From Cosmic-Rays to Consciousness Remembering Prof. B.V. Sreekantan
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Oct 29 2022 to Oct 29 2022 6 p.m.
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Where
Bangalore International Centre
7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071
Event Description
B.V. Sreekantan (1925-2019) was an eminent scientist whose career spanned the seven decades of post-independence India. For the first four decades he worked on Elementary Particle Physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai and then for the next three, at the National Institute of Advanced Study (NIAS) his interest shifted to the study of Consciousness. He was one of the founding members of NIAS, and was one of its most distinguished faculty, contributing enormously and innovatively to its research and teaching programmes, ever since he joined the Institute in 1992. There will be a screening of a documentary, which was commissioned by NIAS. It covers the life of this extraordinary scientist, capable administrator and considerate human being. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Prof. Ramanath Cowsik, Prof. Sunil Gupta, Prof. Sisir Roy, Prof. Anindya Sinha and Prof. Palahalli (P.R.) Vishwanath. A Q&A with the audience will follow. Presented by The Dhanvantari Arogyashram Trust.
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