National Conference on Indian Independence Movement and the Role of Science

National Conference on Indian Independence Movement and the Role of Science

New Delhi, Nov. 20: Science communicators and science teachers from all over the country and a few from abroad shall join the National Conference on Indian Independence Movement and the Role Science on 29-30 November 2021. The conference is being held in a hybrid mode.

This national conference is to be held as a part of the 75th year of India’s independence celebrations, and it will discuss the unmatched contributions of individuals, institutions, and movements of Indian scientists, science communicators, and science teachers during the Indian Independence movement that laid the foundation of our present day’s science & technology.

The conference is being organized by CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication & Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) in association with VigyanPrasar, DST, Govt. of India and VijnanaBharati (VIBHA) at CSIR-NPL Auditorium, New Delhi. The conference has six sessions and will focus on science as a tool for subjugation and liberations. The roles of scientists, institutions, movement, policy and planning and the vision of scientists will be discussed.

The conference has six sessions and will focus on science as a tool for subjugation and liberations. The roles of scientists, institutions, movement, policy and planning and the vision of scientists will be discussed. The themes of the conference includes – Science as a Tool for Subjugation, Science as a Tool for Liberation: Role of Scientists, Science as a Tool for Liberation: Role of Institutions – Academic, Industrial & Research; Science as a Tool for Liberation: Role of Movements, Science as a Tool for Liberation: Role of Policy & Planning, and Science as a Tool for Liberation: Vision of Our Scientists.

The conference is being organised in both online and offline mode to reach the maximum science-loving citizen, registration is open till 27th Nov, 2021. Participants can visit https://swavigyan75.in/latest-update for registration. Selected participants may get a chance to present their popular article, poem, poster, essay, short films, radio docudrama script. The format of the abstract is available on https://swavigyan75.in, which can be sent to email id [email protected] before 22nd Nov, 2021. (India Science Wire)