Founded on July 29, 1876 by Dr Mahendra Lal Sircar, IACS is the oldest institute in India devoted to the pursuit of fundamental research in the frontier areas of basic sciences. Professor C V Raman worked at IACS during 1907 to 1933, and it is here that he discovered the celebrated Raman Effect for which he was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. Each year, to commemorate the birth anniversary the founder on 02nd November, a Mahendra Lal Sircar Memorial Lecture is conducted by an eminent persona from the Scientific and Academic fields. This year Mahendra Lal Sircar Memorial Lecture was given by the Honorable Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Professor Abhay Karandikar.
Among various activities, the Hon’ble Secretary inaugurated the Mayurakshi Girl’s Hostel inside IACS Campus which is also equipped with a Medical Centre and a Creche. He also visited some major Scientific Laboratories like the Device Physics Lab, Battery Materials Lab, Drug Design Lab and the Cryo-TEM Lab. Professor Karandikar’s enlightening Lecture was a full house session attended by not only Faculty, Staff and Students of IACS but also students and teachers from neighbouring Schools.
IACS is sincerely thankful and honored to have welcomed our Hon’ble Secretary host the Lecture especially when IACS is about to celebrate its 150 years Anniversary shortly.
