Nagarathna Memorial Grant – 2021 Open for Applications
Nagarathna Memorial Grant is a no strings attached grant of one lakh rupees (~$1400). It’s a micro-grant targeted at everyone. 2021 grant application is open.
Tagged: Science
Exploring Astronomy with Internet connected telescopes
As a teenager I was very curious about stars and galaxies. Only time we could get to see something related was an yearly school trip to Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore. As I grew up my interest moved to technology from science. Mostly because technology gave me an opportunity to tinker with. When I...
Obsessed with Einstein
For a long time I was scared to read Einstein. Most of my physics reading was Richard Feynman’s essays. I think its more to do with his life and character than the physics itself. If I remember properly I read A Brief History of Time when I was in college. That’s the closest...
Kevin Warwick Again
I think first time I heard Kevin Warwick was in 2002 at a public event at IISc. I think I was still a student then. It kind of got me interested in robotics and artificial intelligence. I am sure that was the point of public lectures. Ten years later he was back in...
Live blogging Chandrayaan 1
I was waiting for this day since they announced Chandrayaan. Its one of the biggest moment for every Indian’s life. How can I let it go out of my hand. I blogged it live from my home. There were other friends online along with me to watch the launch together virtually. It feels...
