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In this episode, meet Ramgopal Vallath, or RamG Vallath, TEDx Speaker, Keynote Speaker, Growth Mindset Coach, Bestselling Author, Co-Founder, and above all, the happiest person he has ever met!! RamG has held leadership positions in many reputed companies such as Titan Industries, HP India, Dell Technology, Airtel, etc., and later, he associated with the Azim Premji Foundation as a founding editor of 'i wonder', which is a very popular science magazine for school teachers in India. He is also leading the Covid Health Response Strategy at the Azim Premji Foundation for the last two years. His third book 'Active Parenting' was out recently. Visit his website https://ramgvallath.com/ & learn more about RamG. His Instagram handle is @ramgvallath. Credits Guest: RamG Vallath Host: Shantala Hari Dass Concept: Suchibrata Borah Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

We bring to you conversations with postdoctoral fellows in India wherein they’ll talk about their research, career, and some beyond the obvious details about the postdoctoral community in India. This is an overview of the podcasts releasing starting May 2022.  Credits: PDFs: Dhananjay Chaturvedi, Laasya Samhita, Mithu Baidya, and Nimita Pandey IBS Team: Suchibrata Borah, Shantala Hari Dass Produced by Ananthapathmanabhan in collaboration with IndiaBioScience. Edited and mixed at Scicle Podcast Productions.

In this episode, we talk to Abhigyan Arun, CEO of TNQ Technologies, a publishing technology, and service company headquartered in Chennai, India. Abhi has served as the CEO at TNQ Technologies since October 2016. Abhi’s focus has been on aligning the business, technology, and product strategy of TNQ to the demanding needs of the publishing industry. In this episode, Abhi talks about his career journey, personal and professional growth, journey with TNQ, and vision for TNQ. Credits: Guest: Abhigyan Arun Host: Zill-e-Anam Concept: Suchibrata Borah Editor: Moumita Mazumdar TNQ Team: Swapnil Midha

☁️It’s a cloudy evening. You are sitting at your window and, suddenly, it starts raining 🌧 Along comes that earthy smell 😌Ever wondered, why does rain smell so good? 😍 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 speak to Dr. Samay Pande (https://www.redqueenlab.com), who studies the evolution of bacteria to understand why organisms help each other! 🧪 Credits: Hosts: Shweata N. Hegde and Ruchi Manglunia Guest: Samay Pande Audio Editors: Ira Zibbu and Shweata Hegde Poster: Ruchi Manglunia  Advisor: Megha Kumar IndiaBioscience Team: Suchibrata Borah and Shantala Hari Dass

Season 2 of In Conversation with a Mentor kickstarts with Abhishek Goel, Co-founder, and CEO of Cactus Communications. Together with his brother Anurag Goel, Abhishek co-founded Cactus Communications in 2002, focusing on providing English editing services for researchers in Japan. It is an international enterprise with a head office in Mumbai and offices in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, and many other cities serving customers from over 173 countries. Credits: Guest: Abhishek Goel Host: Shantala Hari Dass Concept Note: Suchibrata Borah Editor: Moumita Mazumdar

In this episode, we have a conversation with Manju Sengal, Professor at the Medical Oncology Department at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Note: this conversation was recorded in April 2020. Credits: Recording: Dhananjay Chaturvedi (NCBS Bangalore) Artwork: Lakshmi Ganesan (IndiaBioscience) Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

In this episode, we have a conversation with Ayumi Ladher, a yoga instructor on the importance of wellness and staying fit during the pandemic.  Note: this conversation was recorded in April 2020. Credits: Recording: Dhananjay Chaturvedi (NCBS Bangalore) Artwork: Lakshmi Ganesan (IndiaBioscience) Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

Utsuka and Jigyasa, on their recent trip to the zoo🐯 wondered why tigers have stripes. 🤔 We’re sure you must have had that question, too! Listen to this episode as they explore why!🐅 👨‍🔬In the Ask A Scientist segment, they both talk to Mihir Trivedi, a wildlife biologist, to know the purpose of these stripes in the wild. He also talks about his life as a biologist in the wild!🐾 Credits: Hosts: Shweata N. Hegde and Ruchi Manglunia Audio Editors: Ira Zibbu and Shweata Hegde Poster: Ruchi Manglunia  Advisor: Megha Kumar IndiaBioscience: Suchibrata Borah and Shantala Hari Dass

In this episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Shekhar C. Mande, Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) on ICMR's strategy and action to address the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a two-part conversation. This is part 2. Note: this conversation was recorded in April 2020. Credits: Recording: Shantala Hari Dass (IndiaBioscience) Artwork: Lakshmi Ganesan (IndiaBioscience) Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

In this episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Shekhar C. Mande, Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) on ICMR's strategy and action to address the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a two-part conversation. This is part 1. Note: this conversation was recorded in April 2020. Credits: Recording: Shantala Hari Dass (IndiaBioscience) Artwork: Lakshmi Ganesan (IndiaBioscience) Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

