About Shaastra
Shaastra, published by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, is the first mass-circulation science and technology magazine from an Indian educational institution. The magazine, which was launched in January 2022 as a bimonthly publication (and which became a monthly in March 2024), aims to bring a solution-driven perspective to developments in science and technology, both at home and overseas, as well as their impact on society.
Supported by the 50,000 alumni of IIT Madras, Shaastra fills a long-felt need for a validated source for in-depth reporting and analyses on current research. Put together by a professional team of journalists, it is written in a form that is accessible and engaging to a general reader. It is intended to serve as a platform to enable informed conversations between industry, academia, and policymakers.
EDITORIAL
Editor Hari Pulakkat (hari.pulakkat@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Executive Editor Venky Vembu (venky.vembu@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Deputy Editor T.V. Jayan(tvjayan@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Associate Editors
Shubashree Desikan (shuba.desikan@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Rekha Dixit (rekhadixit@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Assistant Editor
Manupriya (manupriya@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Contributing Editors
Bishakha De Sarkar (bishakha.sarkar@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Gauri Kamath (gaurikamath@gmail.com)
Special Correspondents
Sweta Akundi (sweta.akundi@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Aditi Jain (aditijain@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Richa Malhotra (richa.malhotra@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Correspondents
Pallab Roygupta (pallab.roygupta@shaastramag.iitm.ac.in)
Creative Consultant: Peali Dutta Gupta
Designers
Shamik Kundu, Karan Khanna
Head of Operations K. Srikanth
Editorial Board
S. Vedantam, B.S. Murty, H.S.N. Murthy, J. Tripathy, R. Rengaswamy, K.M. Sivalingam, G. Jayaraman, H. Ramachandran, D.K. Chand, U. Dash, R. Rama, Y. Shanthi Pavan, B. Santhanam
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