National Science Day

28 February 2022

IIT Jodhpur celebrated National Science Day 2022 on 28 February 2022 with a Seminar on "INDIA’s Journey in Science and Technology: Aspirations to Achievements", jointly organized with the MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Institution's Innovation Council (Ministry of Education Initiative) in collaboration with Jodhpur City Knowledge and Innovation Cluster (JCKIC), supported by Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology (DST).

These celebrations were a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and Prometeo 2022: the National Technical and Entrepreneurial Festival of IIT Jodhpur.

The event included
Invited Talks on

  • “From Raman Effect to Nuclear Power” by Prof. R. Chidambaram, DAE-Homi Bhabha Professor, BARC, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Jodhpur

  • “Proud to be a Player and Spectator of Post-Independent India’s Scientific Journey” by Prof. Samir Brahmachari, Former Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Scientist and Founder Director, CSIR- Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology

  • “Celebrating Human Diversity in India: A Legacy of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis” by Prof. Partha P. Majumder, Distinguished Professor and Founding Director, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, National Science Chair Professor, Science & Engineering Research Board, GoI, Former Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

  • “A Brief History of Future: India's Journey in S&T” by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Former Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, Institute Chair Professor & C. V. Seshadri Chair Professor, IIT Kanpur

Popular Science Lecture on
"Invisible Empire: How Viruses and Microbes Shape Our World” by Mr. Pranay Lal, Writer & Biochemist