Webinar Series: Listening to Learn

This Webinar Series: Listening to Learn aims to have sessions on diversified topics related with the Science and Mathematics education, primarily for children of 14 – 18 years of age, that is, children studying in Classes IX - XII. The talks are based on contemporary, traditional and ancient knowledge. The webinar series provides a powerful tool for knowledge transfer amongst the children, teachers and public in general.

An updated playlist of the sessions may be accessed using this web link:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUgLcpnv1YifsVIYiNsbEBF7vPg9YdEnm

The same may be accessed by scanning this QR Code

Session Day and Date Speaker Title of the Talk and its YouTube link
1 – 5. Fridays, August 6, 13, 21, 27 and September 3, 2021 Dr. Rashmi Kulkarni
Hydroponics, Integrated Group, Qatar
How Human are We? Our Microbiome, Nutrition and Long –Term Health
https://youtu.be/79r0LHNUq_w
https://youtu.be/SckxStR5_9I
https://youtu.be/dCvfDXrfDr8
https://youtu.be/Dqp4ZTwa62Q

https://youtu.be/fJUyV68Trao

6 – 7. Friday, September 17, and
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Dr. Prabhat Ranjan
D. Y. Patil International University, Akurdi, Pune
Nuclear Fusion: Dream Source of Energy
https://youtu.be/jByU0y1qkQs
https://youtu.be/G7qVX6DJLUE
8. Friday, September 24, 2021 Smt. Sahana Singh
Houston, USA
Relevance of India’s Educational Heritage in Modern Times
https://youtu.be/swM9Z1A1eEE
9. Friday, October 1, 2021 Dr. Mridula Ramanna
SIES College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai
Women Physicians in Colonial Bombay
https://youtu.be/TBF--FV1ovE
10. Friday, October 8, 2021 Dr. Arni S.R.S. Rao
Medical College of Georgia, USA
Indian Ancient and Modern Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence
https://youtu.be/EAyUV6y6x4c
11. Thursday, October 21, 2021 Sh. Sunil Srivastav
Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi
The Saraswat Civilization and Three Steps of Vishnu
https://youtu.be/s47zqRr-bbg
12. Friday, October 29, 2021 Sh. Praful Krishna
San Francisco, USA
Potential Uses of Artificial Intelligence
https://youtu.be/rg81-OxMjCw
13. Friday, November 12, 2021 Dr. Sahotra Sarkar
University of Texas at Austin, USA
Har Gobind Khorana: A Life in Science
https://youtu.be/GQuZJpTI0wI
14. Tuesday, November 16, 2021 Dr. Anil Bhardwaj
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
Indian Planetary Missions
https://youtu.be/bG2UQfDL2Vs
15. Friday, November 26, 2021 Dr. Syed Hasan Shahid Rizvi
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Institution of Nobel Prizes
https://youtu.be/nl2BIGVrYso
16. Friday, December 03, 2021 Dr. Chandra Mohan Nautiyal
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow
Radiocarbon Dating: Principles and Applications
https://youtu.be/tZpwwyBIrQo
17. Friday, December 10, 2021 Dr. Rohit Kumar Sharma
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Organic Catalysts: Envisioning Future Molecules
https://youtu.be/nQ_wBIxR5P4
18. Friday, December 17, 2021 Sh. Randeep Singh Bhadauria
Department of Forest, Lucknow
Wild-Life Conservation
https://youtu.be/2rs4JUC8l-Y
19. Tuesday, January 04, 2022 Sh. RR Rashmi
The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi
Stabilisation of Climate: Challenges and Opportunities for India
https://youtu.be/M2LY0vCZLjM
20. Friday, January 07, 2022 Dr. Arvind Ranade
Vigyan Prasar, Noida
Mission Aditya
https://youtu.be/OS9iwne1p5s
21. Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Dr. N Sathyamurthy
IISER, Mohali
Learning Science from Kitchen Garden
https://youtu.be/nh2xG5J3C34
22 – 23. Friday, January 21, and
Monday, January 24, 2022
Dr. KP Mohanan
ThinQ
How to Learn to Reason by Listening
https://youtu.be/iOdxojv7D1o
https://youtu.be/Y8ruZHsWcDQ
24. Friday, January 28, 2022 Dr. DM Banarjee
University of Delhi, Delhi
Beautiful World of Gemstones
https://youtu.be/Hjy4X-XYBGg
25. Friday, February 04, 2022 Dr. KK Talwar
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Circulatory System
https://youtu.be/Z1SoiLN-IoQ
26. Friday, February 11, 2022 Dr. Rajkumar Buyya
Melbourne, Australia
Computers and Internet: Technological Progression and Application
https://youtu.be/HfHo5u-B-y8

