Public or popular lectures
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Poetry and science
Talk given at the Refresher Course organized by
Department of Bengali, Jadavpur University, 8 Dec 2011.
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PrashantaChandra Maholanobish and Bengali orthography
Conference on "Tagore,
Bose and Mahalanobis : confluence of minds", organized by the J C Bose
Trust, Calcutta, 21 Nov 2011.
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The elementary and the energetic
Summer camp for high school students, Bengal Engineering and Science
University, Howrah, 24 May 2011.
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Kyalendarer rohosyo (The mystery of calendars)
Rajendra Smriti Vidyapith, Konnagar, 14 Dec 2010.
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Doirghyer porimap (Measurements of length)
Physics Department seminar, Presidency College, Calcutta, 03 Sep 2010.
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Kyalendarer rohosyo (The mystery of calendars)
Talk at the 85th Orientation Course for College and University Teachers
organized by Calcutta University, 30 Jul 2010.
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Kyalendarer rohosyo (The mystery of calendars)
Talk at the 84th Orientation Course for College and University Teachers
organized by Calcutta University, 19 Jul 2010.
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Doirghyer porimap (Measurements of length)
Invited lecture at DST-INSPIRE Internship Science Camp, Kalyani
University, 24 Jun 2010.
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Kyalendarer rohosyo (The mystery of calendars)
Invited lecture at Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia, 12 Feb 2010.
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History and mystery of calendars
Invited lecture at the Chemistry Department Reunion of Jadavpur
University, 3 Feb 2010.
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Why a scientist's career is fun
Invited lecture at a science camp organized by Jagadis Bose National
Science Talent Search for high school students, 1 August 2009.
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Mohabishwer shoishob (The childhood of the universe)
Invited lecture organized by the PashchimBanga Bigyan Mancha as part of
their celebration of the international year of astronomy, 14 June 2009.
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Bigyan o dorshon (Science and Philosophy)
AmarNath Bhaduri memorial lecture organized by Ekushe Songsod, 13
June 2009.
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Jyotirbider jontropati (The instruments of astronomy)
Invited lecture at the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy
organized by the Manindra-Narayan Trust, Calcutta, 10 Jan 2009.
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Doirghyer porimap (Measurements of length)
Invited lecture at Narasingha Dutt College, Howrah, 18 Sep
2008.
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Doirghyer porimap (Measurements of length)
Invited lecture at Bethune College, Calcutta, 15 Sep
2008.
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Measurements of length
Bibharani Debi Memorial lecture at the Calcutta University, 21 May
2008.
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On scientific and technical terminology in Bangla
Invited lecture given at the "Celebration of 100 years of Vidyasagar
College", Calcutta. 18 Mar 2008.
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Bigyaner poridhi (The realm of science)
DhirendraNath Gangopadhyay Memorial lecture of the Pavlov Institute,
Calcutta. 20 Dec 2007.
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Doirghyer porimap (Measurements of length)
Lecture at the Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, 4
Oct 2007.
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Doirghyer porimap (Measurements of length)
Lecture at the Science Day celebration at Visva-Bharati University,
Shantiniketan, 1 Mar 2007.
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Doirghyer porimap (Measurements of length)
Jatindra Mohan Das Sarma Memorial lecture at the Scottish Church
College, Calcutta, 29 Nov 2006.
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Jyotirbider jontropati (The instruments of astronomy)
Invited talk at a seminar on Recent Trends in Astronomy and Cosmology
organized by the Sky Watchers' Association, Calcutta, 30 Jun 2006.
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Geometry of our universe
Lecture at the Science Day celebration at the Saha Institute of
Nuclear Physics, Calcutta, 28 Feb 2006.
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Forces: from Newton to Einstein
Invited lecture at Ballyganj Shiksha Sadan, Calcutta, 23 Dec 2005.
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Bol somporkito dharona (The concept of Force)
Invited lecture at the Institute of Physics, Basirhat, 22 Dec 2005.
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Einstein o amra (Einstein and us)
Invited lecture at Baruipur Book Fair, 15 Dec 2005.
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Unification of forces
Invited lecture at Maulana Azad College, Calcutta, 27 Sep 2005.
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Elementary particles
Invited lecture at Bangabasi Evening College, Calcutta, 19 Sep 2005.
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Moulik podarther utpotti (Origin of the elements)
Invited lecture at Jogmaya Devi College, Calcutta, 12 Sep 2005.
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Geometry of the universe
Invited lecture at Bidhan-Nagar College, Calcutta, 29 Jul 2005.
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Apekkhikotar prasongikota (The relevance of relativity)
Invited lecture at a symposium organized by PashchimBanga Bigyan
Mancha, held at Ballygunj Science College, Calcutta, 29 Apr 2005.
