A week-long mega science festival got off to a start on the premises of CSIR-CFTRI here on Tuesday and the event is part of a nationwide initiative launched with the support of various scientific and research institutions and central agencies as part of 75th anniversary of Independence – Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Titled “Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate” - Festival of SCoPE for All (Science Communication Popularization and its Extension), the festival is being organised simultaneously at 70 cities in the country, including Mysuru city, and the event showcases 75 films on science, 75 books on science, 75 different expos, 75 lectures, and 75 book fairs.
Besides Mysuru, the festival is being organised at Mangaluru, Bengaluru, and Kalaburagi in the State with the support from the Ministry of Culture, and the office of principal scientific advisor to the government of India. Vigyan Prasar and others have collaborated to make it happen across various locations in the country.
