Thursday, December 8, 2011

Nurturing shades of Scientific thinking!

The uniqueness of Science has opened doors for millions of us - the inventions, the discoveries, the wonders - demystifying many puzzles and yet leaving many to man's imagination. Right from the days of our forefathers who lived in caves and survived on Nature's bounty, discovered the FIRE and therein began forms of cooking - and with the tools learnt to harvest their own produce! All this and much more was possible due to their unique thinking process, the knowledge that they gained over time through" experimentation - all the time the question being " why is it so" ?

In my journey as a Scientist at the BARC I have experienced many facets of Science not limited only to new inventions but new thinking, bringing changes in environment, a creative work culture and much more.- I believe these are all shades of scientific thinking... There is a scientist in each of us seeking an outlet for expression. We can see him in the bright light of knowledge by creating a suitable environment.

The Science Exhibition at Umang on the 27th of November this year was just that... bringing out creativity and fostering learning in a conducive atmosphere... The experiments were small but the idea was BIG! To me at a personal plane it was no less than a holy ritual and in the language of our forefathers a " Dnyan Yagna" ... burning out ignorance and letting the light of inner knowledge stream in!



Chandrashekhar Bilaye
Retired Scientist BARC
Volunteer VIDYA - Umang

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