About Us
Experient Science Labs in Bangalore offers state-of-the-art scientific instruments and electronic tool kits to help school and college students experiment, tinker, analyze, discuss and comprehend complex scientific and engineering concepts. And when students cannot make it to the lab, mobile ‘Exploration labs’ travel to educational institutes to ensure students don’t miss out on all the fun and learning!
Our Vision
Develop students with the skill, passion and mindset for scientific breakthroughs for betterment of society.
Our Mission
Inspire young minds for scientific experimentation, tinkering and exploration by providing best in class infrastructure, mentoring and challenges.
The Stemul8 Story
Stemul8 was born out of an intense urge to help children think, explore and discover STEM. Unfortunately, the current academic systems in India simply doesn’t allow Grade 6 to Grade 10 kids to tinker and learn their science. The impetus is on rote learning. This was something that the founder of Stemul8 - Virendra Paliwal - wanted to change.
Incubated within Experient Science Labs, Stemul8 is one of the most comprehensive lab-in-a-box concept for students to imbibe the magic of Physics, Chemistry and Biology at their homes. It consists of over 150 experiments, relevant to their grades and applied to the real world. LIVE sessions are offered from grade six to grade ten, inspiring young minds to take up scientific experimentation, tinkering, and exploration with best-in-class tools and guidance from some of the finest faculty.
Our Team
Passionate about science and technology, the team at Experient Science Labs aims to transform the learning experience of students in India through innovative methods of teaching.
Management Team
Virendra Paliwal
Founder and CEO
An engineering and management graduate from VJTI, Mumbai and XLRI, Jamshedpur, Virendra has over 22 years of professional experience working with L&T Ltd., Ramco Systems and Infosys. During his 19 year stint with Infosys, Virendra played multiple roles, both in India and abroad. He spent 12 years in Infosys Lab, the R&D unit of Infosys, where his team developed some of the most successful software products by using innovative technology solutions, filed patents and won Infosys Excellence Awards. An innovative thinker and executioner of strategy, Virendra is deeply passionate about making experiential learning a reality and changing the way science and engineering education is delivered in India. He believes that short-term memory based rote learning is not helping students develop the scientific temperament needed in today's knowledge and innovation driven world. He is committed to providing an environment where students can freely experiment, explore and tinker to learn new concepts and bring ideas to life.
Advisory Member
Riad Mahmood
Riad Mahmood is the managing trustee and founder of Head Start Educational Academy. He also founded the Riad Foundation with a vision to integrate arts with education. Riad believes that people should follow their dreams and pursue opportunities in their areas of interest. Before starting the foundation in 2013, Riad worked with Head Start Montessori House of Children. His diligent efforts led to the rapid expansion of the school in the early 2000s. Over the next few years, he went on to start Early Years Montessori for younger children as well as the Head Start Educational Academy for students from Grade 1 to 12. Riad has also taken up the challenge of training teachers by setting up an AMI Montessori Training centre at Head Start Montessori House of Children, in association with Navadisha Foundation, Chennai. This course trains teachers to work with three to six year olds. Riad has a degree in commerce and business administration. He loves to play cricket and golf and is also a passionate runner.
Dr. TV Ramchandra
Dr. T.V. Ramachandra, FIE, FIEE (UK) is the co-ordinator of Energy and Wetlands Research Group (EWRG). A Ph.D. in Ecology and Energy from Indian Institute of Science, he has to his credit a vast body of research in renewable energy, energy conservation, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), Remote Sensing, Biodiversity, Western Ghats and Himalayan Ecology Ecosystem conservation. He is also the convener of Environmental Information System (ENVIS) at Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) at IISc. Over the past twenty years, he has been a member of various expert committees on environment, including the Western Ghats Task Force instituted by the Government of Karnataka as well as the Working Group on Sustainable Product Development under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WG-SPD). He has also authored 17 books and over 264 research papers in reputed national and international journals. Dr Ramachandra is the recepient of many awards, namely Johny Biosphere Award for Ecology and Environment (2004), Satish Dhawan Young Scientist Award, 2007, Best ENVIS award (2016, 2015, 2004), Namma Bangalorean award, 2016 by Namma Bengaluru Foundation and Rotary Exemplars 2017 – Citizen Extraordinaire award (Rotary Club of Bangalore).
