35th Annual Report (2022-2023) - ENGLISH

99 Science, Astronomy and Society The Astronomy Centre for Educators of IUCAA in collaboration with the Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy (MSFDA) of the Government of Maharashtra is holding a series of workshops on the theme of science, astronomy and society in different towns of Maharashtra. The objectives are to expose facultymembers of colleges and universities to the exciting developments in astronomy, instill motivation and fascination in them towards science in general, with emphasis on astronomy and astrophysics, and underline their importance for societal development. The first workshop was held at the campus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Tuljapur from the 2nd to the 4th of December. The resource persons were Dhruba J Saikia (IUCAA) who spoke on our multi-coloured Universe and breakthrough contributions by women in astronomy; Prakash Arumugasamy (IUCAA) who dwelt on the birth and death of stars, Jameer Manur (IUCAA) who introduced them to appreciating the night sky, and Sridhar Modugu (TISS Tuljapur) who gave them a glimpse of the history of science. In addition there were bird-watching sessions in the morning and sky-watching sessions at night which were popular not only with the participants but the TISS Tuljapur community and several who came from Solapur aswell. Suhasini Desai and her team