by Namrata Srivastava | Mar 20, 2023
(March 20, 2023) His village had no electricity till Prof Chennupati Jagadish was around seven years old. From studying by the light of a kerosene lamp as a young child and having lived with his high school maths teacher to be able to finish high school, the scientist...
by Charu Thakur | Apr 23, 2023
(April 23, 2023) In the land down under, far away from the rural landscape of India, Dr Nihal Singh Agar has been working tirelessly to eradicate illiteracy and empower rural India. As the founder of the Australian chapter of the Ekal Foundation, Dr Agar has dedicated...
by Namrata Srivastava | Jan 20, 2023
(January 20, 2023) As a child queuing at ration shops, he would often think about the possibility of enough food for everyone, without anyone having to worry about it. While many would have dropped it as a passing thought, this scientist pursued a career in...
by Charu Thakur | Dec 8, 2022
(December 8, 2022) When Melbourne-based Veena Nair got a call from Australian Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, she thought it was probably a scam. So much so that when she decided to call back thinking that he wanted to comment on one of her LinkedIn...
