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Silver Jubilee of the Physics Academy of the North East
Silver Jubilee of Physics Academy of North East: Physics Academy of North East (PANE) has celebrated its 25th Foundation Day at Pragjyotish college, Guwahati, on 6th April, 2023. In this special occasion, the academy has invited Prashanta Kr. Panigrahi, the Director of IISER Kolkata, as the chief guest to deliver the Foundation Day talk. Dr. Ranjan Kalita, Physics Department, Pragjyotish College, has introduced the speaker. Prof. Panigrahi has delivered an excellent talk titled “Indian Contributions to Science and Technology: A brief walk down the memory lane” explaining the contribution of Indian scientists to science and technology. He also spoke on “Recent Awards in Quantum Information”. The session has been chaired by Prof. Debojit Sarma, Vice President, PANE. Earlier, Mr. Saumar Rajkhowa, the Head of Physics Department, Pragjyotish College, has welcomed the invited dignitaries while the Principal, Dr. Manoj Kr. Mahanta, has delivered the inaugural speech. Prof. A. Gohain Barua, the Executive President of PANE, has spoken about the history of PANE. Prof. Kushal Kalita, the General Secretary of PANE, has addressed the gathering and explained the aim and activities of PANE. Dr. Samrat Day, the Editor of PANE Newsletter and Joint Secretary of PANE, has spoken about the Newsletter which has got articles not only from across the world (from institutes of Northeast India to Fermilab, USA) but also from different age groups of physicists; the Newsletter has then been released by the dignitaries present in the dais. In the programme prof. Jayanata kr. Sarma, Tezpur University has been felicitated for translating “Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica” of Sir Isaac Newton to Assamese. Dr. Debajyoti Dutta, Publicity Secretary, PANE, has delivered the vote of thanks. The whole event has been anchored by Dr. Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Physics Department, Pragjyotish College. PANE members from Gauhati University, Tezpur University, Assam Don Bosco University, University of Science and Technology Meghalaya, Cotton University, different colleges of Assam and other institutions have attended the grand celebration. The celebration has ended with a group photo and refreshment for all.