2nd INSPIRE Internship Scheme Camp inaugurated at HMV

The 2^nd INSPIRE Internship Scheme Camp was inaugurated at Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya.  This 5-day camp is sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.  In the inaugural session, Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav was the Chief Guest .  Mayor of Jalandhar Sunil Jyoti was the special guest.  Principal Dr. Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj welcomed them with a bouquet of flowers.  The students of Music Department presented Saraswati Vandana.  In the inaugural session,  eminent scientist from Indian Insitute of Science, Bangalore,  Dr. Uday Maitra and eminent scientist from Vigyan Prasar New Delhi, Dr. Arvind C. Ranade were also present.  Principal Dr. Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj welcomed the guests and said that scientific temperament is very important.  Everything in this world includes science but science without humanity is useless. 

            Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav said that we learn new things everyday but right temperament is required.  Life should be a combination of discipline and experience.  The process of learning is dynamic but we should learn the right things.  We should come out of our comfort zone and inspire others also.   Mayor Mr. Sunit Jyoti said that Science affects our life in many ways.  In the coming time, the competition is so hard that we have to compete like robots.  Camp Convener Mr. Harpreet Singh told the students that in this camp, students will be facilitated by lectures, demonstrations and hands on practical.  In this camp, around 200 students from 22 schools of Jalandhar and other districts are participating.  In the first and second session, Dr. Uday Maitra gave his lecture on ‘Fun with Chemistry’.  He said that Chemistry is an important part of our daily life.  He also told about do’s and don’ts while performing Chemistry Experiment.  In the 3^rd session, Dr. Arvind C. Ranade from Vigyan Prasar gave his lecture on ‘Our Sun’.  He told about the life cycle of Sun and how it affects our life.  He said that our sun will die in coming years.  He also discussed unsolved problems of Sun. The students performed practicals in different groups of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.  In this occasion, Dean Academics Mrs. Meenakshi Syal and all the heads of the science departments were also present.