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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. Partha Sarathi Mahanta Honorary Fellow IPS, Inspector General of Police(Admn), Assam	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.

Demonstration of gadgets to Class 11 Science stream students from different districts of Assam under the scheme “Mukhya Mantrir Bigyan Pratibha Sandhan'' from Assam Science Technology and Environments Council (ASTEC) jointly with IIT Guwahati

Demonstration of gadgets to the students of St. Xaviers College, Jalukie, Nagaland. They were on National Integration Tour sponsored by Assam Rifles.

Screening of the documentary on Pandit Hemchandra Goswami and demonstration of gadgets on the occasion Punya Tithi of Pandit Goswami at KV IIT Guwahati.


Demonstration of gadgets to the students of Barhampur Swahid Smriti Adarsha Girls High School, Gyani Jyoti Jatiya Vidyalaya, Barhampur Shahid Smriti Higher Secondary School and Sankardev Sishu Niketan Barhampur. Event was held at Barhampur, Nagaon.

Demonstration of gadgets to the students of Class 12 (Science stream) Army Public School, Shillong. Event was conducted by Outreach Section.


Demonstration of gadgets to school students of Class 4 to 12 in a 5-day camp participated in the summer camp at Dimakuchi Ashram, Udalguri.


Demonstration of scientific gadgets to school students of Class 4 to 10 in a 5-day camp at Param Shivam Shiv Mandir (2 km from IIT Guwahati)


Demonstration and interaction with 150 girl students of Class XII (Science) at Vigyan Jyoti Programme held by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Venue: IIT Guwahati (event was held by Outreach Section)


Demonstration of an autonomous boat at Research and Industrial Conclave, IIT Guwahati


Demonstration of scientific gadgets to 150 girls students from Class IX to XII at Vigyan Jyoti Conclave 2024, Venue: IIT Guwahati (event was held by Outreach Section)


Programme conducted at Dhekial Higher Secondary School and Dhekial Girls High School, Venue: Dhekial, Golaghat (Birthplace of Pandit Hemchandra Goswami)

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Photograph with eight shortlisted candidates (sitting on first row) on the essay writing competition “Pandit Hemchandra Goswami: his contributions towards Assamese language and culture”