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Foreword
The Year in Review 2023–24
Public Engagement
Learning and Mentorship
Media Presence
Overview of Science Gallery Network
Financial Reports
Governance and Leadership
Team
Partners
SCIENCE CULTURE EXPERIMENT
FOREWORD
We opened our doors to the public on 19 January 2024!
We welcomed you all with CARBON, our sixth exhibition-season, and in August, we changed to SCI560, an exhibition about science in the city.
Sci560 is developed with support from the Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and is a convergence of two ambitions: Rohini Nilekani, writer and philanthropist and a member of our Board of Directors has, for a long while, wanted to bridge the gap between the citizens of Bengaluru and its research institutions. On the other hand, together with five teams drawn from across institutions - Rajesh Gopakumar, director of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences and Mukund Thattai, professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, and I have explored the possibility a citywide science festival before the pandemic laid that plan to rest.
Sci560 has allowed us to build bridges with major research and cultural institutions in the city: participating institutions have loaned us self-selected objects from their history, and also adopted a weekend for programming to bring their current research into the public domain. We will refresh the exhibition early next year to explore for insights into the future of research in the city.
We have also hosted three traveling exhibitions in 2024: in February we hosted “Critical Zones,” from the ZKM – Centre for Media Art, Karlsruhe, and supported by the Goethe Institute Bengaluru; in August we hosted “Songlines,” from the National Museum of Australia, and supported by the Australian Consulate-General in Bengaluru in August; and most recently, in December, we are hosting “From the Moon to Mars: Italy in Space Exploration,” supported by the Italian ConsulateGeneral in Bengaluru.
We have closed a momentous year for Science Gallery Bengaluru and look forward to the future of a new public space for science.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Jahnavi Phalkey Chair, Board of Directors Founding Director
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Agasta Train the Trainer Camp
03 April 2024 - 05 April 2024
Coexistence: The Great Elephant Migration
07 February 2024 - 03 March 2024
Critical Zones
16 February 2024 - 18 March 2024
CARBON Mediator Programme
01 June 202331 May 2024
National Mathematics Day
22 December 2023
India Science
Festival
20 January 2024 –21 January 2024
Open Day at the National Centre for Biological Sciences
14 February 2024
Open Day at the Indian Institute of Science
24 February 2024
Open Day at the Raman Research Institute
28 February 2024
Namma Oota
06 April 2024 - 07 April 2024
Externship Programme
01 June 202401 July 2024
Sci560 Mediator Programme
03 July 2024 - Ongoing
Sci560 24 August 2024 - Ongoing
CARBON
01 August 2023 - 14 July 2024
CARBON Film Festival
06 July 2024 - 07 July 2024
Walking Through A Songline
18 July 2024 - 18 August 2024
World Environment Day
05 July 2024
From the Moon to Mars 14 November 2024 - Ongoing
Bengaluru Tech Summit 19 November 202421 November 2024
NürnbergMesse ChristkindlesMarkt 30 November 202401 December 2024
01 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
From December 2023 to December 2024, we continued to engage diverse audiences through our exhibitions, programs, and outreach initiatives. Our sixth exhibition-season, CARBON, ran from 1 August 2023 to 14 July 2024, delving into the complex and critical role of carbon in shaping our lives and environment. With over 266,000 visitors and 9,740 program participants, CARBON was a successful season for us, garnering widespread recognition through 82 national and international media outlets, including The Economist and The Hindustan Times. This season also marked new milestones for us with the introduction of our first-ever film festival and the highly anticipated food festival, Namma Oota.
In August 2024, we unveiled our seventh exhibition season, Sci560, celebrating Bengaluru’s identity as a Science City. Spanning two floors and featuring 31 objects from 14 local institutions, Sci560 highlights the interplay of military, industrial, and academic research that has shaped the city’s scientific and technological legacy. Key collaborations with institutions such as the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), the
Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), and the Raman Research Institute (RRI) were instrumental in presenting exhibits that connect Bengaluru’s rich history to its future as a global hub for innovation. We organised a series of weekend programs in collaboration with these institutions, where scholars engaged the public through workshops, masterclasses, lab visits, and lectures.
We hosted several traveling exhibitions in collaboration with cultural and scientific institutions, covering a variety of themes such as the Anthropocene, coexistence, conservation, and space exploration. These include Critical Zones in partnership with the ZKM Centre for Media and Art and the Goethe-Institut Bangalore, The Great Elephant Migration in collaboration with the Coexistence Consortium, Walking Through a Songline in association with the Australian High Commission and the National Museum of Australia, and From Moon to Mars in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy.
Beyond our exhibitions, we expanded our public engagement by participating in major events, including the Bangalore Tech Summit, IISc Open Day, NCBS Open Day, and the India
Science Festival, among others. These efforts reflect our ongoing commitment to fostering dialogue and collaboration at the intersection of science, culture, and society.
EXHIBITION-SEASON CARBON
01.08.2023 – 14.07.2024
Our sixth exhibition season, CARBON, ran from 1 August 2023 to 14 July 2024. It explored the critical and complex role of carbon in our lives and its impact on the environment. We invited filmmakers, artists, biologists, chemists, and journalists to investigate how carbon sustains life on Earth.
The exhibition featured 37 exhibits and 64 public programmes, engaging a total of 2,66,000 visitors. We also hosted a film festival at the Bangalore International Centre and launched our first food festival Namma Oota at the Science Gallery Bengaluru premises. Additionally, we hosted an online version of the exhibition, which included a Media Lounge where visitors could explore related books, games, and podcasts.
CARBON received coverage in 82 national and international media publications, including The Economist,
The New Indian Express, and The Hindustan Times. The exhibition will also be showcased at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa.
To further expand the reach of CARBON, we developed a touring exhibition module comprising interactive exhibits, recordings of live programmes, and the Exhibition-ina-Box—a portable format designed for both formal and informal learning. This module was showcased at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa, India.
