjini Bandyopadhyay - The Soft Matter Physicist
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 14 : Conversation with Amitabh Joshi - The Beautiful Mind
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 13 : Conversation with Saptarshi Basu - Dreams, Droplets and Fluid Dynamics
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 12 : Conversation with Nagaraj Balasubramanian - Cell Biologist with a sense of Aesthetics
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 11 : Conversation with Seema Sharma - The Experimental Particle Physicist
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 10 : Conversation with Sutirth Dey - The Evolutionary Biologist
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 9 : Conversation with Aditi Sen (De) - The Quantum Information Theorist
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 08 : Gripping History of Laser Invention
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 6: Importance of Failed Experiments
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 5 : Ashkin's Story - no prize to Nobel prize
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 4 : Science, Rationality and Compassion
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May 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 3 : Six Jugalbandis of Scientific Research
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May 20, 2023 |
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Inspirations from Japan
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May 14, 2023 |
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Pratidhvani (ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ/प्रतिध्वनि) - Origins
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May 12, 2023 |