Centre For Science, Development & Media Studies (Csdms)

We are over here at Flat G2 in the Ramprastha Colony in Ghaziabad. Most people around here know the B-130 building well enough. Our group, the Centre For Science, Development & Media Studies, or Csdms for short, has been working from this spot for a bit now. It’s just a regular office setup where we handle stuff involving science and how it mixes with media and development projects. It gets busy inside sometimes. We deal with lots of paperwork and research data every day. The neighborhood is okay, usually quiet enough to get things done without too much noise from the street. Our team is small but we keep busy with different studies. We don’t have a big fancy lobby or anything like that. Just desks, computers, and a lot of coffee being made in the small kitchen. Sometimes the printer acts up, which is annoying, but we manage. People stop by to talk about various development issues or science topics we are looking into at the time. Uttar Pradesh is a big place and being in Ghaziabad puts us near a lot of the action. We just try to stay on top of the media side of things while keeping our eyes on the science part too. It is a lot of reading and writing mostly. The G2 flat is easy to find if you are already in the colony. We’ve been here long enough that the postman doesn't get lost looking for us anymore. It’s just our daily routine.