Academic Advisors
Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, historian of science
Dolly Kikon, anthropologist
Victor Seow, historian of science
Curatorial Team
Ashank Chandapillai, social scientist
Gayatri Manu, writer
Jahnavi Phalkey, historian of science
Ravi Agarwal, curator
Madhushree Kamak, designer
Vasudha Malani, writer
Content Partners
Curtin University
Instytut B61
Museum of Art and Photography
National Centre for Biological Sciences
NoPo Nanotechnologies
Raman Research Institute
Royal Society of Chemistry
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
University of Zurich
York University
Programme Partners
Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation
India Bioscience
Indian Academy of Science
Infosys Science Foundation
Swissnex in India
Funding Partners
Canada Council for the Arts
Global Challenges Research Fund
Indian Institute of Human Settlements
Polish Institute
Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia
Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures India
UK Research and Innovation Economic and Social Research Council
UK Government
CARBON OVERVIEW
2,66,053
EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE
37 EXHIBITS | 35 FILMS | 49 MEDIA OBJECTS
ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS
CONNECTED RESOURCES
Visitors rated the exhibition 4 and above (Out of 5)
Visitors said they were exposed to new ways of thinking
Visitors said they would like to visit again
PROGRAMME EXPERIENCE
81% of Participants rated the programme 4 and above (Out of 5) 91%
Participants felt engaged in the experience
88%
Participants said they were inspired to know more
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE
92%
Educators rated the student learning walkthrough 4 and above (out of 5)
77%
Educators felt that students were able to engage with CARBON
100%
Educators would recommend other schools or classes in the school to visit CARBON
“OUR MUSHROOM FORAGING JOURNEY WAS A REMINDER THAT THE WONDERS OF NATURE, LIKE FUNGI, CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF SCIENCE.”
Anusha Halder, Programme Participant
“THE EVENT FILLED ME WITH LOTS OF INSPIRATION AND HAS OPENED NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT ART AND ECOLOGY.”
Sakshi Tembhurne, Programme Participant
"I REALISED THAT CARBON DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SEEN PURELY AS A NEGATIVE ENTITY. WHILE MOST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CARBON FOCUS ON REDUCING EMISSIONS OR CAPTURING IT—BOTH CRITICALLY IMPORTANT—WE ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER CARBON IN ALL ITS FORMS."
Aditi Rao, Visitor
EXHIBITION-SEASON
Sci560
24.08.2024 – Ongoing
Sci560, our seventh exhibition season, opened on 24 August 2024, aiming to connect Bengaluru’s citizens with the city’s rich history of science and research. Featuring 33 objects on loan from 14 institutions, the exhibition spans two floors and explores themes tied to Bengaluru’s identity as a military-industrial-academic complex. The exhibition cuts across three key areas—military, industrial, and academic—and examines how these sectors have intertwined, shaping the city’s scientific and technological development.
Bengaluru’s dynamic identity has evolved from a garden city to an industrial hub, and now, a global tech and startup capital. Sci560 delves into the city's layered scientific history, showcasing historical objects from research institutions, archives, and university laboratories. These artifacts, presented alongside
multimedia and archival material, illuminate the ideas, individuals, and institutions that shaped Bengaluru’s scientific landscape.
We complement the exhibition with weekly public programs, ranging from lectures and masterclasses to workshops and films. These events allow visitors, particularly young adults, to engage with scientists and researchers on topics explored in the exhibition. Through these programs, we foster a deeper understanding of the scientific forces that have shaped the city and continue to inspire public engagement with science.
Academic Advisors
Naresh Narasimhan, architect
Roland Wittje, historian
Curatorial Team
Ashank Chandapillai, social scientist
David Verghese, architect
Gayatri Manu, writer
Jahnavi Phalkey, historian
Siddarth Ganesh, researcher
Vasudha Malani, writer
Funding Partner
Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies
Institutional Partners
Azim Premji University
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Indian Institute of Science
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific
Research
Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium
National Centre for Biological Sciences
National Institute of Design
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Raman Research Institute
University of Zurich
York University
Content Partners
Bharat Electronics Limited
California Institute of Technology Archives
India Post
Indian Music Experience Museum
Madras Engineer Group
Mod Foundation
Museum of Art & Photography (MAP)
Nature Conservation Foundation
Scoby Labs
Short Wave Radio Museum & Knowledge Centre
Unmuseum
Zeiss Archives
Programme Partner
Infosys Science Foundation
"INTEGRATING A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE TO ADDRESS URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES WAS BOTH INSIGHTFUL AND INSPIRING."
Sameer Maithel, programme participant
“HAVING LIVED IN BANGALORE FOR THE PAST 28 YEARS, IT WAS HEARTWARMING TO SEE THE SAME CITY THROUGH A COMPLETELY NEW PERSPECTIVE.”
Supandeep Singh, programme participant
STUDIO QUANTUM RESIDENCY
06.10.2024 – 11.11.2024
Partners: Studio Quantum, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
As part of the bangaloREsidency and Studio Quantum Residency, we hosted artist Robert Lisek at the gallery for just over a month. During his residency, Lisek engaged with Shobhana Narasimhan and Arindam Ghosh, both of whom are advisors to our upcoming exhibition-season QUANTUM.
Lisek organized a workshop for our young adult audience, where he introduced the art of video and sound synthesis using open-source software such as Pure Data/Max MSP, SuperCollider, Hydra, JavaScript, and shader programming.
The outcome of the residency was showcased in a public performance titled Superposition on 11 November 2024. In this performance, Lisek collaborated with performance artist Dayita Nereyth to explore the intersections of quantum physics, artificial intelligence, human cognition, and artistic expression. The performance merged these fields into a unique experience that was both a philosophical inquiry and an immersive art form. Set in a dynamic space, laser lights, video projections, and dance responded to quantum principles like superposition, entanglement, interference, and decoherence.
TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS
16.02.2024 – 18.03.2024
Partners: Centre for Art and Media (ZKM), Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
CRITICAL ZONES COEXISTENCE: THE GREAT ELEPHANT MIGRATION
We hosted the travelling exhibition Critical Zones in collaboration with the Centre for Art and Media (ZKM) and the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore. The exhibition, conceptualised by Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel, was accompanied by a series of events, including workshops, film screenings, performances, and public lectures. It included a screening of the academy-award winning film The Elephant Whisperer, which was followed by a conversation between filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves and wildlife conservation scientist Raman Sukumar. We also hosted a panel discussion on waste management in the city featuring policy makers, chefs, waste workers and more. In addition to this, the opening weekend saw a workshop organised by artists Uriel Orlow and Ravi Agarwal and the closing weekend hosted a performance by artists Dayita Nereyth and Ainesh Madan.
07.02.2024 – 03.03.2024
Partner: Coexistence Consortium
Coexistence: The Great Elephant Migration was a travelling exhibition by the Coexistence Consortium, with Science Gallery Bengaluru as a programme partner. The exhibition featured life-sized elephants crafted from Lantana reeds, which were displayed across various parts of the city and prominently at the entrance to our gallery. We also hosted a photography exhibition showcasing compelling stories of human-wildlife interactions. Additionally, our portico featured an exhibition curated by the Wildlife Conservation Society, exploring nature-culture relationships. The final element of the Coexistence exhibition was a series of talks that reimagined narratives around ecological conservation.
