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33 rd ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 145 On occasion of National Science Day, Jansons Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, and Galileo Science Club, Tamil Nadu, jointly organised an online hands-on session for teachers and students on February 28, 2021. More than 200 participants attended the session. Tushar Purohit gave a talk on basicAstronomy, and conducted the hands-on activities. (For details, seeKhagol, No. 126,April 2021) National Science Day Hands-on Session Aseries of videos was launched for 6 days after the National Science Day to compensate for the on ground celebrations as every year. March 1, 2021: Science Toys Demonstrations: These were given by the school students of different schools inGoa. The event was coordinated by Shivani Pethe. March 2, 2021: IUCAA Share Science Drive Reference: The aim of this initiative was to create short science videos in all possible regional languages of India with the help of schools, and trying to make science interesting for all. This initiative was coordinated by Sonal Thorve. March 3, 2021: Ideas Behind Winning Drawings (Inter-School Competitions): The top 3 drawings were displayed, and the prize winners shared the ideas behind their drawings. March 4, 2021: Ideas Behind Winning Essays (Inter-School Competitions): The top 3 essays were displayed, and the prize winners shared the ideas behind their essays. March 5, 2021: Ideas Behind Winning Poetries (Inter-School Competitions): The top 3 poems were displayed, and the prize winners shared the ideas behind their poems. March 6, 2021: Future of Science-Technology-Innovation in India, expressed through Arts: Selective drawings and poetries in different Indian regional languages submitted as a response to the open call to the public to participate inNational Science Day celebrations with IUCAAwere featured. (For details, seeKhagol, No. 126,April 2021) National Science Day Celebration Week A special session for Experimental Demonstrations on Scientific Concepts was organised on March 1, 2021, by the Agastya International Foundation. Ninety students of class 8 participated in the session. Topics like sound and light were covered, and Rupesh Labade conducted the session. (For details, see Khagol, No. 126, April 2021) Experimental Demonstration on Scientific Concepts