Geet Amrit

Mechanical and Mechatronics (Dual Degree) | NIT Rourkela
MBA | IIM Bangalore

[Geet Amrit @geetamrit]

@socio_analyst This 'mediocre' is building FFSC engines btw.... 😏

[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

Diversity is the insurance for future. That is why I repeat this thing.

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for the discovery and development of optogenetics; a revolutionary technique that allows scientists to control specific brain cells using light.

The journey began with a basic scientific question: how does the single-celled green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii move towards light?

Researchers discovered a light-sensitive protein called channelrhodopsin in the alga. Karl Deisseroth later demonstrated that if this protein is introduced into neurons, those neurons can be switched on with pulses of blue light, enabling scientists to activate or silence specific brain circuits with extraordinary precision.

This has transformed neuroscience by helping researchers identify the neural circuits responsible for memory, movement, emotions, addiction, sleep, and neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, depression, and blindness, while also opening new avenues for therapy.

It is a powerful reminder that one of the most important breakthroughs in modern medicine originated from studying a humble alga; underscoring why biodiversity is far more than a collection of species; it is humanity’s insurance for the future and a reservoir of discoveries yet to be made.

[Geet Amrit @geetamrit]

@IndiaSportsHub This came as a shocker to be honest. Our performance was so good in the 2025 Asian Athletics Championship.

[Hockey India @TheHockeyIndia]

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟰𝟰-𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡'𝗦 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦! 🇮🇳🥇

A 1-0 victory over World No. 4 China in the final seals a historic gold medal for the Indian Women’s Team, securing their second Asian Games title and their first since 1982! ❤️ Lalremsiami's 10th minute goal proves to be the winner!

The triumph also secures India a direct qualification to the LA 2028 Olympics. 🇮🇳🏑

#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #AsianGames2026 #AichiNagoya2026

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Udaipur

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India, as documented by the Russian painter Vasily Vereshchagin during the years 1874 to 1876.

The Himalayas, Sikkim

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Statue of Vishnu, Ellora Caves