Hem Sheela Model School ESTD. 1995

The three day (5^th – 7^th Aug 2019) enriching, informative and enlightening INSA Fellow Lecture Programme at HSMS, Durgapur in collaboration with Indian National Science Academy came to a close today. The programme commenced with a lecture on “Scaling Laws – the Science of Miniaturization: Engineering of the Future by Prof. Amitabha Ghosh, Honorary Scientist, INSA, New Delhi and Honorary Distinguished Scientist, IIEST, Shibpur. Understanding Scaling Laws help us to comprehend natural phenomena better and engineer appropriate devices in future.  This was followed by an interaction of students with the eminent INSA Scholars. It was stimulating with enthusiastic participation.

Prof. Ghosh presented another lecture in the second session on Archaeoastronomy: Time keeper of Ancient India. He elucidated on how the position of planetary bodies can be used to precisely date ancient events, especially in Indian history.

The grand event came to an end with feedback from participating schools and valedictory session conducted by the Founder-President, HSMS, Dr. Rabindra N. Roy, Principal Ms. Anindita Home Choudhury and the eminent scientists. All the participating students were awarded Participation Certificates and the general consensus was that it was a pioneering and much needed event for the students’ community. Each member of the audience felt enriched and honoured to be a part of such a programme.

More such events are required in the future to spread scientific awareness among the future citizens of the country and put India at the forefront.

Informal Interaction with Dr. Ghosh2-3rd

Prof. Ghosh on Archaeoastronomy3rd

The second day of the three day (5^th – 7^th August 2019) INSA Fellow Lecture Programme at HSMS Durgapur in collaboration with Indian National Science Academy got off to a stimulating start with a lecture on ‘Music of the Primes’ by Prof. Ashok Kumar Mallik, former Professor of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur. It was about the enchanting world of prime numbers. Prof. Suman Chakraborty , Dean of Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Technology at IIT Kharagpur presented a lecture on ‘Doing Wonders in Medical Devices with Paper, Pencil and Eraser’. He highlighted the use of science and technology to make health care affordable to the rural population in India.

The post-lunch session started with a lecture on ‘Origin and the Dynamics of the Solar System – Some Unsolved Mysteries’ by Prof. Amitabha Ghosh, former Professor of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur. He explained the motion characteristics of the solar system and the unexplained anomalies.

Prof. Sushanta Duttagupta, former Director IISER Kolkata and former Vice – Chancellor, Visva-Bharti, Shantiniketan concluded the lecture series for the day with a talk on ‘Frictional Mechanics of an Electron in Electric and Magnetic Fields’. He elaborated on many interesting phenomena that result from this along with practical applications. The most awaited event of the day was the drama ‘Aryabhatta’ written by Prof. Amitabha Ghosh, former Professor of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur and performed by the students of HSMS. The drama portrayed the contribution of Aryabhatta, the first of the major mathematician –astronomers from the classical age of Indian Mathematics and Astronomy. He was also one of the early physicists who gave the digit ‘0’ to the world.

The audience participated enthusiastically for the entire programme and the students posed different questions to the speakers which surely helped to widen their knowledge horizon.

Prof. Mallik’s address2nd5

Prof. Suman Chakraborty’s addres2nds1

Prof. Amitabha Ghosh in session2nd3

Prof. Sushanta Dattagupta’s address4

Aryabhatta Drama2nd2

The Drama team with Prof. Ghosh and Dr. Roy2nd4

3-day INSA FELLOW LECTURE PROGRAMME AT HEMSHEELA MODEL SCHOOL, DURGAPUR

A series of lecture programmes in collaboration with Indian National Science Academy has been organised in the school auditorium at the J.N. Avenue campus. Students from classes 9 to 12, teachers of Hem Sheela Model School and many other prominent schools of the region participated in the programme. On 5th August , the programme commenced with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp followed by  a cultural performance by Hem Sheela students. Ms. Anindita Home Choudhury, Principal, HSMS welcomed the eminent dignitaries. The inaugural address was delivered by Prof. Anupam Basu, Director, NIIT Durgapur on Language and Science.

The first session started with a lecture by Prof. Ashok Kr. Mallik, Retd. Prof. IIT Kanpur, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering on the “Magical Mathematics of Ramanujan”, the second session of the day started with the lecture by Prof. Sushanta Duttagupta, Founder Director, IISER, Kolkata and the former Vice-Chancellor, Visva-Bharti, Shantiniketan who spoke on “Relativistic Mechanics of an Electron in Electric and magnetic fields”.

This was followed by a lecture on “Moving with the Flow” by Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Prof. of Mechanical Engineering and Dean of Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy at IIT Kharagpur. The concluding event on the first day was a presentation of songs on the topic “Rabindranath and Science” by Prof. Duttagupta and on the components of Rabindra sangeet by the students of Sangeet Bhavan, Visva-Bharti, Shantiniketan.

Prof. Sushanta Dattagupta’s address4

Prof. Suman Chakraborty’s address5

Prof. Anupam Basu, Director, NIIT Durgapur3

Prof. A.K. Mallik’s address2

DM’s Felicitation1