(November 2, 2022) Once upon a time, a young man with a master’s degree in chemistry landed on the shores of New York. A native of Vadodara in Gujarat, the man – like million others – dreamt of making a life for himself and his family in this land of...
(October 19, 2022) A few months ago, scores of women took to the streets across America after the US Supreme Court overturned abortion rights in the country. Almost 50 years after American women’s constitutional right to abortion was recognised, the country’s...
(September 30, 2022) When she first came to the United States of America as a young bride in 1974, she hardly understood a word of English. Having grown up in rural Uttar Pradesh, India, Renu Khator was scared to speak to anyone in those early days in Indianapolis....
(September 22, 2022) The archaic belief that “mathematics is not for women” has contributed greatly to the gender gap in the field. While girls are being encouraged to take up a career in science and technology, many steer clear of pure mathematical...
(September 21, 2022) As a child, Anuradha Acharya would spend hours in a physics laboratory watching her father, a physics professor, work. In between conducting experiments, he used to encourage his daughter to be inquisitive and constantly seek answers. As a result,...
