Gobind Bhari Lal was a journalist and Indian independence activist. Born in 1889 in Delhi, British India, he moved to the United States in 1912 to attend UC Berkeley on a scholarship. From 1925 to 1930, Lal served as the Science Editor for The San Francisco Examiner and was the first to use the term “Science Writer'' in his byline. He went on to work for other publications in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles. In 1937, Lal shared the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting for his coverage of science at the tercentenary of Harvard University. Additionally, Lal was one of the founding members of the National Association of Science Writers and became its president in 1940. In this interview, he discusses nationalistic struggles in India, his education in UC Berkeley, popularization of science through the news, and memorable interviews.