After the Bhopal Gas
tragedy our country felt that there is need for Science awareness resulting
Jan Vignan Jatha. This Jatha gave momentum of various Science oriented
activities in Bihar & Jharkhand and were promoted through Science
for Society Bihar Jharkhand with children’s Science Congress. In 2004
Science awareness activities gave new programme in the shape of Science Behind
Miracle.
These activities were
as follows:
TRAINING:
1. In 2004 training
of 20 participants in Dhanbad through the members of West Bengal Vignan Manch.
2. In 2004 at Jamshedpur
training of 30 participants by Dr. Narendra Nayak.
3. Organising of 10
District Level Training Workshops.
ACTIVITIES:
These activities are
going on in many parts of this State. These were organized in Schools,
Colleges, High Level Educational Institutes and also slum areas as shown
below:
In this
way nearly 350 programmes have been organized during the last three
years, which include 3-4 programmes of Dr.Narendra Nayak.
PROBLEMS:
The tribal
population is nearly 28 P.C. in Jharkhand State whose population is
2.7 crores. Inspite of enormous natural wealth, industries and other
trades, this State faces illiteracy, poverty, disease, unemployment
and backwardness. Human sacrifice and Witchcraft are more rampant in
this tribal area.
SOLUTION:
Developing
scientific awareness in the State. For this, science oriented activities have to
be started to denounce blind faith.
REQUIRED
ACTIVITIES :
This state
requires organizing concrete activities.
For this
bringing together the personal organisation that are working for the
above. Fund, Future planning, training, activities, Audio, Video cassettes,
usage of films and other cultural activities is a must.
Peoples Science Centre
and Science for Society are doing good work in this direction.
SUGGESTION
:
1. A national Network
has to be started for bringing the active organizations and the like
in this area.
2. Camps should be
started in the most infatuated areas.
3. Science Behind Miracle
should be included in the School syllabus.
4. Books, Journals
in local languages to be brought out.
DR. SARITA ANAND
People’s Science Centre
Science for Society, Jharkhand 24, Shivnagar, Bagbera
Jamshedpur - 831002,
Jharkhand
Ph.: 0657-2296047,
6575424 Mob. : 92346042-82
E-mail:
dnsanand@sify.com
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