Bangiya Bijnan Parishad, Vigyan Prasar and Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya Bijnan Prasar Samiti jointly organized a One Day Seminar for the celebration of 125th Birthday of Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya on 1 August 2019 at Bangiya Bijnan Parishad, Kolkata. The seminar was organized in collaboration with Bose Institute. One hundred sixty distinguished Guests and Delegates were present in the seminar.

Inaugural Programme

The programme started with a song by Mrs. Karabi Chowdhury followed by felicitation of the dignitaries present in the inaugural programme by mementos and saplings. Welcome address was delivered by Dr Tapan Saha, Secretary Bangiya Bijnan Parishad. The Programme Inaugurated by Prof. Goutam Basu, Senior Professor of Bose Institute. The keynote address was presented by the Chief Guest Dr. Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Prof. Satyabrata Dasgupta, President, Bangiya Bijnan Parishad delivered a speech on Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya. Vote of thanks was given by Mrs. Mala Chakraborty, Secretary, Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya Bijnan Prasar Samiti. The programme was presided over by Prof. Sumitra Chaudhuri, President, Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya Bijnan Prasar Samiti.

Technical Session: I

Subject: Life and works of Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya

Chair:

Prof. Bhupati Chakraborty, Ex-Professor, Dept. of Physics, City College and Ex-Secretary, Indian Physics Teachers’ Association.

Speakers:

Prof. Aparajita Basu, Ex-Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Bangabasi College and Editor, “Jnan O Bijnan”

Prof. Ranatosh Chakraborty, Ex-Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Surendra Nath College and Eminent Science Writer.

Technical Session II 

Subject: Biodiversity – Observation and Conservation 

Chair:

Prof. Bhabani Shankar Joardar, Ex-Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Ashutosh College and Ex-Member, West Bengal Biodiversity Board

Speakers:

Prof. Dinedranath Roychaudhury, Ex-Proffesor, Dept. of Zoology, Calcutta University,

Prof. Shilanjan Bhattacharya, Dept. of Zoology, West Bengal State University

Technical Session III

Subject: Science Literatures, Magazines and Gopal Chandra Bhattacharyya

Chair:

Prof. Pradip Parekh, Bose Institute

Speakers:

Prof. Shyamal Chakraborty, Dept. of Chemistry, Calcutta University and Popular Science Writer

Dr. Manaspratim Das, Programme Officer, Akashbani, Prasar Bharati and Eminent Science communicator.

Technical Session IV

Subject: Science Communication: Road Ahead

Chair:

Dr. Rintu Nath, Scientist F, Vigyan Prasar, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India

Speakers:

Sri Joydev Dey, Kanchrapara Bijnan Darabar

Prof. Siddhartha Naryan Joardar, Peoples’ Association for Science and Environment.

Sri Milan Gayen, Paschimbanga Vigyan Mancha.

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