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Why you should attend ISF 2026

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Hear World Leaders in Science - Including Nobel Laureates

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Meet Subhanshu Shukla - India’s Newest Space Hero

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Watch an Original Theatre Drama Chronicling India's Space Journey

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Meet the Mind Behind Transformers - Ashish Vaswani

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Play Sci-Fi & AI Games - Win Prizes Worth ₹2 Lakhs

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Rethink Your Assumptions About Reality Through a Quantum Perspective

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Explore Science Exhibitions, Art, Theatre & Interactive Installations

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Witness Science Presented Like You've Never Seen Before

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Speakers

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Abhay

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Kalyanaraman

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Shubhanshu

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Astronaut

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

First ISRO astronaut to visit the International Space Station

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Venki

Ramakrishnan

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Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry

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Ashish

Vaswani

Co-founder and CEO

Essential AI

Creator of Transformers that powers ChatGPT and beyond

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Nikku

Madhusudhan

Professor of Astrophysics and Exoplanetary Science

University of Cambridge

Mind finding life on other planet

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Eshan

Chattopadhyay

Associate Professor

Cornell University

Godel Prize Winner for Random Computation!

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Marcia C.

Barbosa

Professor of astrophysics and Exoplanetary Science

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

L’Oréal Laureate who decoded water’s secrets

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Abhay Karandikar
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
Shubhanshu shukla
Venki Ramakrishnan
Ashish Vaswani
Nikku Madhusudhan
Dr. Eshan Chattopadhyay
Marcia C. Barbosa
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Shivkumar

Kalyanaraman

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First ISRO astronaut to visit the International Space Station

Shubhanshu

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Astronaut

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

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Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry

Venki

Ramakrishnan

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Creator of Transformers that powers ChatGPT and beyond

Ashish

Vaswani

Co-founder and CEO

Essential AI

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Mind finding life on other planet

Nikku

Madhusudhan

Professor of Astrophysics and Exoplanetary Science

University of Cambridge

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Godel Prize Winner for Random Computation!

Eshan

Chattopadhyay

Associate Professor

Cornell University

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L’Oréal Laureate who decoded water’s secrets

Marcia C.

Barbosa

Professor of astrophysics and Exoplanetary Science

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Schedule

Horizon Theater: Auditorium

PERFORMANCE

Theatre Performance: India's Space Odyssey

Swatantra Theatre 

Narration by Akhilendra Mishra

11th Jan, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Animesh Garg (Georgia Tech)

11th Jan, 4:35 PM - 5:20 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Nick Jones (Imperial College, London)

11th Jan, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

PERFORMANCE

The Best of Unbounded Science (BoUnSc)

11th Jan, 2:05 PM - 2:50 PM

HIGHLIGHT

S. Chandrasekhar Rising Indian Diaspora Scientist Award

Jayant and Mangala Narlikar Rising Indian Scientist in Science Communication Award

11th Jan, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Samagya Banskota

11th Jan, 12:10 PM - 12:55 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Arvind Saraf (Microsoft)

11th Jan, 11:20 AM - 12:05 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Venki Ramakrishnan (Cambridge University)

11th Jan, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Vivek Wadhwa (Vionix Biosciences)

10th Jan, 4:50 PM - 5:35 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Manish Gupta (Google DeepMind)

10th Jan, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

Operation Sindoor: Steering India's Defence Strategy with Science

Shiv Aroor (NDTV)

Ashok Atluri (Zen Technologies)

Lt Gen Dr. Subrata Saha (Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff)

10th Jan, 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Fireside Chat with Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (CEO, ANRF)

10th Jan, 2:20 PM - 3:05 PM

PERFORMANCE

Portrait of Living Pictures

Kohinoor Darda

10th Jan, 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM

DEBATE

The World is an Illusion: A Quantum Perspective

Sourav Pal (Ashoka University)

Arun Kumar Pati (QETCI)

Ashish Arora (Moderator)

10th Jan, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

Rising Minds of India: A Dialogue on Excellence

Varun Aggarwal (Moderator)

Arnab Bhattacharya (HBCSE)

Surhud More (IUCAA)

Ananya Ranade (TIFR Mumbai)

Rajit Gupta (IIT Bombay)

10th Jan, 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM

HIGHLIGHT

Inauguration to India Science Festival 2026

Abhay Karandikar (Secretary, Department of Science and Technology)

K. VijayRaghavan (Former Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI)

Ashish Dhawan (Honorary Co-Founder, FAST India)

Varun Aggarwal (Trustee and Founder, FAST India)

