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Introductory Workshop on Astronomy and Astrophysics An Introductory Workshop on Astronomy and Astrophysics was held at the Kohima Science College, Jotsoma (KSCJ), Nagaland, during April 5 - 6, 2018. The objective of the workshop was to present selected introductory topics on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Ranjan Gupta (IUCAA) and Harinder P. Singh (University of Delhi) were the resource persons, and Chetan Kachhara (KSCJ) was the local coordinator. About 8 college teachers from various parts of Nagaland, and 45 M.Sc. and B.Sc. students of Physics and Mathematics participated in the workshop, which began with a brief inaugural session, chaired by M. Devrani (Department of Physics, KSCJ); Lily Sema (Principal, KSCJ) delivered the welcome address, and R. C. Gupta (ProVice-Chancellor, NagalandUniversity) was the chief guest. The lectures were on Telescopes and Techniques, and Physical Parameters of Stars through Observations. The participants were introduced to the concepts in general astronomy, astronomical measurements, magnitude systems, distance modulus, mass and luminosity, distance measurement of stars, H-R diagram, stellar evolution, solar system, star and galaxies, basic optics, and telescope and space observations. The school generated a considerable interest among the participants and faculty, as confirmed by their feed-back. Theworkshopwas sponsored by IUCAAand coordinated byRanjanGupta. No. 115 - July 2018 03 Sayantan Choudhury, who has joined the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Albert Einstein Institute, Postdam, Germany, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. Priyanka Singh, who has joined the INAF, Trieste, Italy, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. Farewell to . . .