27.

Friday, February 18, 2022 Dr. AK Nandakumaran
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Critical Thinking: General, Mathematics and Logic
https://youtu.be/HCDTJTb_1_M

28.

Friday, February 25, 2022 Dr. CK Varshney
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Plastic Pollution: A Human Made Global Crisis
https://youtu.be/c2hWYY8-QdA

29.

Friday, March 04, 2022 Dr. Arvind Kumar
HBCSE, Mumbai
Simple Arguments in Physics: Their Uses and Limitations
https://youtu.be/-0jCp4XK5so

30.

Friday, March 11, 2022 Dr. Deepak Mishra
Space Application Center, Ahmedabad

Space Research in India
https://youtu.be/OMWYXHtULgI

31.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Dr. Randeep Guleria
All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi
How to Stay Healthy in Today's Time?
https://youtu.be/iHGTkhdm-NE

32.

Friday, May 06,2022 Dr. Ashok Sahni
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Dinosaurs of India: Dead but Doing Well
https://youtu.be/CqYW_9bsinM

33.

Friday,May 20,2022 Dr. Jasjeet Singh Bagla
IISER, Mohali
Gravitational Lensing
https://youtu.be/vmHtaJIVLLY

34.

Friday, June 10, 2022 Dr. Pankaj Kumar Gupta
Waterloo University, Canada
Soil-Water Quality Management
https://youtu.be/8HWl3Vb6w3k

35.

Friday, June 24, 2022 Dr. Abhishek Mishra
Houston Methodist Research Institute, Texas, USA
Genetic Engineering: The Life beyond Imagination
https://youtu.be/IdMHYzTqZdM

36.

Friday, July 8, 2022 Dr. Bhanu Prakash Singh
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Nuclear Radiations and their Applications
https://youtu.be/18uaQKFSOkk

37.

Friday, July 22, 2022 Dr. Avanish Kumar Srivastava
CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal
Self-Reliant India: A Materials Perspective
https://youtu.be/ri6ChmzctQ4

38.

Friday, August 12, 2022 Dr. Shalivahan
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam
Geophysics: Knowledge of Depth
https://youtu.be/DoC4YfbZ89g

39.

Friday, August 26, 2022 Dr. Priyank Kumar
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
Wind Tunnels and Their Applications
https://youtu.be/gNFSANS_aj4

40.

Friday, September 09, 2022 Dr. Venimadhav Adyam
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Battery Manufacturing in India - Technological Challenges and Opportunities
https://youtu.be/Iz1EVQ39J3A

41.

Friday, September 23, 2022 Dr. Arnab Sen
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Barapani, Meghalaya
Biosecurity: Threats and Control
https://youtu.be/xrDtCUZLj9o

42.

Friday, October 07, 2022 Dr. V. Subramanian
TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi
What Do Our Rivers Carry?
https://youtu.be/2BMqKGzBIyE

43.

Friday, October 28, 2022 Dr. Debopam Das
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Biomimicry and Innovation: A Fluid Dynamics Perspective
https://youtu.be/a0xLUj9SV7c

44.

Friday, November 11, 2022 Dr. Shailesh Shirali
Sahyadri School, KFI, Rajgurunagar, Pune
Snippets from Ancient Indian Mathematics
https://youtu.be/4q2llxXV4-I

45.

