Spotlight On Indian Institute Of Astrophysics In Film By Vigyan Prasar To Mark 50 Years Of DST, IIA
by Karan Kamble - Jul 9, 2021 06:16 PM
Main campus of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
Snapshot
A film by Vigyan Prasar takes us through the past, present, and future of the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics.
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), which turned 50 years old this year, is the subject of a film made by Vigyan Prasar â an autonomous body under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) engaged in popularising Indian science since 1989.
Like IIA, the DST too had been celebrating its golden jubilee year, until May 2021. The new film, released on 24 June, is an expression, among several this past year, marking a milestone for Indian science â and in particular for DST and IIA.