Reminiscence
The institute was abuzz with activity in the last month as we had a month-long celebration of Women Who Inspire. We had conversations, exchanged ideas, introduction to fields like data…
Yes, We Can End Tuberculosis! But Can We?
24th March is annually observed as the World Tuberculosis Day, with an aim to raise awareness about TB, its treatment and prevention. The burden of tuberculosis is especially high in…
IDEAS for achieving equity
11th February 2023 is celebrated as International Day for Women and Girls in Science and was implemented by UNESCO and United Nations. The idea of having a dedicated day for…
Twenty Twenty Three, here we come !
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…
Ignorance is not a bliss, let’s spread the word please
Can you imagine the consequences of denying scientific facts? More than a third of million people in South Africa lost their lives to AIDS as a result of poor political…
Exploring the building blocks of life to solve the world’s problems??
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…
Staying (in)sane
We are dedicating this month’s issue to mental health awareness as 10th October is ‘World Mental Health Day’. When I had volunteered to write this month’s editorial, I was confident…
10 years past and 10 years future
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…
Message to the Freshers
Photo credit: Aastha Vatsyayan; Painting credit: Bhupesh Taneja Lab Saw a number of new faces in the campus recently and started wondering how quickly time passes us by. Around the…
Empowering the Youth
Photo credit: Aastha Vatsyayan; Painting credit: Manoj Kumar As kids we all remember how curious we were about the things we see and hear. If someone tells a kid that…
200 years of wonder
The year 2022 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Gregor Johann Mendel, the Father of Genetics. It seemed like an opportune moment (for me) to talk about the things…