WALKING THROUGH A SONGLINE FROM THE MOON TO MARS
18.07.2024 – 18.08.2024
Partner: Australian High Commission, National Museum of Australia
The Australian High Commission in India, in collaboration with Science Gallery Bengaluru (SGB), presented the immersive multimedia installation Walking Through a Songline (WTAS) in Bengaluru. Based on the National Museum of Australia’s acclaimed exhibition Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, this digital experience highlighted ancient Australian First Nations knowledge through innovative multimedia and immersive displays.
As part of the exhibition, SGB hosted two screenings of Songlines on Screen, a series of six short films celebrating the historic and cultural knowledge of Indigenous communities from remote western, northern, and central Australia.
14.11.2024 – Ongoing
Partner: Consulate General of Italy
The From the Moon to Mars exhibition, hosted at Science Gallery Bengaluru alongside the ongoing Sci560: Science in the City exhibition, celebrates the growing collaboration between Italy and India in space exploration, which began with a 2005 Framework Agreement and has recently gained momentum. Notable attendees at the opening included Mr. Alfonso Tagliaferri, Dr. Veeramuthuvel, Dr. Vinod Kumar, and Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
Highlights include ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 Lunar module, models of LVM3 and PSLV launchers, a Habitat Pod by Aakaa Space simulating extra-terrestrial living, and a Prada-designed spacesuit in partnership with Axiom Space.
OUTREACH
NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY
22.12.2023
Partners: Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST)
Attendees: 90 students, 18 teachers, 20 guests
On National Mathematics Day, the KSCST organised a special event for school students at Science Gallery Bengaluru(SGB). There were 9 schools who visited the gallery, with 10 students from each participating school. The event included a guided walkthrough of the exhibits in CARBON through the lens of mathematics and a quiz for the students.
During the walkthrough, the Mediator Team at SGB organised activities related to the chosen exhibits, focusing both on CARBON and incorporating mathematical concepts in celebration of Mathematics Day. The day had a planned schedule, starting with a welcome address, followed by a talk from the chief guest, Dr. C. S. Aravinda, professor at the TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore. Dr. U.T. Vijay, Executive Secretary, KSCST addressed the students and Prof. Ashok M. Raichur, Secretary, KSCST delivered the Presidential Address. The activities and exhibition walkthrough were led by SGB Mediators, while the quiz was conducted by KSCST. The day ended with lunch for all students.
PSYCHE EXHIBITION-IN-A-BOX OUTREACH
10.01.2024
Venue: St. Joseph's College of Commerce
Students engaged: 150+
SGB mediators led an outreach event at the St. Joseph's College of Commerce to orient them with the PSYCHE Exhibition-in-a-Box. Mediators also publicised the public opening of CARBON and invited students and staff to the gallery and its programmes.
INDIA SCIENCE FESTIVAL
20.01.2024 – 21.01.2024
Venue: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
Visitors: 1131
The India Science Festival (ISF) is the flagship annual event of the Foundation for Advancing Science and Technology (FAST India), a non-profit institution of excellence working to enable the transformation of India’s science and technology ecosystem through research and policy, government support, institutional strengthening, corporate sector engagement, and science communication.
At ISF 2024, two mediators Anoosha Chandrashekar and Harsha Jagadeesh displayed, demonstrated and discussed the Exhibition-in-a-box of the PSYCHE exhibition season at the booth.
OPEN DAY AT THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
14.02.2024
Venue: National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
Visitors: 116
SGB hosted a stall at the NCBS campus, engaging students of all ages. The stall featured catalogues from previous exhibition-seasons and the PSYCHE Exhibition-in-a-Box. Conversations with visitors highlighted the interdisciplinary, research-based exhibitions at the Gallery, with a special focus on the Student Learning Experiences (SLE) programme designed for student groups.
OPEN DAY AT THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
24.02.2024
Partner: Indian Institute of Science
Visitors: 2324
The Indian Institute of Science’s Open Day welcomed students, science and technology enthusiasts as well as members of the public to explore research and other activities at the institute. We participated in the Open Day by engaging visitors with our Exhibition-in-a-Box and Activity Handbooks.
OPEN DAY AT THE RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
28.02.2024
Partner: Raman Research Institute
Visitors: 331
At the Open Day in the Raman Research Institute, our mediators and members of the SGB team engaged with visitors across age groups with our sixth exhibition-season CARBON.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
05.07.2024
Venue: Online
Programme participants: 95
For World Environment Day, we partnered with National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and the Bengaluru Sustainability Forum (BSF) to host an online quiz presented by scientist and quizmaster Berty Ashley, which explored our relationship with the environment.
NÜRNBERGMESSE CHRISTKINDLESMARKT (NCM)
30.11.2024 – 1.12.2024
Partner: Swissnex
Participants: 712
NürnbergMesse ChristkindlesMarkt is an endeavour to promote economic relations between India and Germany via a cultural exchange. The market is Inspired and supported by the original market in Germany and is supported by the Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany. The NCM, is also supported by the INVEST IN BAVARIA and the City of Nürnberg, Germany.
BENGALURU TECH SUMMIT
19.11.2024 – 21.11.2024
Venue: Palace Grounds, Bengaluru
Partner: Government of Karnataka
Visitors: 1700+
We participated in the 26th edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit, a threeday annual tech exposition hosted by the Government of Karnataka in the Bangalore Palace grounds. The summit presented us with the opportunity to interact with technocrats, young innovators, investors, R&D professionals, academics, and policymakers.
At the summit, we exhibited our Exhibition-inA-Box – an experimental, and portable version of our previous exhibition-season PSYCHE, which drew a lot of interest from academic institutions. We also distributed pamphlets, postcards and brochures about the gallery.
PROGRAMMES IN PARTNERSHIP
SYNQUIZITIVE
11.12.2023
Partners: Agastya International, Biocon Foundation, Syngene International Ltd.
Attendees: 130
Guests: Vasudev Aatre, Former Head, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Tessy Thomas, Director General of Aeronautical Systems, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Syngene’s Non-executive Chairperson
Anupama N Shetty, Mission Director, Biocon Foundation
Dr. Jayashree Aiyer, Vice President, Biology, Discovery Services, Syngene International Limited
Mr K Thigarajan, Executive Vice Chairman, Agastya International Foundation
Ms Rakhi Advani Gautham, General Manager - Partner Relations, Agastya International Foundation in Bangalore.
We hosted the Synquizitive science quiz organised by Syngene International Ltd. The quiz covered a total of 150 schools across Dakshin Kannada, Hyderabad and Bangalore. The final round of the quiz was hosted at the Gallery, and students also got to experience CARBON post the quiz.
