Indigenus

I don't know if you're planning to make a stop in Bombay, but I am an alumna of St Xavier's College now doing my PhD at Tufts University and I attribute all the knowledge that I use in my graduate research to the Life Sciences programme at Xavier's. I can also say that many of my classmates who are here all across the US pursuing research will agree with me about the Life Sciences programme. They have an excellent research oriented programme and good collaborations with TIFR, Mumbai. If you're looking for good scientists you should definitely make a stop there.

This is a fantastic effort. A lot is said than done to bring the Indian scientific community to limelight again. I think this effort will really bring the fantastic talent pool of scientists and infrastructure of research for the people of India and the world to know.

An outstanding effort to recognize the scientific calibre of Indian cities. I and a lot my friends welcome this initiative and being a Delhi-freak, I would not wonder if you have plans to cover Delhi in your next calender dot. Currently, I am doing a PhD in Immunology at University of Manitoba and give the credit of all I have to Delhi. National Institute of Immunology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences are on my CV and many more where I would love to work in future, such as ICGEB, UDSC, IIT Delhi. I think 'Nature India' is playing a big role in highlighting the science from India. Congratulations and best wishes for this initiative!!!

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) in Chennai would be a good place to visit. Their research varies from marine sensor design to deep sea mining to desalination. Last year, NIOT successfully commissioned an experimental one-million litres a day (MLD) floating desalination plant.

Trivandrum,Kerala has a good scientific community. I suggest you visit and interact with the scientists and institutions there.
Trivandrum has institutions such as ISRO,Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI), Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Kerala University and Ayurveda Research Centre (Poojapura)

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Nikhil

Highlighting scientific research and education infrastructure in India, one city at a time sounds like a great idea! I am hoping, Nature India would be able to go beyond the surface, and take us beyond the popular perceptions and rank orders of better known places. Also, if "research" and "education" infrastructures may be treated independently, we may learn what we have felt all along, that Indian institutes are a great place for learning but not so great to excercise that learning. I am hoping you would also showcase the many exceptions to that trend available now.