Conversation with Arka Banerjee

Welcome to the podcast Pratidhavani – Humanizing Science

Arka Banerjee is a cosmologist and an Assistant Professor of Physics at IISER Pune. His research focuses on exploring the connections between fundamental physics at microscopic scales and the formation and evolution of large-scale structures in the Universe, such as galaxies and cosmic voids. To pursue these questions, he develops new simulation methods, constructs summary statistics for cosmological data, and generates forecasts for upcoming observational surveys.

In this episode, we explore his intellectual journey and research.

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References:

“Arka Banerjee – Home.” n.d. Accessed August 23, 2025. https://arkabanerjee.github.io/.

“‪Arka Banerjee‬ – ‪Google Scholar‬.” n.d. Accessed August 23, 2025. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kLde9gcAAAAJ&hl=en.

“Arka Banerjee – IISER Pune.” n.d. Accessed August 23, 2025. https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/physics/people/faculty/regular-faculty/arka-banerjee/381.

“Arka Banerjee – INSPIRE.” n.d. Accessed August 23, 2025. https://inspirehep.net/authors/1671323.

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Author: G.V. Pavan Kumar

Namaste, Hola & Welcome from G.V. Pavan Kumar. I am a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India. My research interests are : (1) Optics & Soft Matter: Optically Induced Forces – Assembly, Dynamics & Function; (2) History and Philosophy of Science – Ideas in Physical Sciences. I am interested in the historical and philosophical evolution of ideas and tools in the physical sciences and technology. I research the intellectual history of past scientists, innovators, and people driven by curiosity, and I write about them from an Indian and Asian perspective. My motivation is to humanize science. In the same spirit, I write and host my podcast Pratidhvani – Humanizing Science.

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