Pandit Hemchandra Mission for Popularization of Science and Assamese Culture

Funding Agency: Pandit Hemchandra Goswami Foundation


About Pt. Hemchandra Goswami

Budget: Rs 20 lakhs

Timeline: 2023 to 2025

Project Team


Prof. Uday Shanker Dixit
Principle Investigator
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: uday@iitg.ac.in

Prof. Sukanya Sharma
Co-Investigator 1
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Email: sukanya@iitg.ac.in

Dr. Lalit Mohan Pandey
Co-Investigator 2
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
Email: lalitpandey@iitg.ac.in

Dr. Faladrum Sharma
Project Officer
Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems
Email: fds80@iitg.ac.in

Activities

Interaction with the students of Pubpar Gandhiji Uchha Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Dwingunpaar (Leza)


A talk on “Role of Mathematics and Statistics in Experimental Study” organized at B. Borooah College, Guwahati

Prof. U.S. Dixit mentioning about the project “Pandit Hemchandra Mission for Popularization of Science and Assamese Culture” at the inauguration of Bodoland STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Education Program

Dr. Faladrum Sharma, Project Officer, demonstrating scientific gadgets to vernacular medium school students of Assam in a 5-day camp at Param Shivam Shiv Mandir (2 km from IIT Guwahati)

Dr. Faladrum Sharma along with Mr. Abhijeet Dhulekar and Mr. Kalyan Boro demonstrated the scientific gadgets to 150 Class-11 students of Goreswar Science Academy, Baksa, Assam. The event was organized by Outreach Education Program (OEP), IIT Guwahati

Dr. Faladrum Sharma, Project Officer in "Pandit Hemchandra Mission for Popularization of Science and Assamese Culture" interacting with class 12 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Rangia. Special thanks to Prof. Achalkumar, Dean (Outreach Education), IIT Guwahati and Mr. MG Aravindakshan, Principal Jawahar Navodya Vidyalaya Rangia.

Dr. Faladrum Sharma, Project Officer in "Pandit Hemchandra Mission for Popularization of Science and Assamese Culture" assisted by Mr. Nilkamal Mahanta displaying the science models to students in Techniche exhibition, IIT Guwahati.

Dr. Faladrum Sharma, Project Officer in Pandit Hemchandra Mission for Popularization of Science and Assamese Culture, assisted by Mr. Abhijeet Dhulekar, showing science models in Regional Children’s Science Congress of Navodaya Vidyalaya. About 100 students attended the program organized by Outreach Education Section of IIT Guwahati.

One-day workshop on “Popularisation of Science” held at Saltbrook Mirza. Around 120 students of Class 9 and 10 were present.

Demonstration of gadgets to students of Ajmal Modern Residential School, Hojai. Event was conducted by Outreach Section and NSS, IIT Guwahati

Demonstration of gadgets to the students of Kaziranga National Park High School, Shankardev Sishu Niketan Kohora, Kaziranga Girls High School, Kaziranga National High School. Event was held at Kaziranga, Assam. Dr. Naba Goswami, who is the chairman of the Pandit Hemchandra Goswami Foundation and Dr. Naba Goswami Foundation was present.