Dr. Prabal Maiti
A professor in the department of physics at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore one of Dr Maiti’s major research goals is to pursue theoretical and numerical modeling connecting molecular and macroscopic length scales. His aim is to improve basic understanding of soft-matter and biological systems, both from a fundamental and an applied point of view. His current research interests include computational materials science, computational nanotechnology and biophysics. He is passionate about education at the grass-roots level and along with his friends and colleagues from IIT, he runs a school for underprivileged children.
Virendra Paliwal
Founder and CEO
An engineering and management graduate from VJTI, Mumbai and XLRI, Jamshedpur, Virendra has over 22 years of professional experience working with L&T Ltd., Ramco Systems and Infosys. During his 19 year stint with Infosys, Virendra played multiple roles, both in India and abroad. He spent 12 years in Infosys Lab, the R&D unit of Infosys, where his team developed some of the most successful software products by using innovative technology solutions, filed patents and won Infosys Excellence Awards.
An innovative thinker and executioner of strategy, Virendra is deeply passionate about making experiential learning a reality and change the way science and engineering education is delivered in India. He believes that short-term memory based rote learning is not helping students to develop scientific temperament needed in today’s knowledge and innovation driven world. He is committed to providing an environment where students can freely experiment, explore and tinker to learn new concepts and bring ideas to life.
Atishaya Saksham
Atishaya Kumar Saksham is a post-graduate from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore with a major in Earth and Environmental Science. Atishaya is deeply passionate about science and wants to promote it amongst students. Despite being selected by IIT to pursue engineering, Atishaya chose to pursue his passion for pure science and joined IISc. He is a recipient of KVPY fellowship (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna) from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. This fellowship is awarded to meritorious students to help them pursue research in science. Atishaya’s research experience ranges from Environmental Computation and Modelling to Bio and Chemical Remediation. When he’s not immersed in scientific research, Atishaya volunteers for various social events related to education.
Advisory Member
Dr. TV Ramchandra
Dr. T.V. Ramachandra, FIE, FIEE (UK) is the co-ordinator of Energy and Wetlands Research Group (EWRG). A Ph.D. in Ecology and Energy from Indian Institute of Science, he has to his credit a vast body of research in renewable energy, energy conservation, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), Remote Sensing, Biodiversity, Western Ghats and Himalayan Ecology Ecosystem conservation.
He is also the convener of Environmental Information System (ENVIS) at Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) at IISc. Over the past twenty years, he has been a member of various expert committees on environment, including the Western Ghats Task Force instituted by the Government of Karnataka as well as the Working Group on Sustainable Product Development under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WG-SPD). He has also authored 17 books and over 264 research papers in reputed national and international journals. Dr Ramachandra is the recepient of many awards, namely Johny Biosphere Award for Ecology and Environment (2004), Satish Dhawan Young Scientist Award, 2007, Best ENVIS award (2016, 2015, 2004), Namma Bangalorean award, 2016 by Namma Bengaluru Foundation and Rotary Exemplars 2017 – Citizen Extraordinaire award (Rotary Club of Bangalore).
Riad Mahmood
Riad Mahmood is the managing trustee and founder of Head Start Educational Academy. He also founded the Riad Foundation with a vision to integrate arts with education. Riad believes that people should follow their dreams and pursue opportunities in their areas of interest. Before starting the foundation in 2013, Riad worked with Head Start Montessori House of Children. His diligent efforts led to the rapid expansion of the school in the early 2000s. Over the next few years, he went on to start Early Years Montessori for younger children as well as the Head Start Educational Academy for students from Grade 1 to 12. Riad has also taken up the challenge of training teachers by setting up an AMI Montessori Training centre at Head Start Montessori House of Children, in association with Navadisha Foundation, Chennai. This course trains teachers to work with three to six year olds.
Riad has a degree in commerce and business administration. He loves to play cricket and golf and is also a passionate runner.