Science Movement is essentially a non-commercial, not-for-profit initiative of Subhadra Charitable Trust. It is a systematic process that first selects the most eligible students to avail the opportunity of participating in a science camp for free. This annual initiative is culminated in the event of a major Science Camp that is organized during the winter vacation under a pleasant and conducive environment where the participating students are provided with free accommodation and other facilities. Science Movement is a unique opportunity for school students to learn science through interactive lectures, demonstrations, activities and experimentations, aimed at promoting active participation of school students in basic sciences by providing them the right kind of guidance and learning opportunity. It is a flagship program to undertake initiatives to facilitate prolonged interaction between the school students and leading researchers and academicians of the day. Besides supplementing student learning, such initiatives aim to provide a seamless setting for enthusiastic researchers to contribute at the grassroots of learning by reaching out and talking to students, enabling them to understand the nation's ground reality better, and contributing towards igniting young minds. This movement is spearheaded by Mr.Jyoti Ranjan Tripathy, Convener of Science Movement and Chairman of Subhadra Charitable Trust. Through this trust Mr.Jyoti Ranjan has been instrumental in organizing various events like Teachers Training Programs, Olympiad Training Camps and Science Conferences; and has been contributing towards the development of quality education in Odisha. Along with him there is a team of prominent researchers and academicians from some of the leading institutions like BARC, TIFR, IISER, NISER, IOPb, IIT, IIM, etc. who are also a part of this movement. The movement is coordinated by a Regional Coordinator with support from a team of social and educational enthusiasts.
Science Movement is managed by volunteers as well as few dedicated functionaries. Following is a brief profile of some of these key persons:
An ardent academician, visionary and philanthropist, Mr. Jyoti Ranjan Tripathy has devoted himself to transform the educational landscape in India covering both the privileged and the underprivileged sections of the society. As an advocate of quality education in India, Mr. Jyoti has had the honour of representing various government and non-government organizations involved especially in the field of education in different capacities. As a chairman of Vidwan Group, he has consistently produced the highest number of IIT-JEE qualifiers from Odisha since 2007. He is a member of National Board of Mathematics. Through Subhadra Charitable Trust, he has been instrumental in improving the quality of education in Odisha through initiatives like Teachers Training Programs, Olympiad Camps, IIT-JEE trainings and Science Conferences etc. for more than a decade now.
With a strong will power to contribute, die-hard dedication, and ‘never say no’ attitude, Mr. Janmejay Mandal has been involved in conceptualizing and organizing activities that can contribute to society’s welfare be it in education, health care, child development or other fields. A dynamic personality who has the neck for getting things done and transforming complex ideas into action.
