Jahnavi Phalkey

2 posts

The shadows of Chandrayaan 2

Aug 18, 2023 5 min read

When in September 2019 the surface component of the Chandrayaan 2 mission failed, with the 'Vikram' lander crashing on the moon's surface instead of gently touching down, there was a sense…

A great discussion on the history of India's tech.

Mar 6, 2020 9 min read

Analysis Science appropriate technology Arun Mohan Sukumar brain drain CSIR Emergency Five Year Plan history of science history of technology Human Genome Project Indian Institutes of Technology ISRO Jahnavi Phalkey Jawaharlal Nehru Midnights Machines Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Morarji Desai Nandan Nilekani Planning Commission solar cooker UIDAI Vikram Sarabhai

On February 27, the Bangalore International Centre and Carnegie India hosted a panel discussion around Midnight Machines, the new book by Arun Mohan Sukumar that traces the interplay of technology and…