National Science Day

Prof. Sanjay Seal & Prof. Asifa Subhan

           National Science Day is celebrated all over India with great enthusiasm on 28^th of February every year in order to commemorate the invention of the Raman Effect in India by the Indian physicist, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman on the same day in the year 1928. For his great success in the field of science in India, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was awarded and honored with the Nobel Prize in the Physics in the year 1930.

History of National Science Day Celebration in India-

            28^th of February, 1928 was the great day in India when an invention in the field of Indian science was completed by the famous Indian physicist, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. He was a Tamil Brahmin and first one in the science, who had researched such invention in India. To commemorate and honor this event always in the future, 28^th of February was asked to the Indian Government to designate as a National Science Day in India by the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) in the year 1986.

            From then, the national science day was started celebrating all across the India as a great event in the field of Indian science. It is celebrated every year by students, teachers, scientists and

Borgeet Song by Swarnali 

researchers in all the schools, colleges, universities, educational institution including scientific, academic, medical, technical and research institutions of India. On the first celebration ceremony of the National Science Day in India, the National Council for Science and Technology Communication had declared the institution of the National Science Popularization awards in order to recognize an excellent and wonderful endeavor in the field of science communication and popularization.

            Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman had worked from 1907 to 1933 at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, West Bengal in India during which he had researched on many topics of the Physics from which the Raman Effect (effect on scattering of light when passing through different materials) became his great success and

Dr. Durga Prassad Gogoi

discovery which has been marked in the Indian history. For his big invention he was honored through the various Indian awards including the Nobel Prize in the year 1930. From the year 2013, the “Raman Effect” has been designated as an International Historic Chemical Landmark by The American Chemical Society.

            During the national science day celebration of the year 2009, the Indian Department of Science and Technology has awarded the five Indian institutions through the National Award for Science Communication in order to recognize the big efforts and achievements of the Indian scientists of the government and non-government organizations for popularizing and leading the modern science in the country. The Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Centre was given the highest award in the year 2009 to recognize its big contribution to the science.           

Quiz Master team

The national science day has been started getting celebrated as the Science Carnival to recognize scientific activities and programs by the participation of students from school and college, scientists from the state and national faculties. This event celebration has provided a real platform for various new comer scientists to fix their feet and bright their career in the science profession.

           

      This year, on 28^th February 2017 we Namrup College family also celebrated National Science Day. The Socio-cultural Development Centre(SCDC) of Namrup College with collaboration of Institutional Bio-tech Hub, Namrup College were organized the Science day program with several beautiful contents and tried to popularized science day in the region. The Principal, Namrup College, Dr. Jitu Buragohain, who

Prof. Ashim Jyoti Baruah

himself took initiative to the organized this special festivals in the college. Without his early initiatives and support from all aspects it could not be possible for the college family. We had invited all the neighboring school of Namrup area and out 14 school of region nine schools were participated and made the program grand successful. We had conducted inter-school science quiz competition among the school students. Besides this, there was a beautiful Assamease song which bears six hundred year old Assamease culture and the cultural development trend in Assamease society. The sweet vocalist Miss. Swarnali Gogoi, best singer of the college poured her sweetest melody and beautified the program. The main program was inaugurated by Prof. Sanjay

During quiz competition 

Kumar Seal, Vice-Principal, Namrup College by lighting the inaugural lamp. He had delivered and brief out about the works done by Sir. C. V. Raman. Dr. Durga Prassad Gogoi, Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics delivered welcome speech and highlighted valuable activities performed by SCDC, and about the collaborated of Biotech Hub. After these beautiful moments quiz competition was started among the qualified group from the different schools. The quiz completion was conducted by three smart quiz master i. e. Mr. Rupak Borguhain, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology; Mr. Jayanta Sonowal, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Botany and Mr. Abhijit Boruah, SRF, Dept. of Biotechnology of Namrup College. After the quiz competition Dr. Ranjana Bora Bordoloi, Associate Professor, Department of Physics delivered a valuable talk on the theme. Dr. Bordoloi sorted out the all the latest technology develops

Dr. Ranjana Bora Bordoloi

for the welfare of specially abled persons. Entire talk was quite informative and helpful for the society. Then program was followed by an inspirational video specially arranged for the students audience to motivate, devote their life towards the dimension of hard work, success and prosperity of life by Prof. H. H. Singh, Associate Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Namrup College.  

        Entire day long program was anchored by Prof. Asifa Sobhan, Associate Professor, Dept. of English and Prof. Ashimjyoti Gogoi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics.

Teachers audience

         Besides above mentioned members of Namrup College, all teachers and non-teaching staff were fully involved in the program and corporated from all the side.

         We have high gratitude to all the schools and teaching staff of respective institution for sending their brilliant students and teacher-guide. We congratulated to the team BVFC, Model high school for hosting the first prize, to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Namrup for second prize and Mahmora High School for third prize. We are, from Namrup College family wishing all best for all the participants and presented students friends.