6 graders from Vibgyor Jakkur had a fun time ⁦@jncasr⁩ #vibgyorhighjakkur

Do you know about the scientific discovery that motivates India's National Science Day, celebrated today. India celebrates the #NationalScienceDay🇮🇳 in commemoration of the discovery of the Raman Effect. If you do not know about this phenomena, here is a simple explanation. Imagine you are in a dark room, shining a torch at a glass of water. While most of the light passes straight through the glass with a bit of scattwer, some light bounces back with the same colour it went in to the fluid (water in this case). But a tiny bit of light comes back (or is scattered) at a different colour (or wavelength). That is the Raman Effect! The important point is that the change in colour or wavelength of the original light due to Raman scattering holds clues to the fluid or substance that scattered it. Therefore Raman effect is a powerful scientific tool to explore the properties of different constituents of the fluid, that is molecules. Why does this happen? When light hits a molecule, it gives that molecule a little nudge. Most photons (light particles) bounce off without any change in energy (which determines its wavelength or colour). But a few photons exchange energy with the molecule. They come out slightly different, shifted in energy (colour or wavelength). This interaction carries the fingerprint of exactly what that molecule is made of. And boom you have discovered a powerful scientific tool of exploration. That's what Prof. C.V. Raman achieved in Kolkata on 28 February 1928.

Super enthusiastic Middle schoolers of Government School Srirampura were thrilled by the visit to ⁦@jncasr⁩ on Open Day NSD 2026

Sun spotting

Flies in the limelight

Chemistry and physics in action

National Science Day 2026 going on right now at full swing @jncasr #NSD #ANRF #DST #JNCASR

Visitors to the Galleries

National Science Day- 2026 at JNCASR commences with full of enthusiasm and excitement. #ANRF #DST #JNCASR

National Science Day- 2026 at JNCASR commences with full of enthusiasm and excitement. #ANRF #DST #JNCASR

Two papers from lab alumni in this issue of Current Biology! Very proud of the exciting science from @danichitrang @abhilash1690 Super proud!

Announcing "AI@IISER Pune" a 1-day event for people who are NOT AI/ML specialists, but would like to figure out how AI is used in research. Hybrid (In-Person Zoom Webinar). Anyone can attend. Registration free but mandatory. To register: sites.google.com/acads.iiser… Limited Seats.

Grad students & postdocs 👉 apply by May 7 for our workshop on the mechanistic basis of #cognition (navigation, learning, decision making more). 🧠 🤝 Joint sessions with our #TheoreticalNeuroscience workshop ✈️ Hotel, meals reasonable travel expenses covered Apply ➡️ janelia.news/CNW26 @hhmi_science @HHMIJanelia

Save the dates 1-5th February 2027, Biennial meeting of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience (ISDN2027) will be held @jncasr Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR). Exciting line-up of speakers and sessions coming soon.

Congratulations Anjana, for your great work and for being such a wonderful colleague

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Prof Madhav Gadgil on 7 January 2026. He will be remembered for his prolific academic contributions, extensive knowledge and love of the Western Ghats, and formidable legacy in nature conservation. iisc.ac.in/events/rememberin…