PU COLLOQUIUM COMMITTEE ORGANIZED 51st
COLLOQUIUM AT P. L. ANAND AUDITORIUM
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Tele24 News
Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh
Prof Raj
Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh in his address
emphasized upon the prominence of contribution of researchers and scientists
towards the society and the implication of a precise mode for its
channelization. He also encouraged the audience specifically, the upcoming
researchers and young generation to carry out a research that is specific and
focuses on thrust areas and explicitly solves the need of the society, as the
21st century is the era of marketing and commercialization. Prof.
Promila Pathak, Coordinator PU Colloquium Series briefly introduced the eminent
speaker. She apprised that Dr Girish Sahni, PU Alumnus, is currently serving as
Bhatnagar Fellow, CSIR and has been Former Secretary, Department of Scientific
and Industrial Research & DG-CSIR The speaker for the occasion, Dr Girish
Sahni delivered lecture on the topic “A Challenge for Our Times: Balancing the
Human Quest for Truth, Abundant Scientific and Managerial Talent, Some Ivory
Towers and Societal Expectations”. He began the lecture feeling nostalgic
and recalled his time at the University 40 years ago listening to Prof. M S
Randhawa’s lecture. He said “I also want to state that Panjab University is one
of the most distinguished centers of learning with a go-getter attitude and has
deepest intellectuals. We are a part of a society who doesn’t have
intellectuals of the past or the future but the bravest soldiers. He also added
that “just as a soldier has virtue of bravery, he or she also has compassion
and scientists also need this sort of passion towards their research. Dr. Sahni
remarked India to be the top most nation in terms of publications of high value
and has tailor made science with a strong knowledge base but stressed upon the
great challenge our country has met with i.e.generating researches
which are cost-effective for poor people and has value addition for the
society. The talk accentuated upon the central role of a scientist or a
researcher about how he or she has to remain inside the golden circle of research
and be a part of it from the starting point till the end and it is essential to
mobilize research from laboratory science to industrial science. To achieve
this, Dr. Sahni explained about the responsibility of the scientific community
as well as the political leadership to form a trustful collaboration and
synergy with academia. Lastly, he emphasized over the point asserting refocus
on affordable and viable off shoots and a link to convert it into
applications, as quoted by him “it is necessary to convert a seed into a
sapling and further into a tree and take out the fruits from it”. The lecture
highlighted the importance of willingness of a scientist to participate in this
chain from lab to market and realize how much value he or she is creating and adding
from his or her research for the benefit of society. On this occasion, many
distinguished scientists and guests, CRIKC Members, a large number of senior
and young faculty members, research scholars and UG/PG students from Panjab
University, Local Colleges, and neighbouring institutes attended the lecture.
The event ended successfully by a vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Shruti Bedi, a
member Colloquium Committee.
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