Pi Day 2016

22nd July of every year is celebrated as Pi Day in India (22nd July written as 22/7 is the approximate value of Pi). 22nd July is also referred to as Pi Approximation Day.

Pi Day program inaugurated by students

Vijnana Vahini celebrated the Pi Day at Government High School, B Matakere on 23rd July 2016 with the support of the Vijnana Vedike. As a part of the celebrations, 195 students from 16 schools participated in 5 games and a quiz program.

All the students participated in at least of the competitions and their performance added to the overall score of the school. The games played by the students were - chowkabara, minus * minus, factors & multiples, aligulimane and mathematica tic-tac-toe. The games were graded in terms of the difficulty (better performance in tougher games fetched more marks).

Minus * Minus

Factors & Multiples

Aligulimane - a mathematical game popular in the local community

The Maths Quiz conducted by Mr. Harsha and Mr. Satisha (both members of Vijnana Vedike and now working in Government Schools in Nanjangud taluk) was very interesting and was appreciated by all. 4 schools selected through a written round had the opportunity to participate in the finals.

Mathematica Tic-Tac-Toe

Maths Quiz in progress

Enough opportunities were created for the participation in the oral quiz for the teachers and the audience through the displays arranged outside the hall.

Mr. Hanamanth T (Maths & Science teacher, GHS B Matakere and coordinator of the program) giving the prizes

Government High School Beechanahalli won the rolling trophy for the 2nd consecutive year with 185 points with a good performance across all the games and also being a finalist in the quiz.

Students of GHS Beechanahalli receiving the award

School wise score card

The entire program was organised with the support of the GHS B Matakere team and members of the Vijnana Vedike. The teachers were the referees for all the games.

The program was organised with the financial assistance of ASHA for Education, Boston Chapter.

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Vijnana Vahini at 103rd Indian Science Congress

The 103rd Indian Science Congress was held at the University of Mysore from 3rd to 7th January 2016. The Indian Science Congress is an annual event where thousands of national / international delegates including Nobel laureates, eminent scientists, policy makers, innovators and academicians converge. The focal theme for the event was "Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India".

As a part of the event, the Pride of India Expo was also organized to showcase cutting edge technologies and R & D across various streams of science. The Department of IT, BT and S & T of the Government of Karnataka was one of the major exhibitors at the Expo which witnessed a footfall of around 2 lakhs.

Games based on simple mathematical operations being explained to students

SVYM was one of the participants under the Department of S & T. SVYM showcased the Vijnana Vahini and Premavidya projects at the expo.

Science Quiz in progress

SVYM also conducted the "Science Quiz" on all the days for the delegates and the visitors on behalf of the Department. The quiz attracted a large audience and 8 quizzes were conducted during the 5 day event.

From school students to research scholars, every one was an active participant

In addition to the Q & A, the quiz included hands-on experiments, audio-visual questions, crossword, riddles and mathematical puzzles.

The Department of IT, BT and S & T was awarded the "Most Interactive Pavilion" by the organizers. 

Other participants in the pavilion were the Pilikula Regional Science Centre, Mangaluru, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, K-BITS, KEONICS, KSRSAC and Agastya Foundation.