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INVITATION

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, UCS, OSMANIA UNIVERSITYNATIONAL SCIENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS

26th February 2019Organized under UGC-UPE-FAR Programme

SCIENTIA

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, UCS, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY

SCIENTIANATIONAL SCIENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS

26th February 2019

The Head; Convener of the Programme & Students of MSc Chemistry,Dept. of Chemistry, Osmania University

Invites You All to the Celebrations@ Lecture Hall -1, Dept. of Chemistry, OU

INAUGURATIONChief Guest: Prof. Shivaraj

Dean, Development & UGC Affairs, OU

Guest of Honour: Prof. K. Prathap ReddyPrincipal, UCS, OU

Guest of Honour: Prof. B.SatyanarayanaPresident, OUTA

@ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

VALEDICTORY SESSIONChief Guest: Prof. Ch. Gopal Reddy

Registrar, OU

Guest of Honour: Dr. G. V. RamanjaneyuluExecutive Director, Centre for SustainableAgriculture, Tarnaka, Hyderabad

Guest of Honour: Prof.Ch. Venkataramana DeviDean, Faculty of Science, OU

@ 4:30pm – 5:30 pm

Prof. Ch. Sarala Devi Prof. D. AshokHead, Dept of Chemistry Convener, Dept. of ChemisrryOsmania University Osmania University

Programme Schedule

Time EVENT

9:00 am to 9:30 am Registration

Inaugural Session9:30 am to 10:30 am

Inaugural Program

Welcome the dignitaries on the Dais

Lighting of Lamp by dignitaries

Invocation – Vandemataram song by students

Prof ChSarala Devi, HOD, Dept. of Chemistry, OU shall preside over the program

Welcome Address &About the event by the Convener: Prof D Ashok

Message by Guest of Honour: Prof B Satyanarayana, President, OUTA

Addressing byProf K Pratap Reddy, Principal, UCS

Message by the Chief Guest: Prof Shivaraj, Dean, Development & UGC Affairs

Presidential remarks by Prof ChSarala Devi

Vote of Thanks by Student Coordinator

10:30 am – 10:45 am TEA BREAK

Session-I: Event-I10:45 am – 11:30amEvent-II11:30 am – 1:00 pmLecture Hall-1

Scientia Quiz PrelimsJudges:Prof M Vithal, Prof Bhasker, Prof J Ramchander, Dr NJP Subhashini, Dr RajuJannapureddyE-Poster PresentationJudges:Prof P Leelavathi, Prof P Veerasomaiah, Prof B Manohar, Dr G VijayaCharan

Event-III11:30 am – 1:00 pmLecture Hall-2

Just a Minute talk (JAM) Judges: Prof AKD Bhavani, Prof P Vijay Kumar, Dr P V Ananthalakshmi, Dr P Someshwar

1:00pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH BREAK

Session-II: 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm In Lecture Hall-1Event-Icontinued1:30pm - 3:30pm

Motivational Lecture by

SCIENTIA QUIZ Mains Judges: Prof M Vijjulatha, Prof AKD Bhavani, Dr TVD Prasad, Dr K Shivakumar

Dr G V Ramanjaneyulu, Executive Director,

3:30pm - 4:30pm Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Tarnaka, Hyderabad

Session-III:Valedictory Session4:30pm -5:30 pm

ValedictionWelcome the dignitaries on to the Dais

Prof ChSarala Devi, HOD, Dept. of Chemistry, OU shall preside over the program

Feed Back from Participants

Report of the event by the Convener: Prof D Ashok

Addressing by Guest of Honour: Prof ChVenkataramana Devi, Dean, Faculty of Science, OU

Addressing by Guest of Honour: Dr G V Ramanjaneyulu, Executive Director, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Tarnaka, Hyderabad

Message by Chief Guest: Prof ChGopal Reddy, Registrar, OU

Distribution of Prizes & Certificates to the winners by Guests & Dignitaries

Presidential remarks by Prof ChSarala Devi

Distribution of Certificates to the Student Organizers of the department by Guests & Dignitaries

Vote of Thanks by Student Coordinator

National Anthem

Brief Bio-data of the Guest SpeakerDr. G. V. Ramanjaneyulu,

DOB 12th September, 1967

Ph.D. in Agriculture from Indian Agricultural Research InstituteBSc (Ag) and MSc (Ag) from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University Current work: Executive Director, Centre for Sustainable AgricultureExpert Director, SahajaAharam Producer CompanyEarlier selections and work experience1995: Indian Revenue Service (IRS)1996: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) till 2004 Contacts: 09000699702, [email protected], http://www.ramoo.in

Focus of work Working on public policy issues impacting on food systems and farmers livelihoods and a

framework to ensure income security for farmers Working with farmers in AP, Telangana, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Utter Pradesh in

establishing ecologically and economically sustainable agriculture models Building a Community marketing System ‘SahajaAharam’ linking farmer cooperatives directly

to consumers. Working on building community enterprises Working on Open Source Seed systems Working as a resource organisation supporting the programs of state and central

governments. Currently working Government of Andhra Pradesh in promoting natural farming, with Society for Elimination of Poverty, Telangana, with Maharashtra State Livelihoods Mission, North East Rural Livelihoods Project in building the capacities of the staff and organisation involved in the program.

