Aswin Sekhar

Stephen Hawking (left; source: hawking.org.uk) and Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri (source: YouTube)

The Little Known Calcutta Scientist Whose Shoulders Hawking Stood On

Aswin Sekhar 29/03/2018

Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri described the dynamics of light’s motion...

A general assembly in progress at the International Astronomical Union. Representative image. Credit: IAU

Where Are India’s Women Astronomers?

Aswin Sekhar 08/03/2018

The ratio of female to male professional astronomers in...

Donald Lynden-Bell. Source: Twitter

Donald Lynden-Bell: A Legacy of Astronomical Excellence

Aswin Sekhar 15/02/2018

He is best known for his work on the...

Srinivasa Ramanujan, some time before 1920. Credit: SpacemanSpiff/Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Srinivasa Ramanujan the Infinite

Aswin Sekhar 22/01/2018

It is almost as if every number was his...

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India’s Space and Nuclear Labs Are Visibly Lacking in Outreach Efforts

Aswin Sekhar 10/01/2018

Is it any surprise that people feel threatened by...

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Why Brexit’s Impact on Asian Researchers Is a Matter of Concern

Aswin Sekhar 18/11/2017

If the UK withdraws from the Horizon 2020 programme...

A diagram showing the path of A/2017 U1. Caption and credit: NASA

An Asteroid From Another Star System Just Zipped Past Our Sun

Aswin Sekhar 06/11/2017

One of the more pressing questions now is why...