National Science Day
National Science Day is celebrated all over India with great
enthusiasm on 28th of February every year in order to
commemorate the invention of the Raman Effect in India by the Indian physicist,
Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman on the same day in the year 1928. For
his great success in the field of science in India, Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman
was awarded and honored with the Nobel Prize in the Physics in the year
1930.
National Science Day 2015
National Science Day 2015 in India would be celebrated on
28th of February, at Saturday.
History of National Science Day Celebration in India
28th 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, 28th 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 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 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.
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.
How National Science Day is Celebrated
National science day is celebrated as one of the main science
festivals in India every year during which students of the schools and colleges
demonstrates various science projects as well as national and state science
institutions demonstrates their latest researches. The celebration also
includes public speech, radio-TV talk shows, exhibitions of science movie,
science exhibition based on themes and concepts, watching night sky, live
projects and researches demonstration, debates, quiz competitions, lectures,
science models exhibitions and many more activities.
It is celebrated every year with immense passion at the Giant
Metrewave Radio Telescope (also called GMRT) at Khodad which is a worldwide
famous telescope getting operated at low radio frequencies by the NCRA
(National Centre for Radio Astrophysics) established by the TIFR (Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research).
Variety of activities is organized by the NCRA and GMRT at
the ceremony of national science day celebration in order to recognize their
leading research activities in the field of radio astronomy and astrophysics.
Variety of programmes is also held for the common public and student community
to popularize the science and technology in the country.
The minister of science and technology give a message through
his speech at this day to the students, scientists, researchers and general
public of the nation.
Objectives of Celebrating National Science Day
National Science Day is being celebrated every year to widely
spread a message about the significance of scientific applications in the daily
life of the people.
To display the all the activities, efforts and achievements
in the field of science for human welfare.
To discuss all the issues and implement new technologies for
the development of the science.
To give an opportunity to the scientific minded citizens in
the country.
To encourage the people as well as popularize the Science and
Technology.
Themes of National Science Day
The theme of the year 1999 was “Our Changing Earth”.
The theme of the year 2000 was “Recreating Interest in Basic
Science”.
The theme of the year 2001 was “Information Technology for
Science Education”.
The theme of the year 2002 was “Wealth from Waste”.
The theme of the year 2003 was “50 years of DNA & 25
years of IVF – The blue print of Life”.
The theme of the year 2004 was “Encouraging Scientific
Awareness in Community”.
The theme of the year 2005 was “Celebrating Physics”.
The theme of the year 2006 was “Nurture Nature for our
future”.
The theme of the year 2007 was “More Crop Per Drop”.
The theme of the year 2008 was “Understanding the Planet
Earth”.
The theme of the year 2009 was “Expanding Horizons of
Science”.
The theme of the year 2010 was “Gender Equity, Science &
Technology for Sustainable Development”.
The theme of the year 2011 was “Chemistry in Daily Life”.
The theme of the year 2012 was “Clean Energy Options and
Nuclear Safety”.
The theme of the year 2013 was “Genetically Modified Crops
and Food Security”.
The theme of the year 2014 was “Fostering Scientific Temper”.
The theme of the year 2015 will be “Science for Nation
Building”.
