Pallava Bagla (54) is a charismatic science communicator respected for his deep understanding of Indian S&T system. He has won many national and international awards for his work. Explaining complexities of science in a simple language is his forte. His pioneering work, showcasing India’s maiden mission to Mars and Moon has been applauded; this aired in English and Hindi for New Delhi Television. In his two decades of writing for the prestigious American weekly ‘Science’, his stories have highlighted India to the world.
Bagla is a reputed author whose works have been received very well and recognised for his ability to communicate complexities of science to the common person. He has won three national awards for his science writing and he runs a daily photo blog on Twitter titled ‘Enjoy Nature’ and pens a weekly column on science and technology titled ‘Web of Science’ for the Press Trust of India (PTI) and is a contributing photographer for Getty Images.
He has served as the President of the International Science Writers’ Association and was a member of the Executive Board of the World Federation of Science Journalists. At the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bengaluru, he served as Shri TV Raman Pai Chair Visiting Professor of Science Communication.
e-mail : pallava.bagla@gmail.co
श्री पल्लव बागला एन.डी.टी.वी. (न्यू देहली टेलीविजन) के विज्ञान संपादक और अमेरिकी साप्ताहिक ‘साइंस’ के मुख्य संवाददाता (दक्षिण एशिया) हैं। सन् 2005 में भारत सरकार ने इन्हें प्रिंट मीडिया में सर्वोत्तम विज्ञान पत्रकारिता के लिए राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार देकर सम्मानित किया तथा 2003 में संयुक्त राष्ट्र द्वारा ‘उत्कृष्ट पत्रकारिता’ के लिए पुरस्कृत किए गए। श्री बागला एक कुशल फोटोग्राफर भी हैं। उनके खींचे गए फोटो ‘नेशनल जियोग्राफिक’, ‘टाइम’, ‘न्यूजवीक’, ‘नेचर’ और ‘न्यू साइंटिस्ट’ में प्रकाशित हो चुके हैं। विगत दो दशकों से वह भारतीय अंतरिक्ष व परमाणु कार्यक्रम की रिपोर्टिंग कर रहे हैं।
