Meet Prof. Swathy Manohar from the Department of Civil Engineering,IIT Bombay, a Young Faculty Fellow dedicated to preserving India's rich cultural heritage through the scientific conservation of historical structures. Her work focuses on conservation strategies for iconic sites such as the Ajanta Caves, the Taj Mahal, and the 700-year-old Nalanda Mahavihara Buddhist Stupa in Maharashtra. By bringing engineering precision to a field traditionally led by architects, her research pioneers scientif