This week, we have a technical Puliyabaazi on the topic of Applied Photonics with our guest Sonali Dasgupta who is a career research scientist and a science communicator. We discuss what’s new and upcoming in the field of photonics, the state of the research ecosystem in India and how to create more opportunities in fundamental research in India. We learnt a lot of new things from this conversation and we hope that you will also find it enriching. Do listen in and share your thoughts with us.