A book chapter titled I Am as Big as the City I Walk: Documenting Maya Rao’s ‘The Walk’ by Dr Anannya Dasgupta, Director, Centre for Writing & Pedagogy (CWP) and Associate Professor of Literature, SIAS, Krea University, has been published in the anthology Contemporary Gender Formations in India. The book is edited by Nandini Dhar and published by …
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Dr Tanmoy Chakrabarty receives a project grant from the UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research
Dr Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Assistant Professor of Physics, SIAS, Krea University has been awarded a grant by the UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, An Autonomous Institution of University Grants Commission (UGC), under the Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS). Dr Chakrabarty is the principal investigator in this project titled Exploring the magnetically ordered states in novel magneto-electric compounds. Dr Sumanta …
The Great Flap: Non-events can be history too, says Mukund Padmanabhan
Professor Mukund Padmanabhan, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at SIAS, Krea University, recently launched his book The Great Flap of 1942: How the Raj Panicked over a Japanese Non-invasion at The Leela Bhartiya City in Bengaluru. Virender Razdan, General Manager of The Leela Bhartiya City Bengaluru, and the journalist Karan Thapar have been part of the event. The book launch …
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(Im)Possibility of Queerness in Indian Children’s Films – A Paper Presentation by Dr Sonia Ghalian
Dr Sonia Ghalian, Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature at SIAS, Krea University presented a paper at the International Online Symposium on Queer Children’s Film and Television, co-organized by the University of Cambridge and the University of Glasgow on 1 March, 2024. The paper titled (Im)Possibility of Queerness in Indian Children’s Films directs attention to a fundamental yet …
Bloch wave homogenisation of periodic media – Dr Vivek Tewary delivers a lecture at MSADE-24
Dr Vivek Tewary, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at SIAS, Krea University, delivered a talk at the Workshop on Multi-scale Analysis / Conference on Differential Equations (MSADE-24) held at IIT Ropar from 26 February to 2 March, 2024. The workshop focuses on multiscale methods in mathematics, particularly as they apply to questions of homogenization, control theory, and inverse problems. …
Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh graces the stage of the Faiz Festival 2024
Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh, Assistant Professor of Practice, SIAS, Krea University has been invited as the First South Indian artiste to grace the stage of the Faiz Festival 2024, held on 9-11 February, 2024. Dr Ganesh had the honour of delivering remarks at the festival’s opening ceremony, alongside Salima Hashmi, daughter of Faiz Saab, and other esteemed …
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Are ‘colour molecules’ the key to a room-temperature quantum computer? – An Article by Professor S Sivakumar
Professor S Sivakumar, Dean, Research and Professor of Physics at SIAS, Krea University has written a science article titled Are ‘colour molecules’ the key to a room-temperature quantum computer?, published in The Hindu. The article explores the intriguing possibility of utilising chromophores or ’colour molecules’ as a potential solution for achieving room temperature quantum computing. Unlike traditional …
Exploring Haibun: An Interactive Workshop with Dr Anannya Dasgupta
Dr Anannya Dasgupta, Director, Centre for Writing & Pedagogy (CWP) and Associate Professor of Literature, SIAS, Krea University is conducting a workshop on 29 February, 2024 at Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Titled Haibun: Description in Prose, Description in Poetry, this hands-on workshop will be both an introduction to a form of haikai called haibun and an invitation to try writing …
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The flight of flamingos at Pazhaverkadu on the day of GSLV rocket launch – An Article by Professor Govindarajan T R
Professor Govindarajan T R, Visiting Professor in Physics at SIAS, Krea University, published an article for the digital platform The FederalI. Through stunning visuals and evocative descriptions, the article titled The flight of flamingos at Pazhaverkadu on the day of GSLV rocket launch juxtaposes nature against human innovation, implicitly inviting readers to reflect on the delicate balance between progress …
Travelling to and in Pakistan: Dr Panchali Ray’s Blog in Frontline, the Hindu
Dr Panchali Ray, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies and Associate Dean (Academic) and at SIAS, Krea University presented a paper at the Law and Society in South Asia (LASSA) Workshop in Lahore, and wrote about her experience of travelling to and in Pakistan, published by the Frontline, the Hindu. She writes why visiting Pakistan brought home …
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