Professor Guha Dharmarajan Delivers Talks at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bangalore

Professor Guha Dharmarajan, Professor of Biology, SIAS, Krea University is an invited speaker at a workshop on Emerging infectious diseases: ecology and evolution, taking place on 1–12 July, 2024 at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bangalore. In his talks, Professor Dharmarajan provides a broad overview of pathogen spillover dynamics leading to the emergence of …

Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh’s New Book Chapter and Magazine Spotlight

Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh’s New Book Chapter and Magazine Spotlight Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh, Assistant Professor of Practice, SIAS, Krea University has contributed a chapter to the book titled Ganika – In The Visual Culture Of The 19th-20th Century India, published by the National Crafts Museum, MATI and Naithani Foundation. In this book, a group of scholars …

Dr Randhir Rai, Visiting Faculty, SIAS, Co-authors a Research Paper with SIAS Students

Dr Randhir Rai, Visiting Faculty in Chemistry, SIAS, Krea University co-authored a research paper titled Solvothermal Synthesis of Cuprous Oxide Microsphere and its Application as Catalyst for Synthesis of β-Hydroxy Triazole. His co-authors included Saurav Saha, Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras, and SIAS students Sreeshma Ravi and Ameena Abbas. Both students graduated in 2024. …

Dr Proma Raychaudhury Presents a Research Paper at the ICAS:MP and CeMIS-Göttingen Workshop

Dr Proma Raychaudhury, Assistant Professor of Politics, SIAS, Krea University presented her research paper titled Gendering political party culture in contemporary West Bengal: A study of Women’s institutional belonging in the AITC at the ICAS:MP and CeMIS-Göttingen Workshop on Metamorphoses of the Political: Bengal in the New Millennium 2.0, held in Göttingen, Germany on  19-21 June, 2024.

Tracking the Flight: Citizen Scientists and Butterfly Lovers Needed to Aid Butterfly Migration Study in India

An article published in The Hindu highlights the work by P A Vinayan, Research Assistant, Krea University and Programme Coordinator, Ferns Nature Conservation Society. Vinayan is seeking help from butterfly enthusiasts and citizen scientists to better understand the migratory movements of milkweed butterflies in peninsular India. Studying the migratory movements of animals is crucial to understanding their …

Writer’s Workshop: Writing to Show off Reading with Dr Anannya Dasgupta

Dr Anannya Dasgupta, Director, Centre for Writing & Pedagogy (CWP) at Krea University and Associate Professor of Literature, SIAS, facilitates a workshop titled Writing to Show off Reading, taking place on 21 June, 2024 at Sunnyside, Palavakkam, Chennai. This workshop is curated for children in middle school and above, to help them learn how reading can …

Amanjit Kaur Ahuja and Sayantan Datta Speaking at the Webinar ‘Making Campuses a Safe and Inclusive Place for All’

Amanjit Kaur Ahuja, Director, Student Services, Krea University and Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice at the Centre for Writing & Pedagogy (CWP), Krea University, were invited to speak in a webinar organized by the Symbiosis Centre for Emotional Wellbeing on 18 June 2024. The webinar was titled Making Campuses a Safe and Inclusive Place for …

Dr Sambaiah Gundimeda Publishes a Book Review of Gogu Shyamala’s ‘Nene Balanni: T. N. Sadalaxmi Batuku Katha [I Am the Strength: T. N. Sadalaxmi’s Life Story]’ 

The June 2024 issue of Social Change (a Sage Journal) carried a book review by Dr Sambaiah Gundimeda, Associate Professor of Politics, SIAS, Krea University. Dr Gundimeda reviewed Gogu Shyamala’s Nene Balanni: T. N. Sadalaxmi Batuku Katha [I Am the Strength: T. N. Sadalaxmi’s Life Story], published in Telugu by the Hyderabad Book Trust (2011).  “Within the patriarchal hierarchy of Hindu society, it is …

Dr Bharath Sundaram Highlights Complex Challenges at Pulicat Lake at the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), Georg-August University, Gottingen, Germany

Dr Bharath Sundaram, Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, SIAS, Faculty Director, Krea – IFMR Research Centres Coordination Cell, and Sustainability Officer, Krea University and Sharon Buteau, Executive Director, LEAD at Krea University are leading a project to understand the interactions between environment, natural resource governance systems, market linkages, value chains, financial inclusion, climate …

An Op-Ed by Dr Sambaiah Gundimeda Published in The Hindustan Times

An op-ed by Dr Sambaiah Gundimeda, Associate Professor of Politics, SIAS, Krea University, was  published in The Hindustan Times on 7 June, 2024.Titled The Naidu vs Jagan potboiler in Andhra, the article delves into the factors behind the significant defeat of the ruling YSR Congress Party and the resounding triumph of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the Telugu Desam …