About Me

Hi there!

I am Parul Janagal. I was born in a small town in Haryana, in the 20th century. Like any other kid I was curious about everything around me and questioned it. My love affair with astronomy started early in life and after coming to college, I decided to take it seriously. Now, here I am, pursuing a doctorate in Astronomy at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore. I've varied interests, other than Astronomy, including Psychology, Neuroscience, History, Archaeology, Artificial Intelligence, Arts, etc. I also like teaching and therefore try to devote time towards Outreach. In my free time, one can find me sipping tea with friends or with a book.

I'm fond of learning languages and therefore tried (and failed) learning many languages like Urdu, Punjabi, French, etc. I'm currently trying to learn Malayalam. I'm fluent in Hindi and English, and apart from that, I'm also a proud Parselmouth, i.e. I can fluently converse with computers in Python (parseltongue).

• Current

  • Ph.D. Scholar at the Discipline of Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Space Engineering, IIT Indore.

• College

  • I have a BS-MS degree in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IISER-M).

• School

  • I changed a lot of schools throughout the years because as my parent were getting posted to different places. I attended several schools in Jodhpur and Bikaner (both are in Rajasthan).

  • Class 10th - Central Academy Sr. Sec. School, Bikaner

  • Class 12th - Central Academy Sr. Sec. School, Bikaner

• CSIR NET-SRF (Senior Research Fellowship), Jan. 2021

• CSIR NET-JRF (Junior Research Fellowship), Dec. 2018

• INSPIRE-SHE (Scholarship for Higher Education), 2012

• Meghwal Samaj Puraskar, 2012

• Gargi purarskar, 2012

• Meghwal Samaj Puraskar, 2010

• Gargi purarskar, 2010