Sci560 Mediators

Aditi Rajesh Narayanan

Aditi is a passionate baker and owner of a home bakery. With a background in commerce, she initially pursued a career that didn’t quite resonate with her vibrant personality. Realizing that the whole desk job scene wasn’t for her, she transitioned into baking. When she’s not busy crafting delicious confections, she can often be found exploring nature through walks, treks, and scenic drives. Her love for food extends beyond the kitchen, as these drives and rides are often just a pretext to discover and savor amazing culinary experiences. She also enjoys engaging with people and has embraced her role as a mediator with SGB, where she channels her enthusiasm for communication to help people connect and understand each other better.

Akshad Somnathe

Akshad holds a Bachelor's degree in Humanities from Azim Premji University in Bengaluru. He is a political enthusiast aspiring to contribute intellectually and actively to the Indian mass movements.

An amateur poet who enjoys long walks and deep conversations, Akshad is a cat lover who occasionally sings. He once learned guitar in an attempt to impress someone he loved, but the effort ended in humorous failure. Education is a subject close to his heart, and he likes reading books on various topics.

Akshad is currently transitioning towards a vegan lifestyle in response to awareness of climate catastrophe. Uncertain about his future career path, he is learning to embrace the idea of saying ""I don't know,"" navigating the uncertainty with an open mind.

Gaayatri Chandrasekharan

Gaayatri has a masters in physics and puts this to good use trying to answer questions she gets when she looks around. She grew up in nature, and feels this has given her a sense of awe for the beauty of the universe which she appreciates through both art and science. She wants to write, draw and stitch more and hopes her creative pursuits reflect a tiny fraction of this beauty. She also loves the sense of possibility and community a city gives and is excited to explore more of Bengaluru. In her free time she goes for walks, watches movies, listens to music and writes while trying to escape the pull of instagram reels.

Gokul Prabhu

Gokul, who goes by Gokal is a post-graduate from IISER Thiruvananthapuram, where he was a total maverick, doing his own thing. His entrepreneurial dreams were slightly fulfilled by building a small group of science communicators at ‘Into Their Minds’. Before Science Gallery Bengaluru, he applied for the position of barista at Starbucks and was brutally rejected. Despite that, he's your go-to guy for a great cup of coffee. At the moment, he is probably walking in a random park in Bengaluru, striking up a "life, the universe, and everything" conversation with a random dude he just met.

Jagrut Amuri

From a young age, Jagrut has been captivated by the realms of science, ecology, and communication. Inspired by BBC and NatGeo documentaries, he has always dreamt of exploring jungles and oceans while celebrating the diverse life forms that share our planet.

Jagrut's journey is fuelled by uncovering the unique adaptations of Earth's creatures that reveal stories of mystery, devotion, tragedy, resilience, and triumph. He believes that sharing these journeys can deepen our connection to each other and raise awareness of our place in the vast web of life.

Also, swimming, yoga, flow arts, origami, plants and hiking.

Kavana Kiran

Kavana holds a degree in Mathematics (and a sort-of-minor in Climate Studies) that she worked very hard for, but more importantly, she is a bread and cheese enthusiast. Among other things, her skills include: the Spanish classical guitar, the bass, being chased by animals, and owning many ties. She likes maths. And music. And the two of them together, wherever they intersect (in quite extraordinary ways, as her honours thesis will tell you). She also shares some striking similarities with Dora the Explorer-- the hair, and a backpack that holds everything. Even toolkits with which she used to fix campus windows.

Pravallika Patnam

Pravallika has a bachelor's in Industrial Design and freelances in product design. A super curious, hyper-active being with a zeal for the unknown. She likes a slow day, cycling around, any outdoor activity, dancing, talking, and talking some more. She is a bit of a hoarder who loves tinkering with the things she collects. One day she hopes to live in a house near a beach surrounded by locals, maybe a pet reptile, and running a company that sells restored furniture, thrifted trinkets, and quirky textiles/objects with hidden stories. She's on the hunt to find new experiences through projects that allow her to interact with people or communities, explore mediums of communication and break down complex systems, whether at the gallery, in a startup, research or a local setting. Although her size may be small, she has the might and will of a hundred people. If she sets her mind to it, she can create her own little ecosystem all by herself!