International Science Day: Films Division to screen documentaries highlighting the contribution of Indian scientists

To mark the International Science Day 2021, Films Division will screen a package of nine documentaries highlighting the contribution of Indian scientists. The films will be streamed today on the Films Division website and YouTube Channel.<br />”<br />”The films being showcased are Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose &nbsp;- bringing to the screen the life of the great Botanist from childhood to his pioneering efforts to prove the existence of life in plants, Dr. Visvesvaraya – a &nbsp;film which tells the humble origins of Dr. M. Visveswaraya, and &nbsp;many memorable engineering feats, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray – a rich biography of one of the eminent scientists, describing his brilliant academic career, his life as a college professor and as a pioneer in the establishment of industries, Homi Bhabha – A Scientist in Action &nbsp;- &nbsp;a short film one of the greatest nuclear scientists of India, who was an institution in himself, Dr. Satyen Bose – &nbsp;on noted Indian mathematician and physicist, specialising in theoretical physics who is best known for his collaboration with Albert Einstein, C.V. Raman – a biopic of the Nobel laureate Physicist, Vikram Sarabhai &nbsp;- on the life and work of &nbsp;the well known physicist and astronomer who is hailed as Father of Indian Space programme.<br />”<br />”<span style="color: #222222;">The Man Who Lives in The Future: Prof. C. N. R. Rao &nbsp;-a film which traces the life and times of Prof CNR Rao, National Research Professor and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, &nbsp;and G.D. Naidu – the Edison of India &nbsp;- a well-researched biopic of the great inventor- engineer.&nbsp;</span><br />

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