Pranava Sharma

Policy & Diplomacy @insa_academy | Formerly @S20_India @unicc_ict | Adj @RRI_Bangalore | Science/Space Historian | Astronomer |Views Personal|

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

The wait ends here! Our book #EssentialAstrophysics is here! It feels so good to hold a copy. Thank you @CRCPress @tandfonline @shantanu_basu

Order your copy here: https://t.co/p7NcsAXapt

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

If the universe has a native tongue, how do we learn to speak it? Exploring the intersection of our inherited mental architecture, modern education, and the systems that shape how we think. Deeply thought-provoking read.

https://t.co/eHtJAu3PFI

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

Working with Nobel Laureate Prof. Takaaki Kajita at ICRR, University of Tokyo on our book on history of neutrino research from Pauli’s desperate remedy to Hyper-Kamiokande. Some collaborations time to build and become most rewarding. This is one of them.

#ICRR #Tokyo #Japan

[ThePrintHindi @ThePrintHindi]

नेहरू के लिए साइंस सिर्फ एक उद्योग नहीं था, बल्कि सोचने का तरीका और जीवन जीने का सलीका था

विज्ञान के इतिहासकार प्रणव शर्मा लिखते हैं

#ThePrintOpinion

https://t.co/h9Lvesf9o1

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

Reflecting on my conversation with @ShashiTharoor on Nehru’s death anniversary. Grateful for his brilliant insights into the man who imagined India as a scientific state.

A privilege to discuss history with such a formidable mind: https://t.co/uHVXtLY78d

[Jairam Ramesh @Jairam_Ramesh]

More than institution building, he wanted the cultivation of a scientific temper which he did not see as being mutually exclusive with being anchored in our spiritual heritage.

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

This article for ThePrint explores Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision of the scientific temper. Nehru saw science as an internal emancipation, a disposition, and an etiquette. Read here.

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'For Nehru, science wasn’t an industry. It was a disposition, an etiquette'

Pranav Sharma, historian of science, writes

#ThePrintOpinion

https://t.co/WSRbdtXnhn

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

@william_whyte Much looking forward!

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

The world has lost a titan. Raghu Rai Sahab didn't just document India; he captured its soul. From our conversations on history to his final "Not bad" regarding a photo I took of him in Bhutan, his standards remained exacting to the end. Rest in peace, Rai Sahab.
#RaghuRai

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

Anchita and I send our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones on this Eid. Sharing a 16th-century painting of Emperor Babur’s Eid celebrations—a timeless reminder of fellowship and community.

May this day bring peace, joy, and prosperity to your family.

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

Anchita joins me in extending warm greetings as we begin Samvatsar 2083. May the New Year bring peace, prosperity, and renewed purpose. Wishing everyone a joyful and fulfilling year ahead.

#ShubhChaitra #Bharat

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

In my teens, finding Gabo wasn't just reading; it was discovering the blueprints of my own mind. Thanks to him, I realised truth lives in the ghosts between the lines and that time is a circle, not a line.

Happy Birthday, Gabo.

#GabrielGarciaMarquez #MagicalRealism #Colombia

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

As the vernal air shifts, Holi offers a brilliant, kaleidoscopic reminder that our rigid daily structures can always give way to exuberant connection. Wishing you a most vibrant and intellectually nourishing celebration.

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

Humbled to offer my prayers at the historic Pashupatinath Temple. The profound quietude amidst such vibrant spiritual life is truly a privilege to witness.

#Pashupatinath #Nepal #Kathmandu

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

As we welcome the Female Fire Horse Year, may this auspicious occasion bring peace and harmony to the Kingdom of Bhutan.

Anchita and I extend our warmest thoughts to our friends and the Bhutanese community for a year of success and well-being. Tashi Delek!

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

Just out of the @IndiaArtFair VIP Preview. This year’s energy feels different—less spectacle, more structure. Afrah Shafiq’s AR textile archive anchors the fair, while @GalerieGeekArt & @Kalakriti_Art quietly dismantle the craft vs. fine art hierarchy.

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

2026 budgetary provisions strengthen ground-based instrumentation. The explicit earmarking of funds for NLST and NLOT are prerequisite to reducing dependency on foreign facilities for high-energy and optical data acquisition.

#Budget2026

[Dr Jitendra Singh @DrJitendraSingh]

To promote #Astrophysics & #Astronomy, four Telescope infrastructure facilities will be set up or upgraded - National Large Solar Telescope, National Large Infrared Optical Telescope, Himalayan Chandra Telescope and Cosmos-2 planetarium.

-Smt. @nsitharaman

#DST, Ministry of Science and Technology

#ViksitBharatBudget

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

This Republic Day, we’re reminded that India’s Republic is not just inherited, but continuously made-through reason, responsibility, and care for our institutions and each other. Grateful for the freedoms that allow inquiry and dissent. 🇮🇳
— Anchita & Pranav

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

@KnutBerdal @TOIOpinion Thank you @KnutBerdal. The book forced this analysis. It’s a prophetic and warning text. I’m glad you liked reading my article.

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

As India digitises at scale, something quieter is also happening: public life is being reordered by systems, protocols, and technological reasoning. My piece in @TOIOpinion reflects on what that means for democracy, citizenship, and governance.

https://t.co/CeLxjCBNNy

[Pranava Sharma @quantumpranav]

Saraswati matters to me not as the goddess of education, but as Vidyā itself-the discipline of thinking clearly, speaking carefully, and knowing when silence is more honest than another sentence. For an academic, that’s not devotion. That’s survival. Shubh Vasant Panchami!

[Cambridge University @Cambridge_Uni]

Can we ever know if AI is conscious? 🤖

Cambridge philosopher @TomMcClelland1 argues that the only rational stance is agnosticism.

Find out why this matters for ethics and tech hype 👇
https://t.co/4u7ENRZfcs