SANGAM LABS
04.01.2024
Partners: Arts Development Consultancy, Asialink, Creative Victoria, Insite Arts, Global Victoria Bengaluru
Attendees: 31
The third day of the Sangam Artist Leadership Lab –Circles of Conversation was organised on 04 January 2024 at Science Gallery Bengaluru. The event brought together artists, educators, and leaders from rural and urban areas in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra to engage in a bilateral discourse on cultural processes in the Australia-India space.
TRUST IN TECHNOLOGY ROUNDTABLE WITH HEIDI LARSON
04.02.2024
Partner: The Global Listening Project
Attendees: 7
In this closed-door round table event, anthropologist Heidi Larson shared snippets of her research and datasets on responses to health crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Other members of the roundtable were sharing their insights and feedback on this presentation.
Name Descriptor
Heidi Larson Anthropologist
Balaji Parthasarathy Economist
Janaki Srinivasan Information technologist
Preeti Mudliar Communications Expert
Institution
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Narendra Ghate Product Designer HDFC Bank
Tanveer Hasan Technologist
Prasada Rao Economist
Centre for Internet and Society
The University of Queensland, Australia
EARTH CLIMATE FELLOWSHIP WORKSHOP
19.06.2024
Partner: Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy
Attendees: 8 Fellows
The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) launched the eARTh Initiative on October 18, 2023, in Bengaluru. This initiative aims to bring together artists and scientists to foster discussions on climate change and promote citizen engagement through climatefocused art. Its goal is to inspire the creation of climate art that drives behavioral change among citizens.
During this closed-door event, fellows of the eARTh programme presented their public engagement ideas to the team at Science Gallery Bengaluru. The team interacted with the fellows and provided feedback on their programme proposals. The mentors and the fellows of the programme were also taken on a walkthrough of our exhibition CARBON.
BANGALORE SUSTAINABILITY FORUM SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME
07.07 2024
Partner: Bangalore Sustainability Forum
Attendees: 30
The Bangalore Sustainability Forum hosted a presentation and feedback session for the longlisted applicants of their Small Grants Programme at Science Gallery Bengaluru. The jury comprised LS Shashidhara, Mahesh Shankaran, Satyajit Mayor, Uma Ramakrishnan, and S Vishwanath
LAUNCHING DHARANI: 3D IMAGES OF THE HUMAN BRAIN
15.12.2024
Partner: Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre
We hosted a special discussion on DHARANI, an innovative online resource featuring the most detailed 3D cell-resolution images of the human brain in its second trimester.
Kris Gopalakrishnan (co-founder, Infosys; chairman, Axilor Ventures), Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam (head of the IIT Madras Brain Centre), Suzana Herculano-Houzel (editor-in-chief, Journal of Comparative Neurology), and Krishnan Narayanan (co-founder and president, itihaasa Research and Digital) shared insights into the pioneering work of the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras and the groundbreaking technology behind this remarkable contribution to neuroscience.
02 LEARNING AND MENTORSHIP
In 2023–2024, we have focused our energies on refining our existing Mentorship Initiatives and Learning Resources, in order to create a broad and comprehensive framework for our young-adult focused programmes. With the Gallery opening to the public in January 2024, we were able to see the mediators in action, and received feedback that their role was critical to the CARBON's success. Building on this, we are continuing the format of full-time and part-time mediators. We inducted our next batch of mediators for the exhibition-season Sci560, and are continuing to experiment with new ways of training and learning.
We have also created Student Learning Experiences for students to explore our exhibitions. We conduct exhibition walkthroughs for large student groups, with discussions and activities. Another new programme launched in 2024 are the Externships. These are meant for high school and college students to understand art-science practices.
In order to consolidate our Mentorship Initiatives, we have also broken down our offerings into three main categories—Mentorship Programmes, Learning Programmes, and Learning Resources. While the first two are primarily in-person, young-adult focused, the latter is meant to provide students and educators access to interdisciplinary learning tools which can be used in classrooms. Our Learning Resources will soon be shared with gram panchayat libraries and schools across the state of Karnataka, through our recent MoAs with the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, and the Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Karnataka.
MENTORSHIP PROGRAMMES
Our mentorship programmes are primarily designed for 18 – 30 year olds, and are 6 – 14 month long, with training periods and a focus on peer-to-peer mentorship.
MEDIATOR PROGRAMME
Science Gallery mediators are the public face of the gallery. Primarily, a mediator’s role is to converse with visitors about the exhibition and the topics explored in our themed seasons. Mediators are selected through an application process from our target age group of 18 – 30 years. Since they are often the first and only point of contact for visitors to the Gallery, mediators must be able to listen, provoke questions, tell stories, and drive visitor experiences throughout the exhibition season. Speaking to a mediator also provides the opportunity for each visitor to bring their personal insight and experiences into a conversation sparked by the exhibits, events, and programmes. SGB mediators also plan and execute walkthroughs for large student groups, facilitating learning in an informal setting.
The SGB Mediator Programme is divided into two sections:
i. Full-time Mediator Programme
The full-time mediators spend 5 days a week at the gallery, for a period of 12 – 14 months. As members of the larger SGB team, they also support other teams in creating experiences inside and outside the gallery. This programme not only trains young adults in the core skills required for mediating, but
also focuses on building other skills in writing, design thinking, and public engagement. The mediators get to interact closely with the rest of the SGB team, getting insights into the creation, curation, and production of exhibitions at the interface of science and art. They are also able to create and run outreach programmes that extend the reach of SGB and the exhibition-season.
ii. Part-time Mediator Programme
The part-time mediators are young adults who are in college or working, and can spend their weekends at SGB. The structure of this Programme is similar to previous exhibitions, and focuses on training the mediators to hone their skills in facilitation, communication, and critical and interdisciplinary thinking.
MEDIATOR PROGRAMME: CARBON
Continuing our Mediator Programme for CARBON (June 2023 – July 2024), we had both full-time and part-time mediators to converse with visitors, conduct student walkthroughs, and interpret the exhibition in new and interesting ways.