Friday, December 9, 2022 Dr. R.K. Kotnala
CSIR-NPL, New Delhi
Hydroelectric Cell: The Biggest Invention in Green Energy
https://youtu.be/qIm_FolhXh0

46.

Friday, December 23, 2022 Dr. Pankaj Kumar
IUAC, New Delhi
Decoding the Geological Past with Radionuclides
https://youtu.be/MK5L6QM4fWw

47.

Friday, January 06, 2023 Dr. Anand Narayanan
IIST, Thiruvananthapuram
James Webb Space Telescope: Out Where The Stars Do Not Twinkle
https://youtu.be/IBd-IDEeCq8

48.

Friday, January 27, 2023 Dr. Abhishek Mahajan
University of Liverpool, UK
Radiology in the Service of Mankind
https://youtu.be/wWodurYVCyATo

49.

Friday, February 10, 2023 Dr. Pawan G. Agrawal
Kamlabai Educational and Charitable Trust, Mumbai
Let's Touch the Sky (Story of Mumbai Dabbawalas)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C16E9bawYDY

50.

Friday, February 17, 2023 Dr. Rajesh Bhatia
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, New Delhi
Silent Pandemic of Superbugs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nucLdEpNa-w

51.

Friday, March 10, 2023 Dr. Arun Deep Ahluwalia
Shoolini University, Himachal Pradesh
Story of Water
https://www.youtube.com/live/1XoWhRrvg8w?feature=share

52.

Friday, March 17, 2023 Dr. Arpan Banerjee
National Brain Research Centre, Haryana
Brain – An Exploration Like No Other
https://youtu.be/nkYB4R7jnZ8

53.

Friday, May 12, 2023 Dr. Partha Mukhopadhyay
Eden Hospital, Medical College, Kolkata
In Vitro Fertilization: Basic Concept
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLgWduobz0M

54.

Friday, May 26, 2023 Dr. Shivendra Nath Sharan
NIIT University, Neemrana
Evolution of Communication Network: 1G to Latest Generation
https://www.youtube.com/live/-HQKwBihvuY?feature=share

55.

Friday, June 02, 2023 Dr. Vijay A. Singh
University of Mumbai, Mumbai
The Forgotten Legacy of Aryabhata
https://www.youtube.com/live/9TE3WmsDKuY?feature=share

56.

Friday, June 09, 2023 Dr. Arni SRS Rao
Augusta University, USA
United Nation's Annual Country-Wise Human Development Index
https://www.youtube.com/live/aq1eb0q-JFg?feature=share

57.

Friday, July 07, 2023 Dr. HS Komalesha
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Whispering Words: How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with it
https://www.youtube.com/live/eN_VZy2QISQ?feature=share

58.

Friday, July 21, 2023 Dr. Vikram Gota
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
Drug Discovery and Development
https://youtu.be/N34iR2shwZQ

59.

Friday, Aug 04, 2023 Dr. Mayank Vahia
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Zero
https://youtu.be/L0tiJ-vUIns

60.

Friday, Aug 18, 2023 Dr. Durgesh Tripathi
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
Reaching for the Sun: The Aditya-L1 Mission of ISRO
https://youtu.be/vN9kXD92qI0

61.

Friday, September 15, 2023 Dr. A.K. Anilkumar
ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru
Space Situational Awareness: Current and Future Scenario
https://youtu.be/9tCzi7BfzLg

62.

Friday, September 29, 2023 Air Cmde Ashminder Singh Bahal
College of Air Warfare, Secunderabad
Story of Weapons: Evolutionary Process
https://youtu.be/jhoEY4dfg_Q

63.

Friday, October 06, 2023 Dr. Nitesh Gupta
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
A Journey to Human Lungs
https://youtu.be/GZc5keKgbEI

64.

Friday, October 20, 2023 Dr. Rajeev Kumar Mehajan
Science and Engineering Research Board, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Importance of Aviation Meteorology
https://youtu.be/Rq1DCUh_Zao

65.

