Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Centre for Writing and Pedagogy, Krea University delivered the 85th Popular Science Lecture at the Anna Centenary Library, Chennai on 23 November 2024.Earlier this month, scientists from New York University showed that human embryonic kidney cells – disembodied and cultured for generations in the laboratory – could show canonical features of …
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SIAS student Sparsh Makharia has been selected as a LINC Fellow for 2024-25
Sparsh Makharia, pursuing a double major in Data Science and Computer Science at SIAS, has been selected as a LINC (Centre for Large-scale Imaging of Neural Circuits) Fellow for 2024-25. LINC is a multi-institutional consortium funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Initiative CONNECTS program to collect and analyse imaging data that will allow us to …
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Dr Srajana Kaikini’s poems at Art Mumbai 2024
We are thrilled to share Dr Srajana Kaikini, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, SIAS, Krea University’s new poems Points I Cannot Find are exhibited along with Jogen Chowdhury’s recent works as part of The Night the Writing Fell Silent, conceptualised by Priyasri Art Gallery at Art Mumbai 2024 .
Dr Joya John awarded the ICAS:MP short-term fellowship 2024-2025
Dr Joya John, Assistant Professor of Literature, SIAS, Krea University has been awarded the ICAS:MP short-term fellowship 2024-2025. The M.S. Merian – R. Tagore International Centre of Advanced Studies: ‘Metamorphoses of the Political: Comparative Perspectives on the Long Twentieth Century’ (ICAS:MP) is an open, interdisciplinary forum for intellectual exchange. Located in New Delhi it critically intervenes in global …
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Dr Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi on the advisory board of Prospectus International
Dr Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi, Dean, SIAS, Krea University is on the South Asia Advisory Board of Prospectus International which includes esteemed leaders from academia, government and industry who have shaped high-impact initiatives at international and national levels.
Dr Sushant Raut at XVII International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology (PPC 2024)
Dr Sushant Raut, Assistant Professor of Physics, SIAS, Krea University, was a convenor of the neutrino physics group at the XVII International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology (PPC 2024) organised at IIT Hyderabad from 14-18 October, 2024. The conference included talks and posters on experimental and theoretical aspects of the Standard Model …
Sayantan Datta, Krea-CWP (Centre for Writing and Pedagogy), authors an essay for Sangamithra magazine
A semi-academic essay authored by Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krea-CWP (Centre for Writing and Pedagogy) has been published in Sangamithra magazine (issue 10), published by Good As You Bangalore. It’s titled Marriage Equality in India: Queer Intimacies, Heteropatriarchal Institutions, & the Language of Rights. In the essay, they briefly historicise queer mobilisation in India to show how, …
Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury, SIAS Faculty, writes for The Wire
Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury, Senior Assistant Professor of Literature, SIAS, Krea University has authored an article titled The Rise and Fall of Ambedkar University for The Wire. Read More
Dr Anannya Dasgupta, Director, Centre for Writing & Pedagogy (CWP) was invited as a keynote speaker at the inauguration of BITSLAW Writing Center
Dr Anannya Dasgupta, Director, Krea-CWP (Centre for Writing and Pedagogy) was the keynote speaker at the launch of the new BITSLAW Writing Centre. The event was held on 1 October, 2024. On 3 October, Dr Dasgupta held an assessment workshop for the law faculty at BITS Law School for the newly launched centre, working with …