Blog

"The defense mechanisms I built around myself to cope with being overwhelmed— routines, structure, and emotional detachment—seemed to fit seamlessly into lab life. Over time, it felt like my personal life and lab life were two parts of the same system, so intertwined that one couldn’t exist without the other."

"I saw biology and science as a long term project of life, which can yield only one thing which both of us will do anything for— new perspectives!"

"​It was early 2020 and our work came to a standstill, much like everything else in the country at the time. I continued to work in biology research before I decided to shift to critical science studies. I took up a lab management position which brought me back to the biology lab this year. This led me to conduct simple science experiments for undergraduate students."

"The artwork depicts the interaction of me as an individual with the laboratory where I did my PhD as symbolic entities. The lab includes the people, the atmosphere, the legacy of knowledge it has acquired, resources and the 'personality' of the lab as a whole."

"Western blot, Western blot
Western blot, Western blot

इतना क्यों सताते हों?
Why do you cause so much trouble?"

"One of the unexpected joys of research is the relationships you build. Whether it’s staying up late with your lab mates troubleshooting an experiment or exchanging ideas at a conference, science becomes a shared journey. At conferences, we exchange ideas, share stories, and connect with people from all over the world who are just as passionate as you. The science is exciting, but the sense of community makes the journey even more special."

"My research project seeks to understand what shapes human behaviour towards wildlife and wildlife conservation."

"And the best part is that, you'll find yourself trying to understand the subject of biology, using the lens of a social science researcher. You will learn how the researcher's identity matters, how the questions you seek and the way you answer them are linked to who you are, how the researchers' backgrounds dictate the dynamics of a laboratory space, how facts get established over time and so on."

"I consider my research process a difficult conversation. It is a conversation I have with the object/subject at hand – be it a bone, teeth, fossil or stone-tool from the paleolithic era…. from more than even a million years ago!"

"What is more important - the rigour of scientific research, or imagination? You will find some well-meaning seniors telling you that rigour is all that is in research, and I agree. But if you’re told that there’s no time to play, that is not true."