I'm excited to announce that I've joined the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal as Assistant Professor. Sincere thanks to my advisors, mentors, teachers, and every well wishers for leading me to this wonderful opportunity! #newPI

They proved you can dance without showing vulgarity. 🤡 x.com/i/spaces/1MYxN…

The plot thickens in the Bhatnagar award fiasco story. The selection process webpage was modified to add a new point overnight. Recap The name of at least one scientist recommended for Bhatnagar award was allegedly removed at the ministerial level. The scientist had criticized

The Indians invented chess and, a millennium and a half later, came back to reclaim and perfect it.

Kanpur from bird's eyes 🇮🇳 #INDvBAN

I love physics #astronomy

"My own point of view: there is just one nature. I'm delighted when people have and share deep insights into nature, and I don't care so much what we label it." Michael Nielsen's poetic take on the handwringing over whether today's #NobelPrize winners were really doing physics.

Nobel Physics Prize winner Geoff Hinton's middle name is Everest. It comes from his great-great-granduncle Sir George Everest, once British surveyor-general of India, after whom Mount Everest was named. Talk about lofty family expectations.

Rest in Peace Sir Ratan Tata. A true industrialist and Philanthropist of modern India. I can't describe in words the respect I have for him.

"If you want to walk fast, walk alone. But if you want to walk far, walk together." - #RatanTata A visionary leader, and most respected and revered human of our times in India. May your legacy and teachings flourish and grow from strength to strength. RIP Sir 🙏

Earlier this year I tried writing a doc to encourage the MIT Department of Physics to create a new PhD specialization in ML. The doc ended up being a little vague and so I didn't push it. But in light of the Physics Nobel this week, I thought I'd share it here:

Science has a hypothesis-testing part, but it has an equally crucial ‘night science’ mode, where new ideas are improvised for the first time.

I am extremely disappointed with SBI's handling of my funds for an IPO application. I applied for an IPO (waaree energies) However, as per the terms, this blocked amount was supposed to be unblocked on 25th October, yet it remains inaccessible even today. State Bank of India

- Rohit taking maternity leave - BCCI announcing Kohli as captain - India winning the Perth Test after this humiliation. God make it happen 🥵

physics hackathons are long overdue

If the claim from Microsoft on Topological qubits based on Majorana-1 is true. I think we can term it as "Transistor moment of Quantum Computing." #Microsoft #QuantumComputing

I have drafted a letter to the Principal Scientific Adviser of India requesting him to consider measures to bring back Indian scientists. You can view the letter here: docs.google.com/document/d/1Yb… If you are an Indian citizen and interested in signing the letter, please fill up the

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