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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe four-day program, jointly\norganised by SOA and Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, ISRO, Sriharikota, is\npart of the celebrations being held in 100 cities in the country to pay tribute\nto the visionary scientist while popularizing space science among school and\ncollege students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prof. Debaprosad Duari, a\ndistinguished scientist in the domain of astronomy and astrophysics and\npresently Director of the M.P.Birla Planetarium, Kolkata, attended the program\nas chief guest which was also addressed by Mr. A.Rajarajan, Director of Satish\nDhawan Space Centre, SHAR, ISRO, Mr. V.Kumbakarnan, Chairman of the Vikram\nSarabhai Centenary Celebration Program (VSCP) and Mr. Ajit Kumar Nath, Chairman\nof the Organising Committee, Bhubaneswar. Prof. Amit Banerjee, Vice-Chancellor\nof SOA, presided over the function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
School and college students, who\nattended the inaugural program, were told about the brilliant scientist who\nsuccessfully convinced the government about the importance of launching a space\nprogram in the early 1960s following the Sputnik launch by then USSR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nAfter laying the foundation of the\nspace program, Prof. Sarabhai identified Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram on the\nArabian Sea coast as the site for a rocket launching centre because of its\nproximity to the equator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prof. Duari described Prof. Sarabhai\nas a visionary scientist and community leader who was focused on building a new\nIndia and had provided the impetus which has helped space science to develop at\na tremendous speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI hear from NASA scientists that what\nIndia has achieved scientifically in 70 years cannot be matched by any other\ncountry,\u201d Prof. Duari said adding India had taken a quantum jump in space\nexploration within the last one decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf this has to continue, some of you\nhave to shoulder the responsibility,\u201d he told the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stating that their academic\nperformance valued through examinations were not the measurement of their real\nworth, he told the audience \u201cyou have to realize your potential before you can\nachieve something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prof. Duari focused on the need to\ndevelop scientific temper in the country saying many people were not happy\nabout Rs. 460 crore being spent on the \u2018Mangalyaan\u2019 project and questioned its\nnecessity for India on the ground that 27 per cent of the population had no\nfood. But\nthey don\u2019t feel any remorse that much more was being spent every year on the\nIndian Premier League, he commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Rajarajan said ISRO had taken rapid\nstrides in development of space program while its brilliant scientists were\ninstrumental in saving lives before cyclones hit the coast as the satellites\nprovided all information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prof. Banerjee described Prof.\nSarabhai as a scientist whose vision had helped the country to reach great\nheights in space development. He was an institution builder and was\ninstrumental in the establishment several great institutions including Physical\nResearch Laboratory (PRL), Darpan Academy of Performing Arts, all at Ahmedabad\nand the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thiruvananthapuram.\n\nThe four-day program includes elocution and\ndebates, essay writing, drawing and painting, instant and written quiz and\ninnovative design competition. The topic for elocution and debates for\nengineering and diploma students will be \u2018Space Explorations can Make India\nDeveloped\u2019 while the topic for students of Class eight to ten will be \u2018Space\nConnects the World\u2019. A mobile science exhibition is also part of the program.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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