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SUMMARY:Physics-Astronomy Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Dear All\, \nThe Department of Physics invites you to a seminar on "J0237−0105: A giant radio galaxy showing four episodes of jet activity" \nAbstract: We present a study of the structure of the radio source J0237−0105 using data from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (near Pune)\, MeerKAT (S. Africa) and the VLASS (USA). This radio source inhabits a galaxy cluster at redshift 0.372 and is a giant radio galaxy spanning over 1.3 Mpc in linear size. It also has the S-shaped morphology associated with precessing black-holes in the active nucleus. Most remarkably\, there is evidence that this source is currently in its fourth episode of radio jet activity\, the only such source known till date. I will discuss these observations in the context of our current understanding of the physics of extra-galatic radio sources. \nAbout the Speaker: Dr. Ramana Athreya is an Astronomer and Ecologist at IISER\, Pune.  After his PhD at NCRA-TIFR and postdoctoral work at IAP\, Paris and ESO\, Chile\, he worked as an Astronomer at NCRA\, while pursuing ornithology in his spare time.  In 2009 he joined as a faculty member in both Physics and Biology at IISER\, Pune\, where he now runs a Molecular Ecology lab\, contributes to Biodiversity and Conservation and also works on various Astronomical problems including galaxies\, galaxy clusters\, pulsars and high sensitivity radio imaging. \nWe look forward to your active participation.
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/physicsastronomy-seminar/
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SUMMARY:Designing Water: Morphology and Histories of Water Architecture in India
DESCRIPTION:Dear All\, \nThe Department of Visual Arts is delighted to invite you to the fourth colloquium in the Visual Arts Colloquium Series\, Spring 2026. \nTitle: Designing Water: Morphology and Histories of Water Architecture in India \nSpeaker: Dr. Jutta Jain-Neubauer\, Art Historian  \nDate: Tuesday\, 31st March\, 2026 \nTime: 1: 30 PM \nVenue: Visual Art Studio (near sports block) \nAbstract: This illustrated talk will examine the co-relation between water and space – natural or built – and will bring into focus the aesthetic\, social\, economic and ritual connotation of water bodies in historical perspective. Their placement within towns or villages has defined social relations within settlements\, while their serial location along the caravan routes charted intercity trade\, mobility and pilgrimage\, leading to a boost in urbanisation. When architecture engages with water\, it designs\, curates and moulds it into social\, ecological and even sacred spaces. The cultural significance of water architecture in India\, being rooted in the prevailing regional as well as canonical practices\, forms a marker of age-old technological know-how\, sustainability\, trade and commerce\, social conventions and religious beliefs and customs. The talk will deal with the histories of water monuments in terms of their structural typologies as well as their hydrological ingenuity ; art-historical and socio-cultural dimensions; gender issues (women’s patronage of water monuments and wells being primarily women’s spaces); as well as enactments of social discrimination regarding access to water. \nSpeaker's Bio: Jutta Jain-Neubauer is an art historian engaged in researching India’s water monuments for several decades now. Her book The Stepwells of Gujarat (1981) is considered a pioneering work on the subject. Her book Water Design. Environment and Histories (ed.\, 2017) explores the interconnection of the spatial topographies\, aesthetic conceptualisation of underground water structures and the ecology of water. Her research on concepts of urbanism in connection with water and water strategies of the Tughluq rulers (1320-1413) resulted in her essay The Tughluqs and their Water Strategies (in: Accessing Water\, ed. Sara Keller\, Univ. Erfurt).  \nOther areas of her research include the comparative study of canonical tenets (shastra) and architectural practice (prayoga) with special reference to the northern Indian temple entrance. \nWe look forward to your active participation in the talk. \n  \nWarm regards\, \nVisual Arts Department
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/designing-water-morphology-and-histories-of-water-architecture-in-india/
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