Debarati Chatterjee is a Professor of theoretical astrophysicist at IUCAA and the Chair of Education and Public Outreach for the LIGO-India project. An avid science communicator, she founded the Indian branch of the Pint of Science festival and regularly holds outreach events in multiple languages to make science accessible to all.
In this episode, we explore her intellectual journey so far.
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