IIT-Delhi has been asked to assist Vijnana Bharati in organising the festival. |
October 31, 2015, NewCrunch
The Centre has directed IIT Delhi to host a five-day science festival being organised by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-linked body Vijnana Bharati.
The India International Science Festival to be held from December 4 would be be attended by over 4,000 scientists and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports The Telegraph
Besides providing the venue, IIT-Delhi has also been asked to assist Vijnana Bharati in other ways in organising the festival. Vijnana Bharati is headed by Dr Vijay Bhatkar, who incidentally is also the chairman of IIT Delhi.
Vijnana Bharati documents and propagates indigenous knowledge and organises conferences on subjects such as Vedic science and Ayurveda.
NewsCrunch had earlier noted that a group of IIT-Delhi professors had been collaborating with several Sangh-associated organisations such as Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram and Patanjali Trust of Baba Ramdev.