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| KHAG L | No. 117 - JANUARY 2019 | 11 PuLastya Science Festival To commemorate the birth anniversary of Late Shri Pu La Deshpande, November 8, PuLastya Science Festival was organised during November 26 - 29, 2018, at IUCAA. The programme included day-time sessions for school students on astronomy without telescopes, and interaction with IUCAAPhD research scholars for the students to get the feel of doing research. There were 4 public lectures by HelenMason (University of Cambridge), on Reaching for the Sun; Ajit Kembhavi (IUCAA), onHistory of Cosmology from Hubble's Law to Hubble - Lemaitre's Law; Surhud More (IUCAA), on Hunting for Planet 9 in Our Solar System; and Ashish Mahabal (CalTech), on Vedh, Badalatya Avakshacha (in Marathi), followed by sky-watching sessions, and thesewere delightful for public. In total, around 3,600 people visited IUCAAon this occasion.