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The Pleasure of Being an Academic:  A Journey with Prof. B.S. Murty                                                                                                                                                 - Amit Kantode In a world increasingly chasing immediate rewards and fast success, listening to Professor B.S. Murty talk about his academic journey feels like a refreshing walk through a forest of patience, passion, and purpose. Speaking at the inaugural event of GROW-N, a collaborative initiative to foster academic interaction, Prof. Murty's heartf...

In this blog article, we will underline the need for a new networking platform for people working in areas related to remote sensing, ocean engineering, and water resources engineering, and highlight how GROW-N aims to address this need. Why We Need an Effective Networking Platform in India Science is inherently a social activity. People learn from each other, ensuring the passage of knowledge from one generation to the next. While reading books and research papers is considered as the primary mode of learning, the importance of personal interaction should not be ignored at all. It is often far easier to learn from someone through personal interaction than by reading journal articles written by the person. That is why we attend conferences, sometimes travelling thousands of miles. The importance of shared learning has been realized in recent years, prompting funding agencies to encourage multi-institutional research projects. In essence, everyone in a scientific community is part of t...