Have you ever looked up at the sky and wondered why some birds fly in groups? Join Utsuka and Jigyasa to find the reasons why.  In the Ask A Scientist segment, they both talk to Dr. Vishwesha Guttal (https://teelabiisc.wordpress.com/), a theoretical ecologist, to know why some animals group whereas others don’t. He also talks about how researchers use maths and computers to study grouping and other behaviours. Credits: Hosts: Shweata N. Hegde and Ruchi Manglunia Audio Editors: Ira Zibbu and Shweata Hegde Poster: Ruchi Manglunia  Advisor: Megha Kumar IndiaBioscience: Suchibrata Borah and Shantala Hari Dass

This podcast was recorded in April 2020 Impact of COVID19 and lockdown on the informal sector In this episode we have a conversation with Anand Saharanaman on the impact of the COVID19 outbreak and lockdown on the economy of the informal sector in India. Credits: Recording: Shantala Hari Dass (IndiaBioscience) Artwork: Lakshmi Ganesan (IndiaBioscience) Editing: Moumita Mazumdar, Raghul MR (BLiSC Communications Office)

Have you ever experienced the warm fuzzy feeling when you look at babies? Why do you find them cute? Join Utsuka and Jigyasa to find out why. In the second segment, they both talk to Dr. Vidita Vaidya (https://www.tifr.res.in/~dbs/faculty/V_Vaidya.html), a brain scientist from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, about how researchers study emotions. Credits: Hosts: Shweata N. Hegde and Ruchi Manglunia Audio Editors: Ira Zibbu and Shweata Hegde Poster: Ruchi Manglunia  Advisor: Megha Kumar IBS: Suchibrata Borah and Shantala Hari Dass

In this episode, we have talked to Prof. Manju Bansal who is a professor of the Theoretical Biophysics group in the  Molecular Biophysics Unit of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. She is the founder-director of the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology at Bangalore.  Credit: Guest - Manju Bansal Host - Shantala Hari Dass Editing - Moumita Mazumdar Planning - Suchibrata Borah 

Plants are everywhere. Ever noticed something about their colour? Yes, most of them are green. Have you wondered why are plants green? Like why not orange or blue? Utsuka and Jigyasa had the same question, too! Join them in this episode to know exactly why plants are green. In our Ask A Scientist segment, listen to Dr. Gitanjali Yadav, who studies plants using computers! If you want to learn more about her work, check out her website (http://www.nipgr.ac.in/research/dr_gyadav.php). Hosts: Shweata N. Hegde and Ruchi Manglunia Audio Editors: Ira Zibbu and Shweata Hegde Poster: Ruchi Manglunia Advisor: Megha Kumar IndiaBioscience team: Suchibrata Borah, Shantala Hari Dass

The guest of this episode of In Conversation with a Mentor is Bimalendu B. Nath, an Emeritus Professor of Savitribai Phule Pune University, and the Vice President of the Association of Teachers in Biological Sciences, Mumbai. Bimal has been teaching Genetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity for nearly three decades and is actively involved in science outreach programmes. In this episode, he talks about his journey as an educator and throws light on some of the current challenges of higher education in biology in India. Credit: Guest - Bimalendu B. Nath Host - Vijeta Raghuram Editing - Moumita Mazumdar Concept - Suchibrata Borah, Vijeta Raghuram

Gear up to listen to a brand new podcast series, IndiaAsksWhy, where Utsuka and Jigyasa answer curious questions!  Growing up, we all have had questions running through our minds, and they seldom get answered by our science textbooks at school! Utsuka and Jigyasa are bringing you the answers to all such questions. They also talk to Indian scientists to understand how they find such answers in their labs. Stay tuned for more updates from IndiaAsksWhy! Credits: Hosts: Shweata N. Hegde and Ruchi Manglunia Audio Editors: Ira Zibbu and Shweata Hegde Poster: Ruchi Manglunia  IndiaBioscience Team: Suchibrata Borah & Shantala Hari Dass

This podcast was recorded in April 2020 In this podcast, we are talking about mental health with Soumitra Pathare who is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Director of the Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy at ILS. He is also a member of the Policy Group appointed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, to draft a new national mental health policy for India. Credits: Recording: Shantala Hari Dass (IndiaBioscience) Artwork: Lakshmi Ganesan (IndiaBioscience) Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

This podcast was recorded in May 2020 This is a continuation of the conversation with Krishnan Ragunathan on the biology of viruses and how they impact human health. Credits: Recording: Shantala Hari Dass (IndiaBioscience) Artwork: Lakshmi Ganesan (IndiaBioscience) Editing: Moumita Mazumdar and Raghul MR (BLiSC Communications Office)

Here, we talk to mentors who paved their way into unconventional career paths breaking the stereotypes, mentors who successfully led startups/businesses in the life sciences, mentors who found love for science management and administration, and of course the ones who made research look cool. In this third episode, from the series, we have Dr. Sanjay Mishra as our guest. Dr. Mishra has recently joined as a Scientist H at the Department of Biotechnology, India. However, this podcast was recorded when he was serving as the Advisor and Head of the Inspire division at the Department of Science & Technology India. Dr. Mishra is also the former Advisor and Head of the KIRAN division at DST.   Guest: Sanjay Mishra Host: Suchibrata Borah Concept: Shantala Hari Dass, Suchibrata Borah Editing: Moumita Mazumdar, Suchibrata Borah