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Public Lectures

• 25th Public Lecture: Galileo Sun

  Speaker: Prof. S. M. Chitre

  Distinguished Faculty Member

  UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences

  University of Mumbai, Annabhau Sathe Bhawan

  Kalina Campus, Santacruz (East), Mumbai 400098

  Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005.

  This is a 10th Annual TAA J. R. D. Tata Birthday Commemoration Event.

• 24th Public Lecture: Strategies for leadership in communication technology

  Speaker: Prof. M.V. Pitke

  Founder Director of the Center for Development of Telematics - CDoT (1984)

  Date: Monday, May 11, 2009

  Time: 4 p.m.

  Venue: Prof. K. Venkataraman Auditorium

  Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai 400019.

  This is a 10th Annual TAA. J. R. D. Tata Birthday Commemoration Event.

• 23rd Public Lecture: States of matter

  Speaker: Professor Deepak Dhar

  Distinguished Professor

  Department of Theoretical Physics, TIFR

  Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009 (National Science Day)

  Time: 4 p.m.

  Venue:Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005.

  This is a 10th Annual TAA J. R. D. Tata Birthday Commemoration Event.

• 22nd Public Lecture: Journey from quarks to the cosmos and back

  Speaker: Prof. Ramanath Cowsik

  Director

  McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences

  Date: Tuesday, 29th July, 2008

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

  This is a J. R. D. Tata Birthday Commemoration Event.

• 21st Public Lecture: Pitfalls in elementary physics: some lessons from history

  Speaker: Prof. Arvind Kumar

  Director

  Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education, TIFR

  Date: Thursday, 28th February, 2008

  Time: 11:30 a.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

  This is a national science day event.

• 20th Public Lecture: Reentering the international nuclear arena

  Speaker: Dr. M R Srinivasan

  Member, Atomic Energy Commission

  Formerly, Chairman, AEC

  Member Energy Planning Commission and Member

  TIFR Council Of Management

  Date: Wednesday,12th September, 2007

  Time: 11:30 a.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 19th Public Lecture: Computing: Fifty years On

  Speaker: Prof. Mathai Joseph

  Tata Consultancy Services

  Date: Friday, 27th July, 2007

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

  This is a J. R. D. Tata Birthday Commemoration Event.

  Prof. Mathai Joseph's write up of this talk

• 18th Public Lecture: A Century of the Quantum

  Speaker: Virendra Singh

  INSA C.V. Raman Research

  Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

  Date: February 28, 2007 (On National Science Day)

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 17th Public Lecture: Metaphors of physics

  Speaker: A. Ravi Prakash Rau

  Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University and TIFR

  Date: January 12, 2007

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 16th Public Lecture: Education, Knowledge and India's Sovereignity

  Speaker: Prof. Anil Sadgopal

  Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi

  Date: Friday, July 28, 2006

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

  This is a JRD Tata Memorial Lecture.

  It is being co-sponsored by J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

  The lecture will be preceded by inauguration of an Exhibition on Scientific Art

  (Artist: Sukant Saran, Publications Officer, TIFR) by Director

  Time:4 p.m.

  Venue: TIFR in Homi Bhabha Foyer area

• 15th Public Lecture: Radio Waves and the Universe

  Speaker: Prof. Govind Swarup

  NCRA, TIFR, Pune

  Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2006

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 14th Public Lecture: Science and the Human Predicament

  Speaker: Prof. N. Mukunda

  Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

  Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2005

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 13th Public Lecture: Satellite Radio: Its Global Impact

  Speaker: Dr. S. Rangarajan

  World Space, USA

  Date: Friday, October 14, 2005

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 12th Public Lecture: Sixty years of TIFR (1945-2005)

  Speaker: Professor B. V. Sreekantan

  NIAS, Bangalore; former Director, TIFR

  Date: Monday, August 18, 2005 (Celebrating J.R.D. Tata's Birth Centenary)

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 11th Public Lecture: Dark Energy: The Cosmological Challenge of the Millennium

  Speaker: Professor T. Padmanabhan

  IUCAA, Pune

  Date: Monday, February 28, 2005

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - 400005.

• 10th Public Lecture: JRD TATA: his influence on Science and scientific institutions in India

  Speaker: Professor Devendra Lal F.R.S. and Honorary Fellow

  TIFR Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, USA

  Date: Friday, January 28, 2005 (Celebrating J.R.D. Tata's Birth Centenary)

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 9th Public Lecture: JRD Tata's Legacy: The development of India through science

  Speaker: Professor M.G.K. Menon,

  New Delhi

  Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 (on the eve of Bharat Ratna Shri J.R.D. Tata's 100th Birthday)

  Time: 5:50 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 8th Public Lecture: Search for a Unified Theory:w

  Speaker: Professor Ashoke Sen, F.R.S.,

  Harish-Chandra Research Institute

  Allahabad

  Date: Friday, February 27,2004 (National Science Day eve:)

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 7th Public Lecture: Eradicating Illiteracy: The Technology Angle

  Speaker: Professor Kesav Vithal Nori Executive

  Vice-President, R & D, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Mumbai

  Date: Monday, September 8th (on International Literacy Day)

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 6th Public Lecture: The Sense of Smell

  Speaker: Professor Obaid Siddiqi

  National Center for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore

  Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 (Bharat Ratna Shri J.R.D. Tata's Birthday)

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 5th Public Lecture: Science in India - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

  Speaker: Professor B.M. Udgaonkar

  Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai

  Date: Friday, February 28, 2003 (on National Science Day)

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 4th Public Lecture: Plugging into the Sun - When does your roof provide for your electrical needs?

  Speaker: Dr. Subhendu Guha

  United Solar Systems Corporation

  Michigan, USA

  Date: Friday, December 20, 2002

  Time: 5:00 PMVenue: Homi Bhabha

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 3rd Public Lecture: Science with Engagement and Passion

  Speaker: Professor Yash Pal

  National Research Professor

  All India Council for Technical Education, N. Delhi

  Date: Monday,July 29, 2002 (Bharat Ratna Shri J.R.D. Tata's Birthday)

  Time: 4:30 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005

• 2nd Public Lecture: Kaun Banega Crorepati - A Million Dollars for a Mathematician

  Speaker: Professor M.S. Raghunathan

  School of Mathematics

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005

  Date: Thursday, February 28, 2002 (on National Science Day)

  Time: 5 p.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

• 1st Public Lecture: The trials and excitement of setting up a scientific institution

  Speaker: Professor J.V. Narlikar

  Director, Inter University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pune

  Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2002

  Time: 10:00 a.m.

  Venue: Homi Bhabha Auditorium

  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005.

Literacy Programs provided by TCS

Computer Based Functional Literacy Programs for Adults developed by Tata Consultancy Services.

The FTP area linked contains language offerings in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Hindi.

The "Data" folder contains a small 10 min introductory film complete with sound track. One has to open the file by clicking the file entitled "Functional Literacy". It is recommended that you first take a look at this film.

In each of the language sections you can access the lessons by clicking on the diamond shaped icon to start the program.

Brought to you, courtesy TCS through TIFR Alumni Association.

The software provided is in public domain.

For more information on this Tata Literacy Project visit : http://www.tataliteracy.com/

Supporting activities of TIFR Endowment Fund

Best Thesis Awards

Copyright : TIFR ; Author : Dsouza Margaret ; Created on 2009-07-29 ; Last modified on 2009-08-07.