Welcome to the podcast Pratidhavani – Humanizing Science
Kollegala Sharma is a renowned science communicator and prolific Kannada writer, celebrated for making science accessible through articles, books, radio dramas, podcasts, and translations. A former chief scientist at CSIR-CFTRI Mysore, he has received prestigious awards for his exceptional contributions, including pioneering India’s first Kannada science podcast and editing the state’s popular science magazine, Kutuhali.
In this conversation (in English), we discuss what motivates him to do what he does so well…communicate science…
References:
Akka TV, dir. 2022. Lecture 107 | Science Journalism : Introduction | Shri. Kollegala Sharma. 44:38. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=031_4I0W9I8.
“Amazon.In.” n.d. Accessed August 6, 2025. https://www.amazon.in/Books-Kollegala-Sharma%60/s?rh=n%3A976389031%2Cp_27%3AKollegala%2BSharma%2560.
“CFTRI.” n.d. Accessed August 8, 2025. https://cftri.res.in/faculty_detail/2062.
Falling Walls Foundation, dir. 2020. Breaking the Wall to Language, Geography and Social Separation. 05:12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nscnJFd–8.
Kollegala Sharma | Mysuru Literature Festival. n.d. Accessed August 6, 2025. https://www.mysuruliteraturefestival.com/lit-fest-2024/kollegala-sharma/.
Mandram, dir. 2018. Science and Language – Dr Kollegala Sharma. 27:49. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSqO-AOu9io.
Spotify. n.d. “Learn and Unlearn.” Accessed August 6, 2025. https://open.spotify.com/show/1JYHPAvzx3RuWcO8hL6Cjy.
X (Formerly Twitter). 2025. “(4) Kollegala Sharma (@kollegala) / X.” July 27. https://x.com/kollegala.
YouTube. n.d. “Kollegala Sharma.” Accessed August 6, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCtB6my4ohaYOnQvBRnPEuA.
