The purple-rumped sunbird is a small nectar-feeding bird endemic to the Indian subcontinent. While the females are dull-coloured, males are flamboyant, with blue, green, crimson, purple and yellow hues. Read more
Events
Celebrating the seminar spirit of Alladi Ramakrishnan
The inaugural lecture of the Alladi Ramakrishnan Centenary Lecture Series, instituted by Krishnaswami Alladi in his father's name, was delivered by renowned string theorist Ashoke Sen. Read more
Features
From equations to the laws of nature
Divya M, an undergraduate student at DG Vaishnav College, Chennai, shares her experience of attending the Foundation Series in Theoretical Physics at IMSc.
Two IMSc students, who recently won the Homi Bhabha National Institute Outstanding Student Award, talk about their PhD research and future plans.
Rashi Lunia won the HBNI Outstanding Student Award in Mathematics for her thesis on Arithmetic and analytic aspects of values of L-functions. Read more
Ajaya Kumar Sahoo won the HBNI Outstanding Student Award in the Life Sciences for his thesis on Computational data-driven investigation of chemical exposome and its links to human and ecosystem health.Read more
Campus community
In Memoriam: Prof A P Balachandran
Prof A P Balachandran, the Joel Dorman Steele Emeritus Professor at Syracuse University, was an internationally renowned theoretical physicist, a beloved mentor and the first graduate student of IMSc. Read more
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