Chennai Times

Thanks to a friend from the Goethe Institute, visited the Science Train in Egmore today. This train a joint Indi-German work has been designed with the purpose of spreading the message of pure sciences and encourage people to learn the same. In all about 12 bogies (10 actually considering one was fully for advertisement of sponsorers and one was an 'activity' area) of the exhibits (consisting of about 10 panels in each compartment with about two video based communication and one interactive gizmos in each) consisting of the following topics exhibited major achievements of Germany in these spheres along side with information on education and research organizations on those subjects: Nuclear Science, Nano-science, Biotechnology related (2 bogies), neuro-sciences and understanding biological sensory behaviour, one on astronomy (well the first one on energy starts with the big bang, but largely to do with nuclear energy), one on sustainable development, one on integrated systems ...

From the 10th to the 12th of March, a collection of photographs by photo-journalist Vijay Kranti is on at the Lakshana Art Gallery in Mylapore. I have had the opportunity to interact with the Tibetan student community (TSAM - Tibetan Students Association of Madras) in Chennai many years back when I accompanied them on an awareness cycle rally across the state and it was good occasion to renew oneself with one of the most peaceful struggles in the world when I attended the inauguration ceremony of the photo exhibition on the 10th March (yesterday). Something interesting from the speech of the photographer, Mr. Kranti - he said that it is in India's interest to have a peaceful Tibet as that would cut down Indian government's expenditure on border maintenance with China! Wonder what would be a response to this from those who believe that India ought not to too overtly support Tibetan cause as it upsets our relationship with China and currently our relationship with China is impor...