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A Roundup of the Kreaverse
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The end of an academic calendar brings with it the bittersweet sentiments that are attached to both conclusions and new beginnings. It also re-instates the strength and joy that comes with being a constant work in progress, with the liberty and responsibility to keep improving our offerings. Graduands gear up for Convocation, while also readying for exciting new professional and higher education chapters. Current students move onto internships and other projects that prepare them for the next phase of their academic lives, and faculty and staff look at charting an even better academic course for the upcoming year. Also signalling at how at Krea each building block matters. There is also anticipation, for summer school, Math camp, a Psychology workshop, and so much more planned for the upcoming months. Not to forget the Convocation ceremony itself, where we raise a toast to our curiosity, collaborations, creation, collective, and camaraderie that is deeply inherent to the Krea tapestry.
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Papers, Articles, Essays, Books and Sessions
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A paper by Professor Madhuri Saripalle, Professor of Economics, IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB) titled Economic analysis of Organic inputs and Biostimulants: Adoption and crop yield in South India has been accepted for publication in Sustainable Futures, Elsevier.
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Professor Shanti Pappu, Adjunct Professor, Archeology and History, School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS) has recently co-authored two articles. Grinding stones from the neolithic “Ashmound” site of Budihal, India has been published in ScienceDirect, and What Is the Acheulean? has been published in Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews35 (2026).
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Dr Sambaiah Gundimeda, Associate Professor, Politics, SIAS, has authored an essay in Frontline titled Ambedkar wouldn't alter a comma. Will you? Using B R Ambedkar’s refusal to alter his ‘Annihilation of Caste’ speech for the Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal in 1936 as a central example, the essay examines how freedom of speech is tested not by outright prohibition, but by conditional invitations and institutional pressures.
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Dr Sumitra Ranganathan, Associate Professor, Music, SIAS participated in a 2-hour roundtable titled ‘Entangling Past and Present: Connecting India’s Hidden Musical Histories to Ethnomusicology Today’, at the British Forum of Ethnomusicology Annual Conference on 9 April 2026.
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Professor TR Govindarajan, Visiting Professor, Physics, SIAS has penned an article on the fast breeder reactor in The Federal titled India’s PFBR reaches criticality: Milestone after years of delays and questions.
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Dr Srajana Kaikini, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, SIAS’ recent poems Sonajhuri, A Little Thing, At a Protest, Jamun Pop ( ಸೋನಾಜ್ಹುರಿ, ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಂಗತಿ, ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ನೇರಳೆ ಪಾಪ್ ) has been published by Kannada Prabha in their Yugadi Visheshanka (Yugadi Special Issue 2026). Dr Srajana’s translation of ‘Assembly Line: A Poet’s Reflection‘ by Jayant Kaikini, from Kannada to English, is part of the anthology Unmechanical: Ritwik Ghatak in 50 Fragments. She is also the Associate Editor for the Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene – Pluriversal Perspectives project, edited by Nathanaël Wallenhorst and Christoph Wulf.
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Dr Sabah Siddiqui, Assistant Professor, Psychology, SIAS conducted a research methods workshop for the Critical Autoethnography Network, at the University of West England, Bristol on 15 April 2026. She also gave the keynote speech at the International Conference on Cultural Historical Psychology of Self and Subjectivity at the University of Manchester on 16 April 2026.
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Gogireddy Naga Malleswara Reddy, IFMR GSB PhD Scholar, presented a research paper titled ‘Contemporary Trends and Policy Dilemmas in Rooftop Solar Adoption in Kerala’ at the International Conference on Reinventing Business Practices, Start-ups, and Sustainability (ICRBSS 2026). The paper is co-authored with Professor Chandrasekaran Nagarajan, Professor, Operations and Strategy, IFMR GSB.
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Trisha Putturaya, SIAS alum, has co-authored an article titled From Diversity to Monotony: Ecological Communities Are Homogenising with Professor Guha Dharmarajan, Professor, Biological Sciences, SIAS, published in Mongabay.
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Pratibha Jain, IFMR GSB PhD Scholar, presented a research paper titled ‘Joining by Chance, Leaving by Choice: A Dual-Theory Exploration of Rural Development Professionals’ Journeys in Nonprofits in India,’ at the 6th International Human Resource Conference (HRIC) held at IIM Bangalore from 8–11 April 2026. The paper is co-authored with Dr Pallavi Pandey, Associate Professor, OB&HR, IFMR GSB.
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On 11 April 2026, Experience Krea Day returned to the Sri City campus for its second edition, welcoming accepted SIAS undergraduate students for the 2026 intake and their parents. Designed as an immersive introduction to life at Krea University, the day brought the campus experience alive—through interactive classroom sessions, conversations around student life and culture, and insights into campus traditions and fests. From academic spaces to residential living, the event offered a vibrant, 360-degree glimpse into what it truly means to be a student at SIAS.
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