NUMBER OF FULL-TIME MEDIATORS: 11
NUMBER OF PART-TIME MEDIATORS: 31
NUMBER OF TRAINING HOURS: 320+
Full-time Mediators
Ann Lucy Abraham
Anoosha Chandrashekar
Bhavitraa Thilagar
Harsha Jagadeesh
J Divya
Jagath V
Parvathy P Sekhar
Puja Das
Risha Vaidya
Sanjana Hegde
Vedika Kalra
Part-time Mediators
Aadithya R Pade
Akhilesh Pachnanda
Anarghya S
Anjali R
Ankitha Sree Naidu
Anushka Tiwari
Anushka Verma
Anushka Vijay
Arbaz Baig
Arbin Fathima
Bindu BS
Eeshaan S Reddy
Jibin Varghese
Kashish Salian
Lakshmi Praveena M
Lekshmy R
Litralson E R
Malvika Mishra
Maria Ann Philip
Mudit Rustagi
Nagakishan V J
Nakshatra Bipin Suroshi
Nanditha Gogate
Nidhi Bhandari
Pratik Tomar
Sama Arekal
Sandhra Sajeevan
Satwik H S
Sudeep Bhat
Tirthesh Kotkar
Varsha V
On 31 May 2024, we wrapped up our first fulltime mediator programme for the exhibitionseason CARBON. Over 1 year, our mediators trained to drive exhibition experiences on the floor, mediated at the metro stations and the gallery, and created learning tools for other young adults.
Prior to the end of the programme, we conducted multiple surveys, debrief meetings, and feedback sessions with the mediators, to be used in designing and planning the next mediator programme.
"The mediator programme is a unique opportunity to work in public engagement with science. It is a space to learn outside an academic institution, meet a lot of interesting people, and become a better communicator."
Vedika Kalra, Full-time mediator at CARBON
MEDIATOR PROGRAMME: Sci560
During Sci560, we furthered our two-part model for public engagement through the Mediator Programme. We continue to have full-time and part-time mediators, in a similar model to the CARBON programme.
Training
The training for the mediators is divided into three main sections:
1. SGB team training
The SGB team works with the mediators to facilitate training and practice mediation sessions. These are crucial for the mediators to grasp the ethos of SGB, and to understand the exhibition-season and their role within it.
2. Sci560 101
The Sci560 101 series was a set of lectures, discussions, and experiences put together for the mediators, that served as an exploration of the themes of the exhibitionseason. This introduced the mediators to larger narratives around it, to prepare them for mediation. During the Sci560 101s, we introduced mediators to Bengaluru with walks of the city, spoke about the history of astronomy in the city, and contextualised it as a military-industrial-academic complex.
Sci560 101 Facilitators
Aditi Dey, Historian
Anish Mokashi, Physicist
Arun Pai, BangaloreWALKS
HR Madhusudan, Astrophysicist
Jahnavi Phalkey, Historian of science
Janaki Nair, Historian
Mahesh Rangarajan, Environmental Historian
Sanjeev Jain, Psychiatrist
3. Exhibit Training
Each exhibiting artist and scholar runs a session with the mediators, where they discuss the exhibit in detail. Through these training sessions, mediators are exposed to interdisciplinary research and art practices to understand the exhibit's key themes, as well as the process behind creating the final work.
At Sci560, each of our loaning institutions conducted a session with the mediators, to talk about the history and science of the objects.
NUMBER OF FULL-TIME MEDIATORS: 12
NUMBER OF PART-TIME MEDIATORS: 25
NUMBER OF TRAINING HOURS: 200+
Full-time Mediators
Aarushi Susheel
Aditi Rajesh Narayanan
Akshad Somnathe
Fathima Aslaha T R
Gaayatri Chandrasekharan
Gokul Prabhu
Jagrut Amuri
Kavana Kiran
Pravallika Patnam
Sandhra Sajeevan
Vignesh K
Vishwas Solagi
Part-time Mediators
Akshatha Chandrashekar
Anusha Bhairaddy
Anushka Tiwari
Anushka Vijay
Devika B M
Diya Mathur
Hariharan B.K
Hitha Muthirakkal
L Aishwarya
Lasya Digvijay
Lavika C Patil
Likhith Chandragiri
Maansi Sharan
Manjuvarshini R
Megha V
Mytripriya Muralidhar
Nagakishan V J
Nikitha N
Nirmala Devi R C
Sangeetha V
Sheryl Varghese
Swaradaa Raghuram
Upasana Patgiri
Vaishnavi Subramanya
Vanessa Sunil
EXTERNSHIPS
01
May 2024 – 01 June 2024
To offer young adults in High School or College/University exposure to artscience practices at SGB, we started a new mentorship programme called 'Externships'. These are month-long programmes aimed at exposing young adults to the back-end of SGB's work. It is a learning opportunity where selected applicants shadow the different SGB teams, engage with the ongoing exhibition-season, and create outcomes to share their experiences.
In this month-long externship, externs have the opportunity to work with any three of six teams at Science Gallery Bengaluru:
• Communications
• Design
• Learning
• Production
• Programmes
• Research
After working for three weeks with these teams, externs spend the last week reflecting and documenting their experiences in the form of a report or article.
Number of externs: 2
LEARNING PROGRAMMES
Our learning programmes are one-time engagements with a diverse group of young adults, to expose them to new research methodologies, skills, and ways of thinking. These are usually thematic, around the ongoing exhibition-season.
STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCES
To encourage student groups to visit the gallery and the exhibition, we created guided walkthroughs of both CARBON and Sci560, complete with activities and discussions. The mediators planned and conducted two to three hour long walkthroughs where they took students through the exhibition. These walkthroughs are carefully created based on the responses by teachers, and the age group, language, and concerns of the student group.
CARBON
TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTENDEES: 4600
TOTAL NUMBER OF WALKTHROUGH: 156
TOTAL NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS: 71
Sci560
TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTENDEES: 4204
TOTAL NUMBER OF WALKTHROUGHS: 160
TOTAL NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS: 58
LEARNING RESOURCES
Our Learning Resources are created for young adults to explore either by themselves or in classrooms/non-formal learning spaces. They draw from our exhibitions and encourage a critical engagement with the topic at hand.
Our Learning Resources have been recognised as important to further the access to non-formal, interdisciplinary educational tools. We have signed two Memorandum of Agreements with the Government of Karnataka to share our resources with gram panchayat libraries (Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj) and schools (Department of School Education and Literacy) across the state.
1. Activity Handbooks
Activity Handbooks are do-it-yourself accompaniments to our exhibitions. Building upon the themes explored in our exhibits and programming, these Handbooks encourage students to conduct experiments, activities, and observations on their own, or in the classroom as a group. The Handbooks, consisting of 10 activities each, foster lively, tactile, exploratory ways to engage with the theme.
Suitable for: Ages 12 – 18
2. Open Courseware
The freely accessible Science Gallery Bengaluru Courseware brings together resources from our exhibition-seasons to facilitate non-evaluative, open-ended, and interdisciplinary learning. The courseware reflects our commitment to public education, and expands the existing knowledge commons.
Suitable for: Ages 14 – 30
3. Exhibition-in-a-Box
As the name suggests, this learning tool distills our exhibition themes and concepts into a small portable box that can be kept in libraries, classrooms, or other teaching spaces.
