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IGNITING
IGNITING
MINDS
MINDS
“Connecting one lakh School Students
“Connecting one lakh School Students
with Renowned Scientists”
with Renowned Scientists”
ndia is going through a critical phase in its long confidence, courage and commitment to our nation.
Iand eventful history. The vital statistics of the Igniting Minds is an online video interactive project
nation is abysmally low and half of its population where eminent scientists and technocrats will share
is struggling to eke out their existence. Still, on their expertise and experiences to inspire and guide
the global stage India is leaping ahead in core the student community in the right direction. The
areas, thanks to its resourceful and rising young unique feature of this project is that it provides
generation. the students a rare and invaluable opportunity to
interact directly with the stalwarts of science. Any
Indians have spread across the world, from Silicon- Indian School having students from 6th to 12th
valley to the deep forests in Africa, we serve standards from any part of the world can register in
humanity in every social strata, with commendable this Project.
expertise. But the demands of the time compel us to
stretch further, to raise our standards to the needs The programme consists of 10 sessions (one session
of the world, while ensuring a safe and comfortable per month) in a year, where a set of 10 episodes
living to 1.2 billion Indians. each will be delivered to students from classes
6 to 12. Every session comprises an attractive
Vijnana Bharati, the largest networking movement documentary film, followed by a webinar hosted by
of scientific organisations and institutions has a resource person/subject expert (scientist) and a
envisaged a broad plan to connect the Indian student live interactive session. In this interactive session,
community with renowned scientists, technocrats students can pose questions to the scientist in ’real
and social leaders. time’ and clear their doubts.
The main objective is to carve out a new responsible The Chief mentors of this project are Dr. Anil
generation by exposing them to a world of knowledge Kakodkar, Former Chairman, Atomic Energy
and information which will enable them to explore Commission of India and Dr.G Madhavan Nair,
new horizons with enough confidence, courage and Former Chairman, Indian Space Research
commitment to humanity. Organisation and Dr.Vijay Bhatkar, the inventor of
First Super Computer in India.
We in ‘Igniting Minds’ are initiating a movement
to carve out a new generation by exposing them to For more details on Igniting Minds, please visit
a world of knowledge and information, which can www.ignitingminds.org
enable them to explore new horizons with enough
FORTHCOMING SESSIONS
Sl. No. Month & Year Resource Person Topic
Dr. M S Valiathan,
1 Nov-14 Technology in the service of Medicine
Cardiac Surgeon
Dr. Vijayamohanan Pillai,
2 Dec-14 Smart Materials
Director,CSIR-CECRT
Dr. Lalji Singh
3 Jan-15 Biotechnology (DNA & Genome)
Molecular Biologist
Dr.Devi Shetty ,
4 Feb-15 Know your Heart
Cardiac Surgeon
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