About

This is the second roundtable in this series of community-driven conversations about barriers and enablers that practitioners experience, the audiences they engage with, their views on impact, and meaningful ways for collaboration, capacity building, and institutional support. Watch the first roundtable here.

Through this meeting, we aim to better understand ongoing initiatives in terms of the barriers and enablers that practitioners experience, the audiences they engage with, their views on impact, and meaningful ways for collaboration, capacity building, and institutional support.

What will be IndiaBioscience’s role?

IndiaBioscience will serve solely as a facilitator for these discussions, providing a platform for open and inclusive dialogue. The organisation’s involvement is limited to enabling these conversations, to listen and learn from the community.

These sessions will help IndiaBioscience reflect on how it can contribute more effectively to this space in the future, moving beyond the role of a funder to become a more active and responsive supporter of science communication in Indian languages.

Date: 12 November 2025 | Wednesday

Time: 10:30 AM — 12:00 PM IST

This session aims to be both informative and interactive.


For queries related to this online event or to share your ideas ahead of the event, write to hello[at]indiabioscience[dot]org.

Registration


    To register, please follow the link: bit​.ly/​R​Tibs2

    Registration is free and open to all.

    Programme

    • 10:30 - 10:40 AM IST

      Reflections from the first roundtable

      Siuli Mitra


    • 10:40 - 11:15 AM IST

      21st century challenges for communicating science in Indian languages

      TV Venkateswaran


    • 11:15 - 11:55 AM IST

      Discussion moderated by Rohini Karandikar | Open to all

      Rohini Karandikar and Sreshtha Mondal


    • 11:55 AM IST

      Concluding remarks

      Moumita Mazumdar

    Panelists

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      TV Venkateswaran

      TV Venkateswaran (TVV) is a Visiting Professor at IISER Mohali. He researches the circulation of modern science in premodern Tamil regions, focusing on the southern solar calendar tradition and 19th-century reform movements. His work explores science in education and communication, combining historical inquiry with contemporary engagement. An accomplished author and educator, he advances public understanding of science across India.

    Moderators