U S Kamath The Professor entered the Director’s office. “Have a seat,” the Director said. The Director was browsing through the report, his report. The office boy placed a cup of tea on the coaster. It was the same tea available in the canteen but served in a big, white cup. He began sipping the…
Kshitij Bane An internationally renowned astronomer, a pioneer of radio Astronomy research and torch-bearer for building and nurturing scientific capacity in post-independent India, an innovator responsible for creating unique and world-class scientific facilities, a mentor, and an inspiration for generations of young astronomers – Professor Govind Swarup, who passed away on 7th September 2020 in…
We are delighted to inform you that we have moved our library collections and services to a new integrated library management software where you can access our resources in a single unified platform. IIA library used a legacy commercial library management software which is over a decade old and has reached the end of its…
Professor Varun Sahni speaks about his exciting career, childhood days, PhD life in Moscow, and his views on the future of cosmology About the IntervieweeProfessor Varun Sahni is an Indian theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, and distinguished professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune. Known for his research in cosmology, Professor Sahni has…
Dr. Sangeetha CR I joined the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in 2010 for PhD and had very little knowledge about research. Being a shy person, pursuing your dream in research is a bit difficult, as you need to interact with people. But it is not an impossible dream to have, and I realized I…
I’m shy
Still trying to be brave
To walk again
Out of my grave
Anand M N It was a school project on lunar observation that motivated me, an 11th standard boy, to serious star gazing. Till then, I used to see the twinkling stars, but not too keen about knowing them. That project gave me an opportunity to meet amateur astronomers and science enthusiasts outside my school. With…
Sarthak Choudhary On July 29th 1878, residents of Rawlins, USA were ready with their smoked glass to witness a spectacular show of the celestial hide and seek – a total solar eclipse. Astronomers from all over the world had already arrived in the town. Amongst those was a party of astronomers led by Henry Draper…
