Category: Student Spotlight

Deesha Jeppu, PG Diploma Student, SIAS, Krea University presented a poster of her PG Diploma Capstone thesis at the IWEC24 Conference, earlier this month. Her study finds that among Indian bird species, morphological traits related to resource needs and movement behaviour are reliable predictors of extinction risk, while reproductive traits play a lesser role. This work was carried out under the guidance/supervision of Dr Shivani Jadeja, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, SIAS, Krea University. By participating in the conference, she was able to gain valuable feedback about ways in which she could improve her study and became familiar with how to present her work comprehensively. The opportunity also allowed her to network and form valuable connections with people who work within this field.

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Deesha Jeppu, PG Diploma Student, SIAS, Krea University, also tagged butterflies as a part of her independent study course with Dr Shivani Jadeja, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, SIAS, Krea University, under whose guidance the project is being carried out with funding support from Krea University.  The fieldwork she participated in was part of an independent study guided by Dr Shivani Jadeja and was focused on observing Danainae butterfly congregations in the Western Ghats. It aimed to understand individual and population-level ecology by tagging butterflies for movement tracking and collecting morphometric data. It also monitored known congregation sites to identify key factors influencing their location and size. Deesha helped capture and tag butterflies and collect data about their congregation sites. These species are migratory and travel between the Eastern (where the campus is located, so it was exciting for her to see them on campus) and the Western Ghats. She learnt valuable skills about basic field equipment and study and data planning in ecological research. She also gained a deeper appreciation for the endurance and knowledge required to maneuver safely through the terrain they were working in.

As part of her internship with ThePrint, S Subbu Bhavani, with a History-Politics joint major from the Cohort of 2025, SIAS, Krea University, has covered events and authored a few shorthand and opinion pieces.

Read her articles here

Manavi Sharma is a second-year Politics major and Social Studies minor at SIAS, Krea University. As part of her internship with ThePrint, she has been working closely with the Editorial Team, analysing election data from the 2024 General Elections. Her work involves collecting, compiling, and analysing data using both quantitative and qualitative methods to identify trends. She is currently writing ground reports on the inclusion and conceptualisation of secularism in Indian textbooks (focusing on CBSE-NCERT) and the politics of water as the water crisis unfolds in the national capital. Interning with ThePrint has given her a deeper understanding of running a newspaper and the power of the written word, which will aid her in planning Krea University’s newspaper, Leher.

Article 1: https://theprint.in/environment/women-more-vulnerable-to-rising-temperatures-polluted-air-heat-related-deaths-on-rise-in-india/2105226/?amp

Article 2: https://theprint.in/diplomacy/what-is-the-modi-mirage-why-report-is-contesting-claim-of-indias-enhanced-global-standing/2093291/?amp

Article 3:https://theprint.in/world/how-predators-are-drawn-to-ads-featuring-young-girls-on-instagram-nyt-investigation/2103310/?amp

Article 4: https://theprint.in/world/what-7-bn-minerals-for-infra-pact-with-china-could-mean-for-democratic-republic-of-congo/2135274/

Jyothis Maria Franklin, PhD student, IFMR GSB, Krea University presented a research paper at the Management Education and Research Colloquium (MERC) 2024 by the Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur on 31 and 1 June, 2024. The title of the paper is Investigating Consumer Awareness of Deceptive Advertisements Cited by Regulatory Institutions.

Abstract:
Despite numerous regulatory frameworks in the domain of advertising ethics, there is still a knowledge gap on how consumers recognise and respond to advertisements that have been subject to court orders for deception. The primary objective of the study is to find out the perceptions of consumers on the advertisements that are particularly referenced in court orders for deceiving and misleading them. It is expected that consumers who are aware of deceptive and misleading strategies are more likely to approach advertisements with caution and thus scrutinise the credibility and trust of the claims made by advertisers.

Srijani Mukhopadhyay, a second-year student with a major in History and Politics at SIAS, Krea University has contributed insightful pieces to ThePrint. She’s interning under the Opinion and Features team. Her fifth long-form article will be coming out this weekend. It’s an edited version of a paper that she wrote for a course taught by Dr Gowhar Fazili, Assistant Professor of Social Studies, SIAS, Krea University. It’s a look at the unique experience of Bengal Partition through the partition poetry of Bengal.  

Article 1: 
https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/the-mughals-are-overdone-in-historical-fiction-time-to-focus-on-delhi-sultans/2084413/

Article 2:  https://theprint.in/opinion/pov/kendrick-and-drake-are-warring-surprise-surprise-women-are-collateral/2086105/

Article 3: 
https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/deepa-mehta-is-back-with-a-film-on-transwoman-sirat-taneja-all-good-art-is-political/2092220/

Article 4:  https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/no-more-hot-air-talk-delhi-women-want-a-say-on-climate-change-use-art-to-exhibit-struggles/2099242/

Granville Austin, a second year BIOS student at SIAS, Krea University, has contributed insightful pieces to ThePrint‘s features team, carving out a niche as a writer for the Science and Tech column. With a keen eye for trends relevant to the Indian demographic, Granville consistently reports on developments that resonate deeply with readers. These articles were written as part of his internship. 

Article 1: https://theprint.in/science/why-did-beethoven-lose-his-hearing-a-lock-of-hair-holds-the-key/2085104/

Article 2: https://theprint.in/science/traces-of-microplastics-found-in-testicular-tissue-of-humans-could-harm-reproductive-health/2094067/

Article 3: https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/bn-goswamy-left-ias-to-be-an-art-critic-and-he-put-indian-art-on-the-global-map/2096045/