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Einstein and the corpuscular view of the universe
Invited lecture at Dumdum Motijhil College, Calcutta, 1 Apr 2005.
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Is relativity useful?
Invited lecture at Jaipuria College, Calcutta, 27 Jan 2005.
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Einstein without relativity
Invited lecture at the annual session of the Breakthrough Science
Society, Calcutta, 15 Oct 2004.
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Moulo kona (Elementary particles)
Lecture at Mahajati Bidyapith, Agarpara, 23 Sep 2004.
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Malamas kaké bolé? (What is a "malamas"?)
Broadcast from the Akashbani Calcutta Radio Station, 18 Aug
2004.
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Paromanobik ghorhi (Atomic clocks)
Broadcast from the Akashbani Calcutta Radio Station, 7
Aug 2004.
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Einstein and relativity
Invited lecture at Jaipuria College, Calcutta, 22 Apr 2004.
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The mystery of calendars
Invited public Lecture in the "Horizon" series organized
by the Physics Society of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur,
26 Mar 2004.
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The mystery of calendars
Invited lecture at the 57th and 58th Orientation Course organized by
Calcutta University, 23 Dec 2003.
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Calendar-er kotha (The story of calendars)
Invited lecture at Sorojini Naidu Girls' College for Women, Calcutta,
16 Dec 2003.
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Galileo-r jibon o karma (Life and works of Galileo)
Invited lecture at the West Bengal District
Scheme Nurture Program organized by the Jagadish Bose National
Science Talent Search, held at the National Council of Science Museum,
Calcutta. 20 Oct 2003.
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Mohakaler simana (The frontiers of cosmic time)
Broadcast from the Akashbani Calcutta Radio Station on
25 Jul 2003.
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Einstein's biggest mistake?
Invited talk at a symposium held at Behala College, Calcutta,
13 Dec 2002.
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Bengali Scientific terminology vis-a-vis scientific terms in English,
Sanskrit and Hindi
Talk given at the conference on "Scientific
and Technical terminology in Bengali" organized by the
Division of Human Resources of the Government of India and the West
Bengal State Book Board, 16-18 Jan 2002.
Invited talk.
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Science and values
Talk given for Refresher course in Philosophy at Jadavpur University,
Calcutta,
23 Aug 2001.
Invited talk.
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What is the vacuum?
Talk given to high school students of Patha-Bhavan, Shantiniketan,
31 Mar 2001.
Invited talk.
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The story of the Cosmological constant
Invited talk at a symposium held at Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta,
22 Feb 2001.
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Quantum theory and elementary particles
Invited talk at the 1-day symposium on 100 years of Quantum
Theory, St. Paul's College, Calcutta, 13 Sep 2000.
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History of measurements
Five talks at the Summer school for school leaving
students,
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta, 28 June
to 7 July 2000.
Invited talk.
- The mystery and the history of calendars
Special evening talk, Inter-University Centre
for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, 10 Apr 2000.
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Somoyer porimap (The measurement of time)
Broadcast from the Akashbani Calcutta Radio Station in April
2000.
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Particles in the universe
Asutosh Roy Memorial Lecture 1999, Indian Institute for the
Cultivation of Science, Calcutta, 24 Dec 1999.
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Science and non-science
Sara Bangla Bignan-karmi Sammelan, Barasat, 23 Nov 1999.
Invited talk.
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Particles
Three talks at the Summer school for school leaving
students,
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta, June 1999.
Invited talk.
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Jyotirbidyay tathya-biplab (Information revolution in Astronomy)
Sashtha Bangla Bignan O Projukti Congress, held at Bengal
Engineering College, Howrah, India, 26-28 Feb 1999.
Invited talk.
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Other public appearances
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Panelist in an open session of "Meet the Scientist" for school
students, held at the West Bengal Science Fair, Calcutta.
20 Jan 2007.
- India's moon mission: is it the case of a
dwarf reaching for the moon?
Panelist in a discussion organized by "Desh"
magazine on 1/2/2005, held at the Kolkata Book Fair, Calcutta.
- Impact of Science on people's psyche
Panelist in a discussion organized by Orient
Longman and Universities Press on 11/5/2003, held at the Peerless Inn,
Calcutta.
- Corporate vs state sponsorship of science
and the scientist's responsibility
Panelist in a discussion at the Indian
Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta,
1/4/2003. Organized by the Research Students' Association of that
institute.
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Speaker in an exhibition debate arranged by Bethune College Alumni
Association, held at Science College, Calcutta.
21 Jul 2000.
Topic:
Good students are not studying Physics for the lack of future in the
subject.
- Interview given on the Calcutta
Dooradarshan (Television), first telecast on 28 Jun 2000.
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Crossing disciplinary boundaries
Panel discussion as a part of a Refresher course, Calcutta
University, Calcutta, 10 Mar 2000.
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