Maneesha Inamdar (Director, inStem)

Sunil Bhagwat (Director, IISER Pune)

10th Jan, 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

Curiosity Field

PERFORMANCE

Theatre Performance: India's Space Odyssey

Swatantra Theatre 

Narration by Akhilendra Mishra

11th Jan, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Animesh Garg (Georgia Tech)

11th Jan, 4:35 PM - 5:20 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Nick Jones (Imperial College, London)

11th Jan, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

PERFORMANCE

The Best of Unbounded Science (BoUnSc)

11th Jan, 2:05 PM - 2:50 PM

HIGHLIGHT

S. Chandrasekhar Rising Indian Diaspora Scientist Award

Jayant and Mangala Narlikar Rising Indian Scientist in Science Communication Award

11th Jan, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Samagya Banskota

11th Jan, 12:10 PM - 12:55 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Arvind Saraf (Microsoft)

11th Jan, 11:20 AM - 12:05 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Venki Ramakrishnan (Cambridge University)

11th Jan, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Vivek Wadhwa (Vionix Biosciences)

10th Jan, 4:50 PM - 5:35 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Manish Gupta (Google DeepMind)

10th Jan, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

Operation Sindoor: Steering India's Defence Strategy with Science

Shiv Aroor (NDTV)

Ashok Atluri (Zen Technologies)

Lt Gen Dr. Subrata Saha (Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff)

10th Jan, 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Fireside Chat with Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (CEO, ANRF)

10th Jan, 2:20 PM - 3:05 PM

PERFORMANCE

Portrait of Living Pictures

Kohinoor Darda

10th Jan, 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM

DEBATE

The World is an Illusion: A Quantum Perspective

Sourav Pal (Ashoka University)

Arun Kumar Pati (QETCI)

Ashish Arora (Moderator)

10th Jan, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

Rising Minds of India: A Dialogue on Excellence

Varun Aggarwal (Moderator)

Arnab Bhattacharya (HBCSE)

Surhud More (IUCAA)

Ananya Ranade (TIFR Mumbai)

Rajit Gupta (IIT Bombay)

10th Jan, 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM

HIGHLIGHT

Inauguration to India Science Festival 2026

Abhay Karandikar (Secretary, Department of Science and Technology)

K. VijayRaghavan (Former Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI)

Ashish Dhawan (Honorary Co-Founder, FAST India)

Varun Aggarwal (Trustee and Founder, FAST India)

Maneesha Inamdar (Director, inStem)

Sunil Bhagwat (Director, IISER Pune)

10th Jan, 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

Cosmos Hall Indrani Balan

PERFORMANCE

Theatre Performance: India's Space Odyssey

Swatantra Theatre 

Narration by Akhilendra Mishra

11th Jan, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Animesh Garg (Georgia Tech)

11th Jan, 4:35 PM - 5:20 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Nick Jones (Imperial College, London)

11th Jan, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

PERFORMANCE

The Best of Unbounded Science (BoUnSc)

11th Jan, 2:05 PM - 2:50 PM

HIGHLIGHT

S. Chandrasekhar Rising Indian Diaspora Scientist Award

Jayant and Mangala Narlikar Rising Indian Scientist in Science Communication Award

11th Jan, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Samagya Banskota

11th Jan, 12:10 PM - 12:55 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Arvind Saraf (Microsoft)

11th Jan, 11:20 AM - 12:05 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Venki Ramakrishnan (Cambridge University)

11th Jan, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Vivek Wadhwa (Vionix Biosciences)

10th Jan, 4:50 PM - 5:35 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Manish Gupta (Google DeepMind)

10th Jan, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

Operation Sindoor: Steering India's Defence Strategy with Science

Shiv Aroor (NDTV)

Ashok Atluri (Zen Technologies)

Lt Gen Dr. Subrata Saha (Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff)

10th Jan, 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Fireside Chat with Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (CEO, ANRF)

10th Jan, 2:20 PM - 3:05 PM

PERFORMANCE

Portrait of Living Pictures

Kohinoor Darda

10th Jan, 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM

DEBATE

The World is an Illusion: A Quantum Perspective

Sourav Pal (Ashoka University)

Arun Kumar Pati (QETCI)

Ashish Arora (Moderator)

10th Jan, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

Rising Minds of India: A Dialogue on Excellence

Varun Aggarwal (Moderator)

Arnab Bhattacharya (HBCSE)

Surhud More (IUCAA)

Ananya Ranade (TIFR Mumbai)

