35th Annual Report (2022-2023) - ENGLISH

79 SKA-India outreach RRI, Bangalore & Gauribidanur Observatory: (16 – 20 January 2023) A week-long outreach program t h a t i n v o l v e d t a l k s , k i t demonstrations, and Teachers T r a i n i ng was o r gan i z ed i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h R ama n Research Institute (RRI) and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore. To start with Samir Dhurde, Shivani Pethe, and Rupesh Labade had an interaction at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on 17 January 2023 followed by a talk at IIA with an experimental optics demonstration conducted for 40 students and faculty on 18 January 2023. This was followed by a day- long teachers' training at the Gauribidanur Radio Observatory on 19 January, which witnessed the participation of 40 teachers from rural schools near Gauribidanur. A guest lecture was delivered by Prof. Prajwal Shastri, along with interactions with researchers from RRI & IIA. NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY 2023 After a gap of two years, the IUCAA National Science Day celebrations were back this year in the in-person format. Taking advantage of the Sunday just two days prior to the science day an open day was conducted on 26th February 2023. The programs also continued on the National Science Day i.e. 28th February 2023. The two-day celebrations of National Science Day attracted numerous groups of students along with teachers, parents, and the public, who came from around P u n e a n d o t h e r p a r t s o f Maharashtra. Like every year, IUCAA observed the enthusiasm of people to associate better with Science and Scientists. Following are the details of the exhibits and i n t e r a c t i v e p r o g r a mm e s conducted over the course of the NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY 2023