Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate

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Context:

The Government of India is holding a year-long programme, Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, to pay homage to freedom fighters and showcase the country’s achievements in various fields on the 75th anniversary of its Independence.
As a part of it a week-long commemoration titled Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate is being held from February 22 to 28 simultaneously in 75 locations.

Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate:

The event would display the country’s scientific legacy and technology prowess that has helped find solutions to defence, space, health, agriculture, astronomy, and other sectors.

Stakeholders:

This event is jointly organised by :

Department of Science and Technology,
Department of Biotechnology,
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research,
Ministry of Earth Sciences,
Department of Atomic Energy,
Department of Space,
Indian Council of Medical Research,
All India Council for Technical Education, and
Defence Research Development Organisation, under the leadership of the office of the Principal Scientific Officer to the Government of India and the Ministry of Culture.
Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organization of DST with a mandate to promote science communication in the country, is the coordinating agency.

Objectives of the programme:

The programme has been designed to:

Inspire India’s youth and help them navigate into building a progressive nation;
Bring to the fore stories of people in science whom made these achievements possible;
Reinforce the commitment of the scientific community towards the economic and social development of the country;
Present the awe inspiring futuristic mega science projects embarked by the nation and
Highlight the work being done by R&D organizations from across the country, as they lead science and technology efforts on the road to 2047.

Themes of the Programme:

First Theme

The first theme is `from the annals of the history of S&T’.
This section traces the contributions of founders of modern science and institutions of national importance to nation-building.

Second Theme

The second theme, is ‘Milestones of Modern S&T.’
Programmes under the second theme will highlight critical discoveries, innovations, or inventions that made a mark in the global science or India’s development story.

Third Theme

The third theme is, `Swadeshi Paramparik Inventions and Innovations’.
It will showcase 75 inventions or technologies that made India self-standing and helped in achieving the goal of self-reliance by drawing upon the reservoir of traditional knowledge systems, such as drugs from herbs.

Fourth Theme

The fourth theme, is `transforming India.’ It will look at the road ahead for the next 25 years of Indian S&T.
It would include talks by 75 eminent scientists & technocrats from within India and the diaspora on their ideas for Indian S&T as it marches towards the centenary year of India’s independence.