Rajit Gupta (IIT Bombay)

10th Jan, 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM

HIGHLIGHT

Inauguration to India Science Festival 2026

Abhay Karandikar (Secretary, Department of Science and Technology)

K. VijayRaghavan (Former Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI)

Ashish Dhawan (Honorary Co-Founder, FAST India)

Varun Aggarwal (Trustee and Founder, FAST India)

Maneesha Inamdar (Director, inStem)

Sunil Bhagwat (Director, IISER Pune)

10th Jan, 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

Wonder Space Amphitheater

PERFORMANCE

Theatre Performance: India's Space Odyssey

Swatantra Theatre 

Narration by Akhilendra Mishra

11th Jan, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Animesh Garg (Georgia Tech)

11th Jan, 4:35 PM - 5:20 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Nick Jones (Imperial College, London)

11th Jan, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

PERFORMANCE

The Best of Unbounded Science (BoUnSc)

11th Jan, 2:05 PM - 2:50 PM

HIGHLIGHT

S. Chandrasekhar Rising Indian Diaspora Scientist Award

Jayant and Mangala Narlikar Rising Indian Scientist in Science Communication Award

11th Jan, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Samagya Banskota

11th Jan, 12:10 PM - 12:55 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Arvind Saraf (Microsoft)

11th Jan, 11:20 AM - 12:05 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Venki Ramakrishnan (Cambridge University)

11th Jan, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Vivek Wadhwa (Vionix Biosciences)

10th Jan, 4:50 PM - 5:35 PM

SPEAKER TALK

Expert talk by Manish Gupta (Google DeepMind)

10th Jan, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

Operation Sindoor: Steering India's Defence Strategy with Science

Shiv Aroor (NDTV)

Ashok Atluri (Zen Technologies)

Lt Gen Dr. Subrata Saha (Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff)

10th Jan, 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Fireside Chat with Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (CEO, ANRF)

10th Jan, 2:20 PM - 3:05 PM

PERFORMANCE

Portrait of Living Pictures

Kohinoor Darda

10th Jan, 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM

DEBATE

The World is an Illusion: A Quantum Perspective

Sourav Pal (Ashoka University)

Arun Kumar Pati (QETCI)

Ashish Arora (Moderator)

10th Jan, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

Rising Minds of India: A Dialogue on Excellence

Varun Aggarwal (Moderator)

Arnab Bhattacharya (HBCSE)

Surhud More (IUCAA)

Ananya Ranade (TIFR Mumbai)

Rajit Gupta (IIT Bombay)

10th Jan, 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM

HIGHLIGHT

Inauguration to India Science Festival 2026

Abhay Karandikar (Secretary, Department of Science and Technology)

K. VijayRaghavan (Former Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI)

Ashish Dhawan (Honorary Co-Founder, FAST India)

Varun Aggarwal (Trustee and Founder, FAST India)

Maneesha Inamdar (Director, inStem)

Sunil Bhagwat (Director, IISER Pune)

10th Jan, 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

TESTIMONIALS

The festival feels very energetic and fresh, would love to be a part of it offline!

Richard Wiseman

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I really enjoyed the conversation and the engagement from the audience. The audience wasn’t that large, but the question were insightful, which made me feel that I was engaging in a meaningful way with them.

Andrew Maynard

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The organization was excellent. The media and publicity features, choice of speakers and sessions were outstanding.

Karishma Kaushik

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I really liked the variety and creative angle of the talks. I also appreciate that the talks are available online via YouTube – I’ll be able to use some in future teaching.

Marina Joubert

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It (India Science Festival) might prove to be a turning point in the history of our brilliant, perpetually interesting, mad, magical country of ours. We want India not only to excel in technology but become a world leader in basic science.

V.S. Ramachandran

Director Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego

ISF is an interesting first step towards democratizing science. Definitely take this forward! More essential than ever in these times. Love the festivalization of science making it accessible, engaging and meaningful to diverse populations.

Payal Arora

Professor and Chair in Technology, Values and Global Media Cultures, Erasmus School of Philosophy

The large number of children and young adults who are eager to hear things. (were the best thing about ISF).

P. J. Narayanan

Professor & Director, IIT Hyderabad

"I had a great time at the festival the whole day–both at the talk and panel, as well as the almost nonstop interactions with students…wherever I went ;-) Hats off to you for putting this event together. It requires a certain level of delusion to even think of putting together a festival of this size, let alone pulling it off!"

Subbarao Kambhampati

Professor of Computer Science, Arizona State University

MEDIA
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