BeyondBiryani

Beyond Biryani- The Making of a Globalised #Hyderabad is here!! Pre-order here- amzn.in/d/52eXcz1

This is bizarre and dangerous #AI #health nature.com/articles/d4158…

Looking forward to this today

"There are problems in education and healthcare that don't have tailor-made solutions from elsewhere. We need to build for our own context. Data privacy concerns are valid, but we can't stop using technology because of them. We go ahead with applications that are useful for people and take care of those concerns as well." — NIF Fellow Dinesh C Sharma on 'The Long Revolution: The Birth and Growth of India's IT Industry' @dineshcsharma

"Exports remain the thrust of India's IT industry. But the real change is that domestic consumption of technology has surged over the past 20-30 years, and that's driving creativity. Foreign R&D companies are setting up here, building for global value chains, but also for the Indian market. Innovation is now happening to cater to domestic needs, and that shift matters." — NIF Round 2 Fellow Dinesh C Sharma on The Long Revolution: The Birth and Growth of India's IT Industry. @dineshcsharma

"India's IT success didn't begin with liberalisation. It began with state-funded institutions like the IITs, TIFR, and ECIL building indigenous capacity in the '60s and '70s. When policy opened up, those skills moved to the private sector. The role of the state is often neglected, and that's what my book traces." — NIF Fellow Dinesh C Sharma on 'The Long Revolution: The Birth and Growth of India's IT Industry' @dineshcsharma

So much hype, so little substance. And the ISRO has not been transparent about it.

India’s push for the National Coal Gasification Mission to secure energy independence recalls a visionary 1955 proposal by Syed Husain Zaheer; initially dismissed by policymakers, Zaheer’s plan for a national gas grid was tragically vindicated by the 1973 global oil shock ✍️@dineshcsharma thehindu.com/sci-tech/scien…

ISRO is beset by challenges in mass application of space technology beyond dedicated government use, says science commentator Dinesh C Sharma @dineshcsharma in The Tribune @thetribunechd #TheTribuneOpinion tribuneindia.com/news/comment/i…

This is not a #holi joke #LunarEclipse2026 #ScientificTemper #T20WorldCup

“The history of science has a lot to do with how science is done — the social factors, political factors, policy environment that shape science and technology,” said author @dineshcsharma at a panel discussion @HistoryLitFest theprint.in/feature/indian…

The hype and overemphasis on startups have resulted in our institutions making tall or fake claims, as Galgotias has done, says science commentator Dinesh C Sharma @dineshcsharma in The Tribune @thetribunechd #TheTribuneOpinion tribuneindia.com/news/premium/r…

Unfortunately, making exaggerated claims and rhetoric have become a national hobby. #Galgotia is part of this trend.

A wonderful interaction with young readers and budding writers at the Jubilee Hills Public School @JHPS_School. It has a well stocked library - a rarity these days. Kudos to the visionary management and enthusiastic teachers.

The conversation examined key science programmes, developmental priorities, and the people and institutions behind them, spanning vaccine development and immunisation science to space research and exploration. #HistoryLitFest #ScienceHistory #IndianScience

In the history of science session at @HistoryLitFest, @dineshcsharma spoke about India's space journey as a part of post colonial institution building. Aparajit Ramnath, the biographer of M Visvesvaraya, moderated the session, which was followed by interesting Q & A from audience

🧵Thank you, @ameershahul, @dineshcsharma, and Aparajith Ramnath, for an insightful session tracing India’s scientific journey across life sciences and space science.

At @HistoryLitFest ! More in the session on history of science on Sunday

Readers in Hyderabad, meet our authors at the @HistoryLitFest. Starting tomorrow! @dineshcsharma @narayani_basu @Sumana_Ramanan @movingquill @BeyondBiry37380

@dineshcsharma unravels the reality behind the budgeting for new technologies, including AI and data centres, which are power guzzlers. Tax holidays for the foreign companies in this case is problematic. What an eyeopener.

Budgetary allocations for research in science & technology mark a clear shift towards the private sector, says science commentator Dinesh C Sharma @dineshcsharma in The Tribune @thetribunechd #TheTribuneOpinion tribuneindia.com/news/comment/m…