Working with NABARD in supporting establishment and strengthening of over 300 farmer producer organisations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Awards Won best rural innovation award in Maharashtra Rural Innovation Award in 2014 for

‘Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture’ Won best rural innovation award in Bihar Rural Innovation Award in 2014 for ‘Non Pesticidal

Management’ Won World Bank Development Market Place Award in 2005

Others Author of several books and articles on sustainable agriculture and public policy CSA work featured in 8th Episode of SatyamevJayate ‘Toxic food’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbc5K9EpTQw TEDx Speaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64RLBgD-Cck over a million views Produced a feature film ‘Mitti-back to roots’ on Agrarian Crisis and way forward based on

real life experiences across the countryhttp://www.mitti-thefilm.org

REPORT

MSc Students of the Department of Chemistry under the able guidance of Prof ChSarala

Devi, Head, Department of Chemistry and with Prof D Ashok, Director, RDCC and a senior

professor in organic chemistry as the convener are organizining "Scientia" a Programme with

regard to National Science Day celebrations on the 26th February 2019. The programme is

conducted under the UGC-UPE-FAR programme at the Department of Chemistry for UG

students of Science from various constituent and affiliated colleges under OU.

The Programme is intended to inspire and educate through entertainment and develop

scientific feel among the young students. National Science Day is celebrated every year on

the 28th February to commemorate the greatest discovery of "Raman Effect" by Sir CV

Raman who received a Noble prize in physics on this day in 1930. Since 1986 this day is

celebrated as National Science Day in his honour. Department of Chemistry also celebrates

the day with great zeal and enthusiasm every year with a spectrum of events to excite the

students and to inculcate a better understanding and liking towards discipline of science to

take it as a career.

This year theme of National science day is "Science for people and people for science" which

is chosen as the topic for e-poster competition, one of the events in Scientia. A general

Science quiz is conducted for the registered participants from various under graduate

colleges. The other event which is conducted in parallel to e-poster is Just-A-Minute talk on

various topics relating to science allotted to the individual contestants.

The winners shall be awarded with exciting prizes and certificates. All other participants shall

also be given participation certificates.

The inaugural of the programme at 9:30 was graced by Prof Shivaraj, Dean, Development

and UGC affairs as the Chief Guest and Prof K Pratap Reddy, Principal, Univ. College of

Science and Prof B Sathyanarayana, President, OUTA as guests of honour. Prof

ChSaralaDevi, Head, Dept. of Chemistry presided over the function. Prof D Ashok, the

convener of the programme welcomed the participants and elaborated on the theme of the

programme followed by messages by the Guests.

The valedictory session started at 4:30 pm after an Inspirational Talk by Dr G V

Ramanjaneyulu, Executive Director, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Hyderabad from

3:30-4:30 pm. He was also the guest of honour along with Prof ChVenkataramana Devi,

Dean, Faculty of Science, OU and Prof Shivaraj, Dean, UGC Affairs as other guests of

honour. Prof ChGopal Reddy, Registrar, OU was the chief guest of the valedictory to present

the prizes and certificates to students. The winners were awarded with exciting prizes and

certificates. All other participants were given participation certificates. About 300 students

from 30 colleges have participated in the events. The students of Kasturba Gandhi College

for women, Secunderabad bagged the first prize in Science Quiz and students of St.Francis

College, Begumpet won the second and third prizes. In the Just-a-minute event first prize was

won by the student from Sri Sai Degree College, Dilshuknagar, 2nd prize by student of St.

Francis College for Women,Begumpet, 3rd by student of Sri Sai Degree College,

Dilshuknagarand two consolation prizes by students of Kasturba Gandhi College for

Women,Secunderabad. The team from RBVRR college for women won the 1st prize in e-

poster presentation, 2nd prize by students from, Kasturba Gandhi College for Women and the

third prize was bagged by students from St.Pious College for women, Nacharam.

NEWS PAPER CLIPPINGS – News Coverage of the Programme

SCIENTIA-National Science Day Celebrations

Inauguration by

Prof Shivaraj, Dean, Development & UGC Affairs as Chief Guest; Prof K Prathap

Reddy, Principal, UCS, OU & Prof B Satyanarayana, President, OUTA as the Guests

of Honour; Presided by Prof ChSarala Devi, Head, Dept. of Chemistry, OU &

Coordinator of the event: Prof D Ashok, Director, RDCC, OU

Events conducted: Quiz

Events conducted: Quiz, JAM & e-Poster

Valedictory SessionChief Guest: Prof ChGopal Reddy, Registrar, OU

Guests of Honour: Dr G V Ramanjaneyulu, Executive Director, CSA, Hyderabad

&Prof ChVenkataramana Devi, Dean, Faculty of Science, OU

& Prof Shivaraj, Dean, Development & UGC Affairs, OU

Presided by: Prof ChSarala Devi, Head, Dept. of Chemistry, OU

Coordinator of the event: Prof D Ashok, Director, RDCC, OU