Advisory Board

Advisory Board


The Advisory Board consists of people who are experts at the intersections of science, humanities and social sciences. Their vision and imagination has richly benefitted this program and their attempts at conceptualizing an interdisciplinary program that transcends rigid disciplinary boundaries and fosters conversations across disciplines have been phenomenal.

Dr. Gita Chadha

Sociologist, Academic Advisor

Dr. Gita Chadha is a feminist sociologist. Her central work is in the domain of science criticism. She has contributed to building the field of feminist science studies in India. She has worked on reimagining sociology from feminist perspectives. Gita's interests also lie in visual cultures, cultural studies, pedagogy, social theory and questions of methods. Gita has designed innovative pedagogic initiatives for integrating science and social science teaching. She believes that genuine Interdisciplinarity is possible only with a firm grounding in disciplines. Gita believes that the classroom is a site for cultural transmission and transgression.

Dr. K. Sridhar

Theoretical Physicist, Azim Premji University (formerly, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

Dr. K. Sridhar is a theoretical particle physicist and works at the Azim Premji University in Bangalore. He has published several papers in physics and has also published a book, 'Particle Physics of Brane Worlds' and 'Extra Dimensions'. He has edited a volume on 'Integrated Science Education', 'Breaking the Silo: Integrated Science Education in India'. Sridhar is also a writer of literary fiction, has published a work of fiction called 'Twice Written' and has recently completed his second novel, provisionally entitled 'Ajita'. He has also published several essays in the area of philosophy and he regularly writes reviews of art.

Dr. Chayanika Shah

Physicist & Queer Feminist Activist

Dr. Chayanika Shah is a feminist and queer rights activist, who has been involved with the women's movements in India for many years. She is an optimist activist at heart, a physicist by training and a teacher by choice. She has campaigned, researched, taught and written on politics of population control, communalism, feminist studies of science and sexuality. She is the co-author of 'No Outlaws in Gender Galaxy' (Zubaan Publications) and editor of 'Space, Segregation, Discrimination' (Yoda Press).

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