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by G V Pavan Kumar
Namaste, Hola, & Welcome from G.V. Pavan Kumar. Pratidhvani (ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ/प्रतिध्वनि) means reflection or resonance (of sound). Here, the aim is to resonate with knowledge & humanize science. The podcast conversation has two themes: 1) Intellectual journey of scientists, philosophers and historians of science; 2) History & Philosophy of Physical Sciences & Technology. I am a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India. I run this podcast in my personal capacity.
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- Oct 4, 202656 min
Ep 132: Conversation with Suneeta Vardarajan - Exploring Blackholes with Mathematical Physics | IISER-Pune
For references with links, see episode 132 : https://historyofscience.in/2025/03/12/all-episodes/
- Sep 17, 20261h 8m
Ep 131 : Conversation with Nagarjuna G - Roots of STEM - Philosophy Meets Education| IISER-P/HBCSE-TIFR
For references and links - See Ep 131 - https://historyofscience.in/2025/03/12/all-episodes/
- Sep 4, 20261h 20m
Ep 130: Conversation with Apratim Chatterji - Physics of Soft & Living Matter | IISER Pune
For references and links, see: https://historyofscience.in/2025/03/12/all-episodes/
- Aug 27, 20261h 12m
Ep 129: Conversation with Nirmal Viswanathan: Optical Fibers to Singular Optics | University of Hyderabad
For link and references, see episode 129 here: https://historyofscience.in/2025/03/12/all-episodes/
- Jul 17, 202617 min
Ep 128 - Unified Approach to Physics: A Discussion
Physics, questions, methods and answers...
- Jul 12, 20261h 25m
Ep 127 - Conversation with Ashutosh Jogalekar : An agentic AI for science, history of science and many more things | Microsoft, Bay Area
For references, see : https://historyofscience.in/2026/07/12/conversation-with-ashutosh-jogalekar/
- Jun 13, 20261h 8m
Ep 126 - Conversation with Ashna Bajpai: Low Temperature Physics, Magnetic Oxides & Spintronics | IISER Pune
For references, see: https://historyofscience.in/2025/03/12/all-episodes/Explore more: https://historyofscience.in/
- May 22, 202658 min
Ep 125: Conversation with Prasad Subramanian - Electrical Engineering to Plasma-Astrophysics & Space-Weather
For references with links, see episode 125 here: https://historyofscience.in/2025/03/12/all-episodes/Explore more: https://historyofscience.in/
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About Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science
Namaste, Hola, & Welcome from G.V. Pavan Kumar. Pratidhvani (ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ/प्रतिध्वनि) means reflection or resonance (of sound). Here, the aim is to resonate with knowledge & humanize science. The podcast conversation has two themes: 1) Intellectual journey of scientists, philosophers and historians of science; 2) History & Philosophy of Physical Sciences & Technology. I am a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India. I run this podcast in my personal capacity.
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