Tuesday, November 30, 2010

May to November 2010

* Against the verdict of Bhopal Gas Tragedy, a press meeting was organiged by BSS along with some other organisations on 8th June and a protest demonstration was held at the College Square, Kolkata on 11th June.


* 11 July: Central discussion on ``Seed Bill, GMO and Bt Brinjal'' at Moulana Azad College. Speaker: Dr. Safique Ul Alam.


* 24 July: Seminar on `Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Scientific and Social Aspects' at Jadavpur University Speakers: Prof. Parthasarathi Roy, Dr. Abhi Dutta Majumder and Dr. Soumitra Banerjee


* 2 August: BSS affiliated science clubs all over West Bengal paid homage to the great scientist Acharya P. C. Ray by garlanding his portrait at public places on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary.


* 9 October: State-level seminar on the life and work of Acharya P C Ray. Speakers: Prof. Animesh Chakravorty, Prof. Dhrubojyoti Mukherjee and Ashis Lahiri. An All Bengal Committee was also formed with Prof. Animesh Chakravorty as the President and Prof. Pradip Dutta as the Secretary.



Kolkata district


Bharatiya Bidya Bhaban, Kolkata Chapter:


4 July: DVD show on Nature by Mr. S K Roy. Discussion on the 150th birth anniversary of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy, by Sadik Hassan Siraji.
8 May: Discussion on `Will the world come to an end in 2012?' Speaker: Dr. Radhakanta Konar.


Garia Annwesan Bijan Sanstha


16 May: Discussion on `Atomic Energy: Utility-Danger-Future' Speaker: Chanchal Ghosh. 9-10 October:
Two-day programme on the 150th birth anniversary of
Acharya P C Roy.


Dhakuria Science Club


4 July: Discussion on `Will the world come to an end in 2012?' Speaker: Dinesh Mohanta.
22 August: Discussion on 150th birth anniversary of Acharya
Prafulla Chandra Ray. Speaker: Dr. Soumitro
Banerjee
25 September: Discussion on 150th birth anniversary of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray. Speaker: Dr. Soumitro Banerjee.


Muktaman Science Club


4 July: Quiz Contest on Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray.
1 August: Prize distribution and discussion on Acharaya P. C. Ray, Speaker: Dr. Nilesh Maity.
5 September: Slide Show conducted by Prasanta Maiti.


Galileo Science Society


11 July: Discussion on International Year of Astronomy and Galileo at Nimta. Speaker: Dinesh Mohanta. 25
July:
Discussion on `Will the world come to an end
in 2012?' Speaker: Dinesh Mohanta. 29
September:
Discussion on Views of Vidyasagar. Speaker:
Chanchal Ghosh.


BSS Jadavpur University Chapter


1 October: Discussion on 150th birth anniversary of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Speakers: Prof. Samaresh Bhattacharjee, Prof. Asoke Mallick and Debasis Roy.


Jadavpur Science Club:


2 October: Discussion on 150th birth anniversary of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray. Speaker: Apurba Senapati.


Young Scientist Forum


17-18 July: Science compitition at Mahabodhi Society Hall.


Baruipur Science Club


8 August: Discussion on 150th birth anniversary of Acharya P. C. Ray. Speaker: Dr. Debabrata Bera.


Madam Curie Science Society


21 August: Quiz Contest on Acharya P. C. Ray Conducted by Arun Rakshit. 4 September: Prize distribution and discussion on 150th birth anniversary of Acharya P. C. Ray. Speaker: Dr. Debabrata Bera.


Howrah district


23 July: Learning science through experiment. Conducted by Dr. Radhakanta Konar, Arnab Purohit and Sandip Nath.
31 July: Discussion on `Will the world come to an end in 2012?' at Andul. Speaker: Dr. Radhakanta Konar.
2 August: Observed 150th birth anniversary of Acharya P. C. Ray.
8 August: Learning science through experiment at Belur.
10 October: District level workshop on learning science through
experiment. Conducted by Dr. Debabrata Bera. Discussion on the
life and work of Acharaya P. C. Ray, by Dr. Soumitro Banerjee.


Hooghly district


Science and Cultural Mission.
1 August: Discussion on Acharya P. C. Ray Speaker: Indranath Bhattacharjee.
Nature - Science and Cultural Association.
1 August: Discussion on Acharya P. C. Ray Speakers: Parthasarathi Chaterjee and Dibya Dipankar Roy.


East Midnapore district


Tamluk Science Society


5 June: Discussion on `Crisis of surface water'.
22 May: Science Workshop at Mecheda. Subject: Danger of Atomic Energy and the significance of science movement. Speakers: Debasis Roy and Dr. Makhanlal Nanda Goswami.
3 October: Discussion on 150th birth anniversary of Acharya P.C. Ray
Speaker: Chanchal Ghosh.


Contai Science Centre


1 August: Discussion on 150th birth anniversary of Acharya P C Roy
Speaker: Dr. Debabrata Bera.


West Midnapore district


8 August: District level science workshop at Midnapore town on 150th birth anniversary of Acharya P. C. Ray.
Speaker: Dr. Soumitro Banerjee.


Ghantal Science Club,
22 May: Discussion on `Will the world come to an end in 2012?'
Speaker: Kumaresh Dey.






Becon Science Club,
5 June: Discussion on ‘Danger of Atomic Energy’
Speaker: Dr. Makhanlal Nanda Goswami.


Sabang Science Club,
5 June: Discussion on Global Warming
Speaker: Saranan Panda and Lakshman Bera.



North 24 Parganas district


23 May: Arsenic detection camp at Duttapukur by
a team led by Dr. Debabrata Bera.
10 June: Learning science through experiment at Basirhat, by
a team coordinated by Chanchal Ghosh.
10 July: Arsenic detection camp at Duttapukur, by
A team led by Dr. Tapan Si.



Murshidabad district


Bijan Bhabna,
29 May: Discussion on `Will the world come to an end in 2012?' at Hariharpara;
Speaker: Dinesh Mohanta.
Discussion on the scientific views of Rabindranath Tagore;
Speaker: M A Bazlul Hoque.



South Dinajpur district


Chetana Bijan Sanstha:
A science camp was organized at Balurghat on 21 and 22 May.
21 May: Discussion on `The danger of Atomic Energy'.
Speaker: Dr. Subhasis Maity, Prof. Malay Chakraborty and Dr. Sudipta Tarafder.
22 May: Learning science through experiment and sky watching, by
a team led by Dinesh Mohanta.



Coochbehar district


Science Working Group: 22 September: Learning science
through experiment conducted by a group of members of Science Working
Group at Mathabhanga. Discussion on
Acharya P. C. Ray; Speaker: Dinesh Mohanta.


Birbhum district


Boson Science Centre:
26 September: Discussion on Acharya P. C. Ray at Bolpur;
Speaker: Dinesh Mohanta.


Bankura district
Bankura Science Club:
12 October: Discussion on Acharya P C Roy;
Speaker: Dr. Bebabrata Bera.



Jalpaiguri district


Light of Science:
29 August: Quiz contest amd seminar on ``The Contribution of
Acharya P. C. Ray to our
society.'' The speakers were Mr. Raja Routh, a teacher and science
writer, and Dr. Swapan Das, professor; conducted by
Mr. Santu Mondal, secretary of the club.