Chetana Sachidanandan

Another year is drawing to a close. Where did it go? It went in a whirlwind. A whirlwind of workshops, symposia, guest talks, outreach events, awareness campaigns, Research council meetings,…

It is October. The festival season is upon us. Festivals are times when the entire family gathers. Generations sit down together to roll laddoos or hang decorations. Old and young…

As part of our continued efforts to connect with young minds, at the tail end of the OWOL program we organised a Hands-on Workshop on Zebrafish Techniques. We got an…

It’s the first of January again. Last January when we had relaunched Pulse, the IGIB digital magazine, we were tremulous if we would be able to keep it going. Starting…

‘There is a neuroscience meeting in Shillong’, when I saw Beena’s message I immediately jumped at the chance. Great combination of business and pleasure, I thought. Meeting registered for, tickets…

November 10th is celebrated as the World Science Day for Peace and Development to highlight the relevance of science in everyday life and to create a conversation with the public…

Ten years ago, this time of the year, it was not uncommon to see green rickety tempos pulling into the gates of the Mathura Road campus. There would often be…

Let’s talk about love. Nothing new. It’s all around, in the air. In a scientific institute, which is as near a bio-bubble in everyday life as can be, we all…

I still remember walking down the as-usual deserted Inman Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts and suddenly pulling up short and looking around as the smell of my mother’s sambhar surrounds me!…

Yesterday we celebrated the National Science Day at IGIB with great enthusiasm and camaraderie. It felt great to come out of our isolated bubbles to work with, laugh with and…