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Science is Nothing but a Refinement of Everyday Thinking – National Science Day 2023

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. Science of today is the technology of tomorrow. The whole of science is nothing but a refinement of everyday thinking. It is simply the word we use to describe a method of organizing our curiosity. Knowing our science is our way of thinking. Every year on February 28, National Science Day is commemorated to mark the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ by Indian Scientist and Physician C.V. Raman, which became operational on February 28, 1928.

The Raman effect is a phenomenon in which a light beam passing through a transparent material is scattered in a way that reveals information about the material’s molecular structure.

The theme of this year was “Global Science for Global Well-being,” which reflects the country’s growing global significance and international visibility. It is observed every year to commemorate the importance of science and the impact it has had on the lives of humans. National Science Day is widely observed not only by Indians but also by people from other countries.

Technology Students Gymkhana of IIT Kharagpur celebrated National Science Day on 28th February 2023 in the Netaji Auditorium of the Institute. Students from nearby schools were invited to attend the program. The event was inaugurated by Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director in the august presence of Prof. Rabibrata Mukherjee, Associate Dean, Student Affairs, IIT Kharagpur and Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh, President Gymkhana, IIT Kharagpur. A day long programme was planned to celebrate the spirit of knowledge sharing and innovations. One of our eminent professor, Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur enlightened the audience with a talk on the topic, “How School Level Science May Lead to Innovative Technologies for Rural Healthcare,” followed by a quiz competition. The convenor of the programme was Prof. Aditya Bandhopadhyay. The Kgpians also resorted to great enthusiasm during hardware modelling and demonstration by societies.

Hardware Modelling involved model presentation and design of different mechanized electronic devices. Team Cart, Kharagpur RoboSoccer Student’s Group, Computer Graphics Society, Technology Robotix Society, Aerial Robotics Kharagpur and Autonomous Ground Vehicle participated in demonstrating hardware model. During the model show, drones flew high in the dusky sky to claim new heights of greatness.

The students of IIT Kharagpur also participated in the Science Exhibition, a competition on making science toys displayed in the exhibition. This exhibition encouraged the students to take up hardware modelling projects further.

A panel discussion was also organized by the Office of Outreach on Science & Religion. Prof. Amitava Datta (Retd.), High Energy Physics, Jadavpur University was the Guest speaker of the event along with Prof. Joy Sen, Chairman, Centre of Excellence Indian Knowledge System, IIT Kharagpur. Other panellist include Prof. Manas Kumar Mandal, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness, IIT Kharagpur and Prof. Sudeshna Sarkar, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. Prof. Arjun Mukerji, Architecture & Regional Planning, IIT Kharagpur was the convener of the panel discussion. The audience was at the grasp of being spellbound when the discussion on the topic ‘Region of a Scientist’ was discussed among the panelist.

The goal of National Science Day is to inspire and motivate students to pursue careers in science. Dr. C.V. Raman was a well-known scientist who was born in Tamil Nadu on November 7, 1888, and made numerous contributions to the field of science. C.V. Raman’s great discovery earned him the Nobel Prize and to celebrate the anniversary of this discovery, the Government of India is assisting scientists whose contributions have been significant in the field of science.

National Science Day is celebrated to raise awareness on the importance of science. The National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) in 1986, asked the Government of India to announce February 28 as National Science Day. The first National Science Day was celebrated on February 28, 1987.

By : Poulami Mondal, Digital & Creative Media Executive (Creative Writer)
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IIT Kharagpur conducts Bharata Tirtha II – an International Conference on Indian Knowledge System

Under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems (CoE-IKS), IIT Kharagpur organized an international conference on Indian Knowledge Systems – The Bharata Tirtha II from 14th to 18th June, 2022 in association with department of Physics, IIT Kharagpur and key knowledge partners including Indian History Awareness and Research (IHAR) Houston, USA, IHAR India, DHARA, Ode to Indian Knowledge System, the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Education, Government of India. The conference which is a continuation of the programme Bharata Tirtha – I organized in November 2020 in association with Ministry of Education, was conducted in a hybrid mode in Gargi-Maitreyi Auditorium Complex of the Institute. The invocation ceremony witnessed the footfall of eminent speakers and experts including Mrs. Priyanka Chandra, Director, Ministry of Culture, Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur; and Prof Amit Patra, Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur.

The following session conducted a debate on content and chronology of Indian history and a talk on Ayurveda – Revisiting traditional medical system in the light of modern science and technology on 15 July, 2022.  Dr. Subroto Gangopadhyay, IHAR, Houstan, USA, Dr. Vedveer Arya, DRDO & IHAR, Dr. Mradu Gupta and many other renowned connoisseurs shared their insights on Indian Knowledge Systems. A special team from Vishva-Bharati, Santiniketan encapsulated the audience with a session on Tagore. A video show on water resource planning in Indian context, globalization and urbanization with built and semi-built architecture along with Bangabhumite Ramayana –  Indology through South-East Asian perspective was hosted the next day. On 17th July, a special session regarding the history of civilization identity was led by Sri Sanjeev Sanyal, former Principal Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance; Prof Joy Sen, Chairman, IKS, IIT Kharagpur and Prof. Somesh Kumar, Mathematics, IIT Kharagpur. Sanskrit – A tool to access Bharatiya Jyan Parampara and the Holism of Yoga were also included for panel discussions. A sarod recital on Indian Music & Physics by Shri. Siddhartha Bhose, a Physicist & a renowned Sarodist was organized by EZCC, Ministry of Culture. The event concluded with a Khagol Vigyan session in association of Ministry of Culture, Government of India along with panel discussions on Raman Effect, Quantum Physics, pioneering Indian contributions on Black Hole and Prof Thanu Padmanabhan’s contributions in Astrophysics and Cosmology.

Prof V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur stated, ‘Bharata Tirtha II has forwarded the narratives, the folklore and deep ecosystems that embed our heritage systems, heritage tourism as a deep pilgrimage and the assimilation of cultures beyond races and genetics dethroning both racial biostatistics and eugenics that so far guarded the erroneous Aryan Invasion Myth. IIT Kharagpur in association with Ministry of Culture will soon plan a series of programs under DHARA – the flow for Indian Knowledge Systems to take the relevance of ancient Indian wisdom to various colleges and school children in the country.’

“India is the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of European languages: she was the mother of our philosophy; mother, through the village community of self-government and democracy,” said American historian Will Durant in his book, ‘The Case for India, 1931’. With Bharata Tirtha II, IIT Kharagpur has proclaimed that Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) is not a nostalgia of the past but seeks the relevance of the primitive cultures of traditional knowledge systems & ancient wisdom in contemporary times. IKS synergize modern scientific knowledge with Indian art, architecture, sociology, culture and language as envisaged by National Educational Policy 2020. It should not be just a value additive process, but a main stream pedagogy for the future generations.

In the closing and valedictory program that was embellished by the presence of Mrs. Shreyanka Basu, Director, Museum, Ministry of Culture, Prof. Joy Sen, the Convener of the conference and the Chairman of the chairperson of the Centre of Indian Knowledge system, IIT Kharagpur remarked, “The emphasis on creative economy based on the eternal principles of Indian community ethos of ‘small is beautiful’, ‘restraint based on less in more’ based on farm and cottage stead economies, is a solution to the looming economic crisis in the modern age. The current advances in Quantum Sciences, Quantum biology and Astrophysics begin to match the ancient wisdom of Indian Sages based on the principles of involution and evolution, Krishna and Sukla (black and white) lineages of Cosmology and the evolution of consciousness in it.’

Content Writer : Poulami Mondal, Digital & Creative Media Executive (Creative Writer)
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