Exposition: Science Beyond Borders

Date/Time
Date(s) - 13/04/2022 - 23/04/2022
11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Under the framework of Bonjour India – 2022

Alliance Française de Delhi cordially invites you to

Science Beyond Borders – Connecting the Dots between India & France

 

Date & Time  13 April – 23 April | 11 am – 8 pm
Venue

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road

How to join? ◉ Free entry. Open to all
◉ Covid-19 protocol

 

The history of science initiative of the Institut Français in India takes you on a first journey into this extraordinary past and the stories of exchanges between the top minds of the two countries across centuries right until the modern day through a travelling exhibition.

Yes, a meeting at the Fifth General Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) in Washington DC in 1962 brought about the meeting of Jacques Blamont, Founder of the French Space Agency (CNES) and Mr Vikram Sarabhai, father of the Indian space programme thereby paving the way for the Indian space programme on 21stNovember 1963 with the launch of a sodium vapour payload from Thumba brought to India by Jacques Blamont. This was followed by three more rocket-based experiences conducted by the French Centaurus, a two-stage solid propellant rocket provided by CNES to ISRO.

But that’s not all. It’s not just rocket science!

The history of science and technology is laden with precious gems pointing to an invaluable, though little known, partnership between French and Indian ‘adventurers and pioneers’, comprising of scientists, academicians, entrepreneurs, institutions, engineers and government.

And across mathematics, medicine, nuclear science, biodiversity, aviation, physics, visual analytics, locomotives, astronomy, cartography and more. At the end of it all, this history and shared relationship is about people.

The history of science initiative of the Institut Français in India takes you on a first journey into this extraordinary history and the stories of exchanges between the top minds of the two countries across centuries right until the modern-day. This history is still unravelling and more stories will join this fascinating array of narrative, adventure and above all, knowledge sharing and fellowship.