Suitable for: Ages 14 – 30
4. Teacher Orientation Handbooks
SGB provides manuals for teachers who are interested in bringing interdisciplinary learning tools as a part of their pedagogy. These resources are anchored around our exhibition-season themes.
Suitable for: Early career/ interested educators
OUTREACH
Agastya International Foundation: Train the Trainer Camp
Dates: 03 April 2024 – 05 April 2024
Partner: Agastya International Foundation
Venue: Agastya Centre, Kuppam and Science Gallery Bengaluru Metrics: 65 Master trainers
Each year, Agastya International conducts training sessions for its master trainers. This year, with a focus on climate change education, we partnered with them to talk about our exhibitionseason CARBON. Two members of the SGB team, along with a climate change expert, Jobin Varghese, went to the Agastya campus in Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh. The SGB team introduced them to our Open Courseware, which consists of five modules around carbon and climate change. On the last day of this collaborative training period, the master trainers visited SGB and were taken on a walkthrough of CARBON, where we also showcased the activities we conduct with student groups.
03 MEDIA PRESENCE
We received over 130 press features during this period. Our work was covered by all leading Bangalore dailies, including The Hindu, Deccan Herald, The Times of India, and The New Indian Express, and even gained international recognition through a feature in The Economist.
We also organised exclusive press previews, inviting journalists from across the country to the opening of our exhibitions as part of our efforts to build long-term relationships with the media. Regular press releases were issued to support travelling exhibitions.
"INDIA’S EDUCATION SYSTEM BUILDS AND REINFORCES A VIEW THAT THE ARTS AND SCIENCES ARE WHOLLY SEPARATE. THE SCIENCE GALLERY HOPES, INSTEAD, TO BRIDGE THAT CHASM, PROVOKING NEW QUESTIONS AND INSPIRING NEW IDEAS. THERE IS A LITTLE “HOW”, IN OTHER WORDS, AND A LOT OF “WOW!”."
The Economist
IN THE NEWS
The Times of India
Know more about carbon at this Science Gallery B'luru exhibition
Deccan Herald
Indian, global artists explore carbon's essence in science fair
Forbes India
Jahnavi Phalkey, Infosys Prize Winner, On Her Journey As A Science Historian
Nature
Breaking the uneasy relationship between arts and science
The Print
Bengaluru museum is making science artsy, buzzy. And it won't stop changing
Mint Lounge
Wonder and wisdom: When art and science meet
The Economist
Why a new art gallery in Bangalore is important for Indian science
The Economic Times
Private philanthropy must step up to push innovation, say science historian Jahnavi Phalkey and philanthropist Rohini Nilekani
The Indian Express
C V Raman’s tablas, explosives used in World War I: Bengaluru’s Sci560 exhibition showcases city’s scientific heritage
CNBC-TV18
Sci560 Expo At The Science Gallery Bengaluru Unveils The City's Scientific Legacy | N18V | CNBC TV18
The Print
Bengaluru was a science hub before Silicon Valley tag. Sci560 exhibition remembers city’s roots
The Hindu
Science and the City: Sci560 captures Bengaluru’s rich legacy
04 OVERVIEW OF SCIENCE GALLERY NETWORK
2024 marked a significant milestone for the Network with the official openings of Science Gallery Bengaluru in January and Science Gallery Monterrey in November. The Network now has four fully operational galleries open in dedicated spaces.
The Directors’ Forum and SGI Board Strategy meeting in October, hosted by Science Gallery Bengaluru, served as an essential platform for advancing collaboration across the Network. The combination of exceptional programming, growing academic and youth engagement, and the transformational potential of our informal learning programmes are causes for pride. Our first Network Strategy was developed by the Network Directors and concentrates on five key areas for 2025-2027:
• Developing sustainable exhibitions and touring
• Transforming interdisciplinary learning locally and globally
• Leading in nontraditional art-science and interdisciplinary research
• Leading in art-science practice through key publications
• Amplifying the activities of the network and foster connections between stakeholders.
The Global Classroom initiative was launched as a collaboration between the Bengaluru and Melbourne gallerie, and will be further developed with other locations next year. The Global Classroom aims to expand educational access beyond borders, empowering the next generation as global change-makers, and was launched with the first Teacher Development Workshop in September.
Science Gallery International supported the first staff exchange between Bengaluru and Melbourne. staff from each gallery spend a fortnight in each location, meeting colleagues, collaborating and developing ways to co-create opportunities for engaging students in STEAM learning. It was very successful, and more exchanges will follow in 2025.
“The staff exchange at Science Gallery Melbourne was an illuminating experience that underscored the potential of crosscultural collaboration. Engaging in immersive dialogues with colleagues expanded our perspectives on building a truly global network that leverages our unique positionalities and local contexts. The exchange offered valuable insights into the structural dynamics of sister galleries and highlighted innovative ways to break down disciplinary silos, especially in engaging young adults.”
Gayatri Manu, Science Gallery Bengaluru
We are now at a point where we can truly realise the network effect, and further amplify its impact. Our new membership campaign in 2024 opened up other avenues of membership, which we are well positioned to realise in 2025-2026. Our latest Network promotional video is available at this link.
Science Gallery Atlanta at Emory University in preparation for their Resilient Earth season, kicked offwith an Ecocommunity Fair in May. The event provided a platform for local organisations and artists to address climate change through creativity and activism. The Resilient Earth exhibition, launched in September at their new Northlake Mall location in collaboration with Accenture, featured installations on themes such as plastic waste, flood-resilient designs, and human adaptability to climate change.
Science Gallery Bengaluru launched its permanent building with the CARBON exhibition, exploring the element through diverse global perspectives. The Critical Zones exhibition, part of the CARBON season, examined Earth's "Critical Zones" with over 25 international and Indian artists. The Namma Oota food festival celebrated sustainability through innovative cooking and food startups. In August, the gallery presented Walking through a Songline, a collaboration with the Australian Consulate-General, immersing visitors in Aboriginal cultural traditions through digital projections. The year-long mediator programme, focused on carbon education, trained a diverse cohort to engage with visitors both in the gallery and through outreach activities. In September, the gallery introduced SCI560: Science in the City, showcasing Bengaluru's role in science and technology.
The Gallery was featured in an Economist article in August entitled Why A New Art Gallery In BangaloreIs Important for Indian Science.
Dr Jahnavi Phalkey, the founding director of Science Gallery Bengaluru was honoured with a clutch of awards in 2024, including the Infosys Prize in Humanities which is India’s highest academic prize, and the New Indian Express Award for Bolstering Public Engagement with Science.
