HT Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Feb 27: National Science Day is being celebrated with a two-day programme beginning Friday at Bodoland University, Debargaon in Kokrajhar.
The celebration is jointly organised by the Faculty of Science and Technology of Bodoland University and the Bodoland Science Congress.
As part of the programme, Friday’s events included the inauguration of a science exhibition, poster competition and model competition by the Vice-Chancellor of Bodoland University, Prof B L Ahuja.
Students from various schools and colleges in Kokrajhar participated in the science exhibition.
In the afternoon, a CV Raman memorial lecture was delivered. The lecture, titled “Evolution of Science — From Metaphysics to James Webb: Have We Lost Something?” was presented by former Professor M Rafiqul Awal from the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University, USA.
The programme was attended by Rector Prof Jatin Sharma, Registrar Dr Prahlad Basumatary, Academic Registrar Dr Manjil Basumatary, Dean of Science and Technology Sujit Deka, along with science students from various schools and colleges.






