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126 33 rd ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 The 32nd Foundation Day Lecture of IUCAAwas delivered on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, by Professor Raghavendra Gadagkar, DST Year of Science Chair Professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the lecture was held entirely online, with a live YouTube stream that drew in about 370 viewers as well as a smaller, interactive audience on Zoom. (For details, seeKhagol, No. 125, January 2021) Astronomy Centre for Educators The thirteenth Radio Astronomy Winter School (RAWS – 2020) was organized online jointly by IUCAAand NCRA-TIFR, during December 28, 2020 – January 9, 2021. The core organizing group consisted of Ashish Mhaske, Avinash Deshpande, Dhruba J.Saikia, Jameer Manur, and Prakash Arumugasamy (all from IUCAA), and Ruta Kale and Subhashis Roy (both fromNCRA-TIFR). (For details, see Khagol, No. 125, January 2020) Teaching Learning Centre and National Resource Centre Radio Astronomy Winter School A course on Stars and Stellar Systems, consisting of 36 video presentations separated into 10 modules on varied aspects of stars and stellar evolution was made by NRC of IUCAA for ARPIT - 2019. A total of 732 participants have registered for the course before the deadline of December 31, 2019. The course has been coordinated byDhruba J.Saikia (IUCAA). (For details, seeKhagol, No. 125, January 2021) Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching: ARPIT – 2020