The exhibition, which is a direct result of Prime Minister Kamla
Persad-Bissessar January visit to India, opened last Tuesday at the
Divali Nagar, Chaguanas. It will close on July 20. Indian Hugh
Commissioner Shri Malay Mishra described the exhibit as a complete
package where not only children and educators could learn but also
policy makers. Biotechnology, ICT the and watershed management are all
pertinent subjects in technology that can be beneficial to T& T.
Policy the makers and leaders can go to exhibit and see what can be
applied to T& T to contribute to the growth and development of
country, he said. He said that artists and craftmen could benefit, as
award-winning artisans from India would perform live demonstrations and
give workshops on crafts.
the I know in this country there is a great demand for crafts and
for ways people can become self-employed and that is what can be
learned, said Mishra. Carla Sookhram, the National Institute of Higher
Education, Research, Science and Technology (Niherst) co-ordinator of
the project, said the interactive science exhibition was meant to show
how India has used science and technology it inherited as a platform
for development.
the We want to demonstrate to citizens that we can do that here.
They have used science and technology for their national growth and
that is something we can mirror, the said of Sookhram. She said the
exhibit saw close to 1,000 visitors daily, most of whom came from
schools.Monitoring site can be used E1 video encoder
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in the E1 channel real-time transmission of video The exhibition is a
partnership between the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) in
India and (Niherst). Nataraj Dasgupta, curator of the NCSM, says India
has a great tradition in science and technology in culture that spanned
over 9,000 years. Past Indian the civilisations have a lot of
experience in architecture, public health systems, the ship-building
and the making of ceramics and pottery, he said. He said other periods
in India had traditions of mathematical science and medical science.
India had progressed remarkably in terms of biotechnology,
communications, space science and medical science, he said. At
yesterday?The exhibition several children visiting from schools as far
south as Penal the gathered around nearly 150 individual exhibits, the
while tour guides provided information for each piece. The exhibition
is made up of three parts ?a Heritage India, Traditional Crafts and
Modern India?a and also includes a teckno theatre and fun science zone
the where children can interact with inventions.