Friendship with Science is a series of fun conversations with a range of scientists in India about science that is done here but is of course relevant universally, as all good science always is! The conversations will cover fundamental and broad ideas in science -- they will range from atoms to genes, they will go as far out as the sun and come as close to home as making science toys with everyday objects. The conversations will flow across traditional disciplinary boundaries -- they will be about physics, but also biology. They may start in chemistry but meander through mathematics. They will be about how science is done and how scientists think. What excites them? How do they work? Are they really machines that turn coffee into theorems and laws? In short, this series is an invitation to make friendship with science and scientists with a splash of laughter mixed in!

This episode, we meet the quintessential science buddy, Arvind Gupta. A graduate from IIT Kanpur (1975 batch), Arvind Gupta is an Indian science educator, toy inventor, author, translator and scientist. He has spent tireless decades in his efforts to communicate ideas of science and was decorated with the Padma Shree from the Indian government in 2018. He is a master tinkerer, a captivating storyteller, and is filled with deep passion and excitement to communicate ideas of science, especially to children (of all ages!). More about him and his work can be found at the links below:

https://www.arvindguptatoys.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvind_...
   / @arvindguptatoys  

Taking the conversation up with Arvind Gupta are Shashi Thutupalli, who may or may not be a scientist and Biswa Kalyan Rath, who is definitely not a comedian!

Cinematographers:
Vikrant Anand
Ankit Mangal

Editor:
Ankit Mangal

Thumbnail Credits:
Sindhu Kulkarni
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