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SITARE: INTRODUCTORYWORKSHOPONASTROPHYSICS SITARE (Southampton IUCAA Training for Astronomical Research and Education): Introductory Workshop on Astrophysics was organized at SoS in Physics and Astrophysics, PRSU, in association with IUCAA, and University of Southampton, UK, during August 17 - 19, 2018. There were 60 participants, representing different parts of India, and 90 participants from PRSU. The main objective of the workshop was to provide a suitable platform to young students to pursue a research career in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The resource persons included: Poshak Gandhi, Ranjeev Mishra, Gulab Chand Dewangan, Sonali Sachdeva, Sudhanshu Barway, Sheo Kumar Pandey, Laxmi Kant Chaware, and Nand Kumar Chakradhari. The lectures were given covering a broad areas, like Physics of Stars, Galaxies, Virtual Observatories, Black Holes, Relativistic Jets, Accretion Disc, and Radiative Processes in Astrophysics. The programme also included sessions for questions answers, general discussions, and interactions. Ten outstanding participants were selected for SITARE: Advanced Workshop onAstrophysics at IUCAA, held during January 10 - 16, 2019. ( 259 )