SMVDU Katra: The School of Philosophy & Culture (SOPC) along with NSS at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University organized two special lectures on ‘History of Science’ on 8th and 9th March 2018. The resource person of this lecture series was Prof. Proyadarshi Jetli, who is a visiting Faculty at Tata Institute of Social Sciences and also an adjunct faculty of the SMVDU Katra. Prof. Jetli traced the history and development of Mathematics in the first lecture. In addition to this, he explained various techniques and methods used in mathematical reasoning. In the second lecture, he took physics, astronomy, chemistry, life sciences, etc. and traced its trajectory. Moreover, he also highlighted the role of these disciplines in human development and understanding. The lecture was attended by students of sciences, engineering and humanities. Dr. Varun K. Tripathi Dr. Madhu Mangal Chaturvedi, Dr. Ashoka K. Tarai and Mr. Sumanta S. Sharma Faculty Coordinator, NSS, were among the faculty members who attended the lectures. Mr. Dhanraj, Student Coordinator, NSS, coordinated the event. Dr. Anil K. Tewari, Assistant Professor, SOPC, delivered the vote of thanks after each lecture.
