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
https://youtu.be/CnVZ0YIzooM

86.

Friday, September 20, 2024 Dr. Abhay B. Fulke
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai
Oceanography: Pollution and its Solutions
https://youtu.be/E5GW4zaNyTA

87.

Friday, October 04, 2024 Dr. T.R. Rao
University of Delhi, Delhi
Butterfly Effects: Trophic Cascades, Natural and Anthropogenic
https://youtu.be/ZjhLuFK_Yq4

88.

Friday, October 18, 2024 Dr. H S Komalesha
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Tuning In, Leveling Up: The Art and Craft of Listening
https://youtu.be/e5lnXhLy1t8

89.

Friday, October 25, 2024 Dr. Harsh K. Gupta
CSIR – National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
Building Dakshin Gangotri at Antarctica: A Miracle
https://youtu.be/NZl5LnyZTXs

90.

Friday, November 08, 2024 Dr. M. Erfan Ali Mondal
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Coral Reefs and Coral Islands
https://youtu.be/lFfb7m6ZUEw

91.

Friday, November 29, 2024 CMDE (Dr.) Srikant B Kesnur
Indian Navy, Mumbai
1971 War: Daring Operations of Indian Navy
https://youtu.be/vvvPmWEV8MQ

92.

Friday, December 06, 2024 Dr. Pranav Patel
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Exploring the Depths of Kautiliya's Arthashastra
https://youtu.be/1hRNji1gQ6s

93.

Friday, December 20, 2024 Capt. N.S. Mohan Ram
Indian Navy, Bengaluru
Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding
https://www.youtube.com/live/TVqV4NiIm-k?si=40qh9sJm1uTlO5jO

94.

Friday, December 27, 2024 Dr. Harsh K. Gupta
CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad
20 Years of the Great 2004 Tsunami
https://www.youtube.com/live/bAq3Yaldptk?si=2Ul6byDEciq9mMUb

95.

Friday, January 03, 2025 Dr. Umesh Varshney
IISc, Bengaluru
Khorana and the Genetic Code
https://www.youtube.com/live/d-PYxTzBFlo?si=BypbiSCOG2xlECoX

96.

Friday, February 07, 2025 Dr. Joy Sen
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Developing a Calendar
https://www.youtube.com/live/_KnpW3YysWI?si=sCk8j_47cnU6KJtm

97.

Friday, February 14, 2025 Dr. V Ravindran
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Taramani, Chennai
Origin of Mass
https://youtu.be/pyeZ6enUVcY?si=fPve8vcACkOlqACh

98.

Friday, April 04, 2025 Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta
ICARS, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Earthquake: Risks, Safety and Preparedness
https://www.youtube.com/live/VBoEvBp2W9c

99.

Friday, May 09, 2025 Dr. Ankur Nandan Varshney
Department of Medical Oncology, Medanta-The Midicity, Gurugram
Medical Oncology
https://www.youtube.com/live/S3uMLiHIGC0?si=68EOK9YQjFyOlHMk

100.

Friday, May 23, 2025 Dr. Ajoy Ghatak
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Einstein, E = mc2 and the Atom Bomb
https://www.youtube.com/live/Zu-60Z8E-0k?si=h6aBg3wn2kX1k0PQ

101.

Friday, June 05, 2025 Dr. C.K. Varshney
School of Environmental Sciences, JNU, New Delhi
Ending Plastic Pollution
https://www.youtube.com/live/nCGR48TQQYc

102.

Friday, June 13, 2025 Dr. V. Rajaraman and Dr. Jayant Haritsa
Dep. Comput. & Data Sci. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
DBMS: The Hidden Power Behind the Computing Throne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCuxloIUM5Q

103.

Friday, June 27, 2025 Dr. Ashminder Singh Bahal
College of Air Warfare, Secunderabad
90 Hours of Operation Sindoor

104.

Friday, July 11, 2025 Dr. S. Natesh
Department of Biotechnology, GoI
The Speaking Tree of Andaman and Other Iconic Trees of India