The silver jubilee celebrations happened within the presence of Bose Institute director and professor of physics Sibaji Raha, Nationwide Council of Science Museums (NCSM) director basic LK Mukhopadhyay, NCSM’s former director and curator AD Chowdhury, and different dignitaries.

Mukhopadhyay and Prof Raha inaugurated a different full-dome movie titled ‘Kolkata: The Town of Pleasure’, which portrays a temporary historical past of town, its monuments and tradition.

Additionally they inaugurated an exhibition referred to as, ’25 years of Science Town’, showcasing the adventure of Science Town from being a dumping flooring to turning into probably the most global’s most sensible 15 science museums, in step with Reader’s Digest. With the exception of the exhibition, a ‘Sundial’, showcasing the Indian Usual Time (IST) the use of mirrored image and motion of the solar, used to be additionally inaugurated.

The formal rite started with the lights of the ceremonial lamp through the dignitaries, together with Science Town’s provide director Anurag Kumar. It used to be adopted through a welcome cope with through Chowdhury.

“For the NCSM, within the box of non-formal clinical learn about, not anything is inconceivable, and neither did we ever call to mind construction Science Town,” mentioned Mukhopadhyay. Later, Prof Raha felicitated all former deputy administrators and officers of Science Town and Birla Commercial and Technological Museum (BITM) in popularity in their contribution to construction Science Town, whilst Mukhopadhyay felicitated the existing deputy administrators of all Nationwide Commercial and Technological Museums (NITMs).