Science Gallery London at King’s College London showcased a rich programme in 2024, exploring the intersection of art, science, and social issues. Highlights included The Overview Effect, 404 Papers Not Found, and Dementia Journeys, along with events like Bat Night Market and My Kind of Black. The year concluded with the opening of Vital Signs: another world is possible, exploring how the health of the natural world - from our waterways to our atmosphere and the ocean floor - is intimately connected to our own health and wellbeing, while sharing the ways people are shaping liveable and hopeful futures, in London and around the world.
Science Gallery Monterrey at Tecnológico de Monterrey officially opened on 27 November 2024 with the Brave New Future exhibition. This the first Science Gallery in Latin America, and is based in the Expedition building - the first in an ambitious new innovation district at the university. The
exhibition encourages reflection on how we can imagine and strive for brighter futures, through diverse disciplines and forms of imagination. Monterrey now has a full-time team of three, including a new Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator. Science Gallery Melbourne at the University of Melbourne, provided several interdisciplinary experiences designed to inspire the next generation of problem solvers through two exhibitions, thirteen public events and an annual program for school and University students. Their programming explored ethical dilemmas between natural and artificial systems in Not Natural and First Nations fire management practices in Sediment Cores. The SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed, a collaboration with ArtScience Museum Singapore, explored the intersection of science fiction, ancient philosophy, and mythology, celebrating the work of Asian and First Nations women artists. The gallery also delivered a vibrant program of activities to bolster the Victorian arts and culture and STEM sectors, including collaborative programming with City of Melbourne, Now or Never festival, Melbourne ArtsCentre and Asia TOPA festival and Melbourne Design Week, and the Biotech STEAM Careers Forum connected students with professionals in biotechnology.
05 FINANCIAL REPORTS
I. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
(1) CAPITAL FUND
(a) Reserves and Surplus
(2) DEFERRED GRANTS
(a) Capital Grants-Assets
(3) NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
(a) Long Term Provisions
(4) CURRENT LIABILITIES
(a) Trade Payables
(i) Dues of Micro & Small Enterprises
(ii) Dues of Creditors other than Micro & Small Enterprises
(b) Other Current Liabilities
(c) Short Term Provisions
II. ASSETS
(1) NON-CURRENT ASSETS
(a) Property, Plant & Equipment and Intangible Assets
(i) Property, Plant & Equipment
(ii) Intangible Assets (iii) Capital Work in Progress
(b) Other Non-Current Assets
(c) Long term Loans and Advances
(2) CURRENT ASSETS
(a) Trade Receivables
(b) Cash and Bank Balances
(c) Short Term Loans and Advances
(d) Other Current Assets
TOTAL
III. REVENUE
REVENUE FROM GRANT REVENUE FROM OTHERS OTHER INCOME
TOTAL
IV. EXPENSES
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSES
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION EXPENSES
PROGRAM EXPENSES OTHER EXPENSES TOTAL
V. EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE BEFORE EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTRA-ORDINARY ITEMS AND TAX (III-IV)
VI. EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS AND EXTRA-ORDINARY ITEMS
VII. EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS AND EXTRA-ORDINARY ITEMS
VIII.
EXPENSES
IX. EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR (VII-VIII)
06 GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAW
(CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD)
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited. She is a pioneering biotech entrepreneur, a healthcare visionary, and a passionate philanthropist. She is committed to equity in healthcare through access and affordability as she pursues a path of making a difference to billions of lives globally.
Dr Mazumdar-Shaw is the proud recipient of India’s highest civilian honours, the Padma Shri (1989) and the Padma Bhushan (2005). She was also honoured with the Order of Australia, Australia’s Highest Civilian Honour in January 2020.
ROHINI NILEKANI
Rohini Nilekani is the FounderChairperson of Arghyam, a foundation she set up for sustainable water and sanitation, which funds initiatives all across India. She is Co-founder and Director of EkStep, a non-profit education platform. She sits on the Board of Trustees of the Ashoka Trust For Research In Ecology And The Environment, and serves on the Eminent Persons Advisory Group of the Competition Commission of India.
Ms Nilekani has written for many leading publications such as the Times of India, India Today and Mint. In 2017 she was inducted as Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Well Being Project from 2019.
SENAPATHY GOPALAKRISHNAN
Senapathy “Kris” Gopalakrishnan is the Chairman of Axilor Ventures, an accelerator that helps start-ups during the early stage of their business journey. Mr Gopalakrishnan served as the Vice-Chairman of Infosys from 2011 to 2014, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director from 2007 to 2011, and was one of the Co-Founders.
In January 2011, the Government of India awarded Mr Gopalakrishnan the Padma Bhushan, the country’s thirdhighest civilian honor. He holds Master’s degrees in Physics and Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineers and an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers of India.
VIJAY CHANDRU
Vijay Chandru is an academic and an entrepreneur. His academic career in decision sciences spanned over four decades at Purdue University and at the Indian Institute of Science. Dr Chandru is an (Emeritus) Distinguished Technologist of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and Adjunct Professor in BioSystems Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science.
At Strand Life Sciences, he served as Founder Executive Chairman from inception in 2000 till 2018. He is currently associated with the International Institute of Art, Culture and Democracy (IIACD), where he pursues his interests in digital heritage, and with OPFORD Foundation, a platform for orphan diseases and genomic medicine.
I S N Prasad is an Indian Administrative Service Officer of the 1986 batch. Over the last 33 years he has served in various departments in the State and Central Government. He is currently the Additional Chief Secretary at the Finance Department in the Government of Karnataka.
JAHNAVI PHALKEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Jahnavi Phalkey was appointed Executive Director of Science Gallery Bengaluru in November 2018. Prior to that she was faculty at King’s College London. She started her academic career at the University of Heidelberg, following which she was based at Georgia Tech-Lorraine, France, and at Imperial College London.
Dr Phalkey was an external curator to the Science Museum London, and was a Scholar-in-Residence at the Deutsches Museum, Munich. She is the author of Atomic State: Big Science in Twentieth Century India and has co-edited Science of Giants: China and India in the Twentieth Century.
GOVINDAN RANGARAJAN
Govindan Rangarajan is currently the Director of the Indian Institute of Design. He obtained an Integrated MSc (Hons) degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. He then worked at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab, University of California, Berkeley, before returning to India in 1992. He has been a faculty member of the Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), since 1992.
Professor Rangarajan is a JC Bose National Fellow. He is also a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, India. He was awarded the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques (Knight of the Order of Academic Palms) by the Government of France.
ANIL KUMAR P S
P.S. Anil Kumar is Professor of Physics and Dean, Administration and Finance at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore.
