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DESCRIPTION:The Motivational Talk on Astronomy: Frontiers of S&T by Dr. Deb
 iprosad Duari was a keynote session delivered as part of Conversations 202
 5\, a thought-leadership initiative focused on nurturing curiosity and inn
 ovation for India's future. Dr. Duari\, an eminent astrophysicist and form
 er Director of the M.P. Birla Planetarium in Kolkata\, highlighted the rol
 e of interactive scientific learning and exhibits in sparking interest in 
 astronomy and related fields from a young age.\n\nKey points from the talk
  included:\n\n- The importance of curiosity as a driver for scientific exp
 loration and technological advancements\, drawing from real-world examples
  in astrophysics such as space missions\, cosmic discoveries\, and the evo
 lution of our understanding of the universe.\n- How India's contributions 
 to astronomy—through initiatives like planetariums\, observatories\, and
  space programs—represent the frontiers of science and technology (S&T)\
 , pushing boundaries in areas like exoplanet research\, black hole studies
 \, and sustainable space technologies.\n- Motivational elements emphasizin
 g that innovation stems from questioning the unknown\, encouraging young a
 udiences\, students\, and professionals to pursue STEM careers and contrib
 ute to global scientific progress.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IIC\, STCET\, Kolka
 ta\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Debiprosad Duari\n\n4 DH Road\, Kolkata\, West Benga
 l\, India\, 700028
LOCATION:4 DH Road\, Kolkata\, West Bengal\, India\, 700028
ORGANIZER:amit.paul@stcet.ac.in
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SUMMARY:Motivational Talk on Astronomy : Frontiers of S&T by Dr. Debiprosad
  Duari 
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X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p dir="auto">The Motivational Talk on Astron
 omy: Frontiers of S&amp\;T by Dr. Debiprosad Duari was a keynote session d
 elivered as part of Conversations 2025\, a thought-leadership initiative f
 ocused on nurturing curiosity and innovation for India's future. Dr. Duari
 \, an eminent astrophysicist and former Director of the M.P. Birla Planeta
 rium in Kolkata\, highlighted the role of interactive scientific learning 
 and exhibits in sparking interest in astronomy and related fields from a y
 oung age.</p>\n<p dir="auto">Key points from the talk included:</p>\n<ul d
 ir="auto">\n<li>The importance of curiosity as a driver for scientific exp
 loration and technological advancements\, drawing from real-world examples
  in astrophysics such as space missions\, cosmic discoveries\, and the evo
 lution of our understanding of the universe.</li>\n<li>How India's contrib
 utions to astronomy&mdash\;through initiatives like planetariums\, observa
 tories\, and space programs&mdash\;represent the frontiers of science and 
 technology (S&amp\;T)\, pushing boundaries in areas like exoplanet researc
 h\, black hole studies\, and sustainable space technologies.</li>\n<li>Mot
 ivational elements emphasizing that innovation stems from questioning the 
 unknown\, encouraging young audiences\, students\, and professionals to pu
 rsue STEM careers and contribute to global scientific progress.</li>\n</ul
 >
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