March 2022 Events
National Science Day celebration (28th February 2022) Mural PaintingWe celebrated the National Science Day with mural painting at both the Mall Road and the Mathura Road campuses. Scientists, old and…
Exploring Horizons with the Unknown
A pandemic and a not so midlife crisis made us contemplate on the possibility of taking a trip to Auli. The planning of the original Auli trip idea began in…
Goodbyes are necessary!
We are saying goodbye to two people this month who have contributed a great deal to the growth of IGIB. A permanent one to Prof. Sohan Modak, who was a…
Remembering Prof. Sohan Modak
Sohan Modak was a Professor at the Pune University and he studied chick developmental biology. He was an influential teacher and mentor. He was one of the driving forces behind…
Goodbye
Dear Colleagues This will be my final note as Director. Let me start by saying that it has been an honor to lead IGIB. It was a challenge to fill…
Einstein
“In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity” Albert Einstein
Hallucinations: Did I just imagine it?
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!…
Remember to Fluoresce
The Hippocampus Sea horses of current inside our brain, letting you ride across the memory lane, be it in joy or strain. Anytime it may crash or collide, with rampaging…
Pareidolia
Ever seen a face in literally a random blotch on the wall? This phenomenon is known as Pareidolia. It is very difficult to unsee that unearthly face once your brain…
Review of the Netflix series, “The silent sea”
Cover picture Credit: Sangeetha K Korean shows had stood apart for their swoon-worthy Romantic dramas, and then they dropped masterpieces like Parasite, Squid Game and Hellbound, which put them in…