Friday, November 03, 2023 Dr. B.V.S Sekhar
Corporate Planning and Corporate Communication, NPCIL, Mumbai
Harnessing the Power of the Atom: Indian Nuclear Power Programme
https://youtu.be/-qdfN4vHsvU

66.

Friday, November 10, 2023 Dr. Mainak Ghoshhajra
CSIR – National Aerospace Laboratories, Bengaluru
Aircraft Accidents and Black Box
https://youtu.be/TLsu2LtF6AQ

67.

Friday, December 08, 2023 Dr. Narender
Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi
Bioinformatics: Basic, Development, and Future
https://youtu.be/dveHeIB84rU

68.

Friday, December 22, 2023 Kuntal A Joshier
Mountaineer, and Nutrition & Fitness Expert, Mumbai
Moving Mountains with Ahimsa
https://youtu.be/hx5LcwtGpmg

69.

Friday, January 12, 2024 Viniyendra Pamecha
Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences, New Delhi
Organ Donation and Transplantation in India
https://youtu.be/37c4Ff0a1qY

70.

Friday, January 19, 2024 Dr. Bharati Kakad
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Navi Mumbai
Geomagnetism: A Tool to Probe Space Plasma Processes
https://youtu.be/dkRkx_6PrMA

71.

Friday, February 02, 2024 Nandini Harinath
ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru
A Sneak Peek into ISRO's Prestigious Missions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0TjTsryixw

72.

Friday, February 09, 2024 Ramarao Kanneganti
Aganitha Cognitive Solutions, Hyderabad
Perspectives on Programming Languages:The Past, Present and the Future
https://youtu.be/yysPkTGHyR0

73.

Friday, February 16, 2024 Dr. Srinivasa K. Rao
LIJ Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
Food is Medicine: To Keep You Healthy
https://youtu.be/qa9oidYwP5Q

74.

Friday, March 01, 2024 Dr. Kamal Kishore Chopra
New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre, Daryaganj, New Delhi
Awareness about Tuberculosis
https://youtu.be/gVufS8LXCbk

75.

Friday, March 15, 2024 Dr. Sanjay Rajpal
New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre, Daryaganj, New Delhi
Recent Advances in TB Diagnostics
https://youtu.be/wVDv-OfY3XI

76.

Thursday, May 09, 2024 Dr. Rajendra Singh
Tarun Bharat Sangh, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Community Water Sensitivity and Security
https://youtu.be/0S51z_5P0Bk

77.

Friday, May 24, 2024 Dr. Shahab Fazal
Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Geographical Maps and their Utility
https://youtu.be/ySgU6x96otw

78.

Friday, June 07, 2024 Megha Agrawal
Intellectual Coolie LLP, Nagpur
Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights
https://youtu.be/aR9_CESLDdI

79.

Friday, June 21, 2024 Dr. Prabhat Ranjan
D.Y. Patil International University, Akurdi, Pune
Role of Nuclear Fusion in Net Zero World
https://youtu.be/QAtE79-N-4g

80.

Friday, July 12, 2024 Dr. Raghavendra Gadagkar
Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Can We Learn from Insect Societies?
https://youtu.be/ynToNOq3HmE

81.

Friday, July 26, 2024 Dr. Harsh K. Gupta
CSIR – National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
Developing an Earthquake Resilient Society
https://youtu.be/36hvSsPmT-w

82.

Friday, August 09, 2024 Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat
NITI Aayog, New Delhi
Science and Technology for Sustainable Development
https://youtu.be/EXuZTT-hqJI

83.

Friday, August 16, 2024 Dr. Manorama Tripathi
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Empowering Learning: The Role of Libraries
https://youtu.be/-hh84srt5CY

84.

Friday, August 23, 2024 Ms. Alina Alam
Mitti Social Initiatives Foundation, Bengaluru
Social Entrepreneurship: Start and Scale
https://youtu.be/R6lXgBpMp-w

85.

Friday, September 13, 2024 Dr. Uday Maitra
Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
It is Elementary! -- A Story of Elements and the Periodic Table