A book chapter titled, Who is the vyomanaut? Understanding India’s human face in the new space race, penned by Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krew-CWP has been published in an ebook by The Hindu, titled India and the Second Space Race. In this chapter, Sayantan reports on the upcoming launch of Gaganyaan, India’s first …
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Professor S Sivakumar co-authors an article for The Hindu
Professor S Sivakumar, Dean – Research and Professor, Physics, SIAS has co-authored an article titled ‘Cloning’ hurdle skirted to make perfect copy of quantum state, published in The Hindu. Article BlurbThe no-cloning theorem is a quantum physics rule that prohibits a user from perfectly duplicating unknown quantum states; researchers have now reported a way around …
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Dr Sushant Raut delivers the 101st Public Science Lecture of the Tamil Nadu Science Forum
Dr Sushant Raut, Assistant Professor of Physics, SIAS delivered the Tamil Nadu Science Forum’s 101st Popular Science Lecture. The session titled ‘Three quarks walk into a baryon: The new particle Xi_cc+ at LHC’ was held on 4 April 2026.The talk was on the Xi_cc+ particle that was recently discovered at the Large Hadron Collider in …
Dr Sayantan Mandal and Dr Rakesh Sengupta deliver special lectures at EFL University
SIAS faculty members, Dr Sayantan Mandal, Assistant Professor, Psychology and Dr Rakesh Sengupta, Assistant Professor, Psychology were invited to deliver two special guest lectures representing Krea University at EFL University, Hyderabad. In addition to the talks, they had the opportunity to discuss the state of Cognitive Science in India and showcase the research being done …
An investigative report co-authored by Sayantan Datta longlisted for prestigious One World Media Awards 2026
An investigative report co-authored by Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krea-CWP has been longlisted in the prestigious One World Media Awards 2026 (Print category). Last year, Sayantan and queerbeat staff reporter Ekta Sonawane investigated what happens to transgender people in India after their deaths. The duo’s investigation, which lasted for about six months, revealed …
Krea-CWP faculty invited by University of Kashmir to conduct reading-writing workshop
Krea-CWP faculty members, Meghna Bohidar, Faculty Teaching Associate; Neha Mishra, Assistant Professor of Practice; and Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice were invited by the Department of English, University of Kashmir, to conduct a week-long reading-writing workshop for their MA students and PhD scholars. The workshop was titled ‘Developing Communication Skills in the Age of …
Dr Anannya Dasgupta delivers keynote at Azim Premji University symposium on student support in higher education
Dr Anannya Dasgupta, Director, Centre for Writing & Pedagogy and Associate Professor, Literature, SIAS, delivered the keynote address at the symposium Beyond Access: A Symposium on Reimagining Student Support in Indian Higher Education, organised by Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, on 27–28 March 2026. Her lecture was titled ‘Effective Writing Support in an Unequal Playing Field’.
Dr Joya John authors an article in Scroll.in
Dr Joya John, Assistant Professor, Literature, SIAS, has written an article titled ‘How social media reels about the LPG shortage obscure a harsh truth’ in Scroll.in. The article critically analyses the gap between viral representations of LPG shortages and the underlying socio-economic challenges. Read more
Research article by Dr Tanmoy Chakrabarty published in Physical Review B
A research article by Dr Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Assistant Professor, Physics, SIAS titled CaFe2O(PO4)2: A compound with S=5/2 corner sharing triangular saw-tooth chains has been published in Physical Review B. In this publication, Dr Chakrabarty is one of the two corresponding authors. Geometric frustration and one-dimensional magnetism boost quantum fluctuations and leads to unusual states of quantum matter. …
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Krea faculty co-author research article published in the Journal of Data Science and Intelligent Systems
A research article titled Modeling Markers for Detection of Psychiatric Disorders Using EEG Signals has been co-authored by Dr Lakshman Varanasi, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, SIAS; Varun Viswanathan, Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology, SIAS; Dr Debasish Mishra, Assistant Professor, Data Science and Information Systems, IFMR GSB; and Steven Chris, Teaching Fellow, Data Science and Information Systems, …