S9E3: Biology of human reproduction and endocrinology with Professor Deepak Modi
Join us in this episode of DAP as we talk about the research of Professor Deepak Modi. Prof. Modi is an independent researcher at the ICMR National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health. To conclude this pride month, he gives us a masterclass on the biology and genetics of human reproduction and fertility. We talk about his cutting edge research that involves 'organs on a chip' to evaluate safety of drugs during pregnancy, molecular pathways he discovered that play an important role in fertility, doing 'wet-lab' research in India and much more!RecommendationsDeepakUterex, Biological basis of sexualityEmperor of all maladies, Siddhart MukherjeeThe gene machine, Venky Ramakrishnan‘Science is about doing what everyone has done, but seeing what no one has seen’HarshaThe last lecture, Randy PostVatsalWar, Bob WoodwardMeghBehind the graduate mental health crisis in science https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-024-02457-zwhat OnlyFans' billions reveal about the market value of male desire: https://maalvika.substack.com/p/what-onlyfans-billions-reveal-aboutTouch grass podcastBoring Bedtime stories
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S9E2: Ethnography of masculinity and gender with Dr. Shannon Philip
In this episode of DAP, Megh, Harsha and Vatsal are joined by Dr. Shannon Philip. Dr. Philip is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Gender and Sexuality at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the relationship between masculinities, femininities and sexualities in cities of the Global South.In this riveting conversation, Dr. Philip takes us through his academic journey and while doing so, gives us a masterclass on his intersectional research. We talk about masculinity in global south and how to study this subject, ethnography, patriarchy, feminism and much more...Listen in!Dr. Philip's book title: Becoming Young Men in a New India: Masculinities, Gender Relations and Violence in the Postcolony RecommendationsVatsalConclaveHarshaThick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan CottomSense of StyleShannonLiving a feminist life, Nivedita MenonBadhai DoThe great indian kitchenThappadMeghDelhi a Novel, kushwant SinghAge of Vice,How to talk to your cat about gun violenceNetflix relationship advice, Ananya Pandey
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S9E1: Understanding boyhood, singleism, society and sexuality with Dr. Ketaki Chowkhani
Its pride month 2025 and DAP is back with a new episode. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Ketaki Chaukhani. Dr. Chowkhani is an Assistant Professor at Manipal Centre for Humanities where she teaches India’s first ever course on Singles Studies. Join us in this riveting conversation where she explains what is single studies or "singleism" and her research that attempts to understand boyhood, sexuality and society. Recommendations Dr. Chaukhani's selected works: 1. https://www.theswaddle.com/marriage-is-letting-us-down-should-there-be-a-right-not-to-marry2. Her book: The Limits of Sexuality EducationLove, Sex, and Adolescent Masculinities in Urban IndiaDr. Ketaki Chaukhani:Bella de PauloVatsalFlop showMeghPushpa 2Rebecca Watson, violencehttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/11/25/should-a-country-speak-a-single-language
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S8E5: A Career in Conservation: The human-wildlife relationship with Amit Kaushik
In this episode, we are joined by Amit Kaushik, A PhD candidate in the Integrative Conservation and Anthropology, University of Georgia. We talk about his pre-doctoral experiences with wetland conservation in Delhi, GIS work in Ladakh, and human-tiger interactions in Madhya Pradesh. Amit tells us how he found himself in an interdisciplinary program, living his dream to work with wolves with a funding partnership with National Geographic. We discuss his school and college transition from commence to anthropology and conservation, and how art, theatre, people, and administrators contribute to his research work .Recommendations:AmitRadhika Govindarajan, Animal Intimacies"Jatikaran: Caste, Rats, and the control of space at the Karni Mata Mandir" https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/25148486221094132Raghu Chandawat, The rise and fall of the emeraldsforest"Protecting India’s tigers and wolves through art, collaboration and conservation | Franklin College of Arts and Sciences" https://www.franklin.uga.edu/news/stories/2024/protecting-indias-tigers-and-wolves-through-art-collaboration-and-conservation
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Supplementary Materials 5: SIR Group and Academia
In this special episode, the hosts of Small India Radio (SIR) Podcast Group: Raj, Nishant, Megh, Vatsal, Richa, and MV; talk about their professional experiences in education and workplaces. We talk about how we got here: our degree choices and motivations, experiences growing up in different parts of India, exposure, and moving away from home. We discuss the impact of Liberalisation and 2014, creating reliable knowledge sources and reading, visiting India, the thoughts of moving back, and the impact of education systems and degrees on our lives. Check out our sister podcasts!Bharatiya Junta Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3cEQfIblu88FzyHGdVCG0ePCCI podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6oGfaWZ5cbsc18sfeP8g3o
A space for discussing the trials and tribulations that make research and academic life interesting. This podcast offers the perspective of early-career Desi researchers navigating their futures both in India and abroad. Episodes include our insights on critical thinking, scientific temper, new scientific developments, research funding policies, and a lot more.
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