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Sethu Pradeep

Sethu Pradeep lives in Kochi, and he covers science, technology and the business of technology for indianexpress.com. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Media and Communication from the Manipal Institute of Communication with a specialisation in print journalism. Apart from writing deeply reported original articles, Sethu also writes "Watch this space," a popular weekly column aimed at people who want to know more about the universe and human efforts to explore it. When he is not writing about cutting-edge science and technology, he can be found at the kickboxing gym. You can follow him on Twitter @theSethu and on LinkedIn.

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