IISc Press Cordially Invites You to the Book Launch of:
We May Not Be Alone, Yet Alone
Date: 14 January 2026
Time: 3:00 pm onwards
Venue: Faculty Hall, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Programme Schedule
3:00 pm
Welcome Address
Prof. Amaresh Chakrabarti
Chair, IISc Press, IISc
3:10 pm
About the Book and the Author
Prof. Kana M. Sureshan
Professor, IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
3:25 pm
Author’s Remarks
Prof. Dileep Mampallil
Associate Professor, IISER, Tirupati
3:40 pm
Release of the Book
3:50 pm
Vote of Thanks
Prof. Kaushal Verma
Chair, Office of Communications, IISc
About the Book: This book is a scientific journey into the possibilities of life beyond Earth—exploring the chemistry that might form alien life, the physics that could shape it, and the evolution that could give rise to intelligence. It explores whether intelligence always leads to the rise of advanced technology in alien civilizations. Can we ever communicate or even meet them? Across vast cosmic distances and timescales, the rise and fall of intelligent civilizations may be like fireflies in a dark field—each flickering briefly, but rarely at the same time or place. In that sense, we may not be alone, yet still alone.
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