He obtained a doctorate in Physics in 1998 from the University of Pune. He was a Dutch Technology Foundation Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Twente, in The Netherlands until 2000. Then he moved to the Max-Planck Institute of Microstructural Physics, Germany with a Max-Planck Postdoctoral Fellowship, and, subsequently, an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. He joined the Department of Physics of the Indian Institute of Science in 2004. His research interests are in Spintronics, Magnetic Nano-structures, Magneto-transport in Metallic Multilayers and Oxides, Topological insulators, and Magnetic properties of ultra-thin ferromagnets.
L S SHASHIDHARA
Prof Shashidhara did his undergraduate and post-graduate studies in Genetics and Plant Breeding at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India and studied regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis for his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge, UK. Subsequently, he shifted his field of research to developmental biology and later to cancer biology. Prof Shashidhara specializes in Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolutionary biology. His group has identified key mechanisms that specify organ development and regulate growth control during embryonic development using Drosophila as a model system. They have also expanded their study to examine the status of these evolutionarily conserved mechanisms in epithelial cancers in human.
EKROOP CAUR
Dr Ekroop Caur is an Indian Administrative Service Officer of 2001 batch. After doing her BA (Hons), MA and PhD from Punjab University as UGC Junior Research Fellow, she did her Masters in Public Administration from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. She has 20+ years of experience in various fields of public administration including general administration, implementation of development programs, planning and public policy making. She is recipient of Prime Ministers award for Excellence in Public Administration for her work in implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
L.K. ATHEEQ
Worked in various capacities in Karnataka State. These include working as Deputy Secretary (Services), Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, responsible for cadre management of All India and other services. Served as Chief Executive Officer, Karwar and Deputy Commissioner of Mandya and Hassan Districts, responsible for District Administration. Served as Director, KRWSSA, RDPR and implemented World Bank assisted Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project. Served as State Project Director, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, responsible for universalisation of elementary education.
SADASHIVA PRABHU
Shri Sadashiva Prabhu B. is an Indian Administrative Service Officer ofthe 2018 batch. His academic background is BA, LL.B. from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. He is an Air Veteran having served in the Indian Air Force for 20 years. Over the last 17 years, he has served in the various Departments in the Government of Karnataka. He is currently serving as Director, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka/Managing Director, Karnataka Science and Technology Promotion Society (KSTePS). Also, he is the Director of Public Instruction (Mid-Day Meals), Bengaluru.
07 TEAM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jahnavi Phalkey
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Head of Estate and Facilities: Rajesh MS
Senior Design Associate: Karan Shedge
Audio-visual and Data Architecture: T2 Consultants
Project Management Consultants: Kris Cooper Project
Management Consultants
Construction Contractors: KPIL Projects
EXHIBITIONS
Programmes Manager: Gayatri Manu
Programmes and Learning Manager: Vasudha Malani
Senior Programme Associate: Ashank Chandapillai
Programme Associate: Devika P
Programme Associate: Jagath V
Learning Associate: Shelwyn James S
Learning Associate: Harsha Jagadeesh
Senior Production Associate: David Verghese
Production Associate: Aaiushi Beniwal
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND DESIGN
Communications Associate: Vikas Gotla
Senior Design Associate: Anupama KT
Design Associate: Arjun S
Senior Design Associate: Shweta Jangir
Senior Design Associate: Shubhani S
Web Developer: Shaunaq Madan
Design Intern: Ashwini Iyer
Design Intern: Anjal B
ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCE
Accounts Manager: Vartika Saxena
Accounts Executive: Nandesha AG
Financial Consultants: Sarthena Advisors LLP
Company Secretary: Pramod S
Auditors (CAG appointed): Brahmayya & Co
Auditors and Consultants: B.V.S Rao & Co; G.Anantha & Co.
Mani, Chengappa and Mathur; H N A & Co LLP (Formerly known as Hiregange & Associates LLP)
ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Executive Assistant to the Director: Chandrika Vijaykumar
Talent Manager: Chandrika Sridhar
HR Compliance: HR Vidhyalaya
Exhibition Manager
Gayatri Manu
Jahnavi Phalkey
Executive Director
Vasudha Malani
Programmes Manager Programmes and Learning Manager
Rohit M
Editorial and Publication Associate
Vikas Gotla
Communications Associate
Ashank Chandapillai
Devika Pradeep
Jagath V
Sr. Programme Associate Programme Associate Programme Associate
Shweta Jangir
Anupama KT
Siddarth Ganesh Learning Associate Learning Associate
Shelwyn James Harsha Jagadeesh
Sr. Design Associate (Audio-Visual)
Sr. Production Associate
Sr. Design Associate (Graphic) Production Associate
Aaiushi Beniwal
Shubhani S Arjun S David Varghese
Senior Design Associate (Print and Graphic Design Associate (Audio-Visual)
Chandrika Vijaykumar
Executive Assistant to Director
Vartika Saxena Rajesh MS Chandrika Sridhar
Accounts Manager
Nandesha AG
Administrative Associate Accounts Executive
Head of Estate and Facilities
Karan Shegde
Sr. Design (Building) Associate Sr. Electrician Plumber
Nagendra P Babrubahan Nayak Sarthena
Security and Housekeeping
Talent Manager
Fundraising and Partnership Sr. Associate
MANU Programmes Manager
SAXENA Accounts Manager
JANGIR Senior Design Associate
VASUDHA MALANI Programmes and Learning Manager
DAVID VERGHESE Senior Production Associate
ASHANK CHANDAPILLAI Senior Programme Associate
GAYATRI
VARTIKA
SHWETA
Senior Design Associate (Building)
Communications Associate
Learning Associate
Senior Design Associate
Exhibition Manager
Learning Associate
KARAN SHEDGE
VIKAS GOTLA
SHELWYN JAMES
ANUPAMA KT
SIDDARTH S GANESH
HARSHA JAGADEESH
CHANDRIKA SRIDHAR
Talent Manager
CHANDRIKA VIJAYKUMAR
Executive Assistant to Director
DEVIKA P Programme Associate
Sr. Electrician
Plumber
M Editorial and Publications Associate
NAGENDRA P
BABRUBAHAN NAYAK
ROHIT
AAIUSHI BENIWAL Production Associate
V Programme Associate
S Design Associate
MS Head of Estate and Facilities
S Senior Design Associate
NANDESHA AG Accounts Executive
JAGATH
ARJUN
SHUBHANI
RAJESH
PARTNERS
Founding Partner
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
Lead Academic Partner
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
Collaborating Academic Partners
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
SRISHTI INSTITUTE OF ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Know More
For more information about Science Gallery Bengaluru, please visit our website at www.bengaluru.sciencegallery.com.
To browse our past exhibitions and to learn more about previous programmes, visit our archives at https://bengaluru.sciencegallery.com/past-exhibitions.
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