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The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) is an autonomous institution set up by the University Grants Commission to promote nucleation and growth of active groups in astronomy and astrophysics in Indian universities. IUCAA is located in the University of Pune campus next to the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, which operates the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope. IUCAA has a campus designed by Indian architect Charles Correa.
After the founding of the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) by Prof. Govind Swarup, a common research facility for astronomy and astrophysics was proposed by Dr. Yash Pal of the planning commission. Working on this idea, astrophysicist Prof. Jayant Narlikar, along with Ajit Kembhavi and Naresh Dadhich set up IUCAA within the Pune University campus in 1988.
In 2002, IUCAA initiated a nationwide campaign to popularize astronomy and astrophysics in colleges and universities. IUCAA arranged visitor programs for universities in Nagpur (Maharashtra), Thiruvalla (Kerala), Siliguri (West Bengal) and others, along with a tie-up with the Ferguson college, Pune.
IUCAA
Mars & Beyond - A Career in Science: IUCAA
A play directed by Professor Varun Sahni during the IUCAA Foundation day 2016
Science Day 2016 @ IUCAA
IUCAA 2.0m Telescope (low res.)
Pendulum at IUCAA, Pune University
"Einstein's Gravity: The first and the next hundred years" by Prof. T. Padmanabhan, IUCAA
Rocket IUCAA
Iucaa
Course of General Relativity Lecture - 1
A short film made as a review of IUCAA in its 25th year. It includes comments by Faculty members, University Associates as well as Doctoral and Post-Doctoral fellows of the institute.
A play directed by Professor Varun Sahni during the cultural programme on the occasion of the 28th IUCAA Foundation day 2016 featuring Professor Varun Sahni, Professor Jayant V. Narlikar, Professor Somak Raychaudhury, Professor Rohini Sahni, Professor Sanjit Mitra,Professor Neeraj Gupta, Mrs. Sarah Ponrathnam, Mrs. Kakoli Bagchi, Shishir Sankhyayan, Suman Bala,Dr. Jayanti Prasad, Aafaque Khan, Swagat Mishra, Sonali Sachdeva,Anjali Rao, Kabir Chakravarti,Javed Rana Sk, Satadru Bag,Ruchika Seth, Pratik Dabhade,Deepak R. Shinde, Avyarthana Ghosh, Anuradha Gupta, Isha Pahwa , Anirban Ain and Remya Nair.
Introduction to the IUCAA 2.0m telescope, located at Girawali Observatory, Pune, India. Manufactured by Telescope Technologies Limited (TTL), Merseyside, UK, achieving first light in December 2004. Operated by the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India.
Pendulum at IUCAA, Pune University It is an experimental design to determine the angle of earth's rotation
Prof. T. Padmanabhan, IUCAA, Pune, India Trombay Colloquium of BARC, Mumbai, 12th Jan 2017
These are unedited videos of a course on General Relativity and Cosmology given by Prof.T.Padmanabhan (IUCAA, Pune) at IISER, Pune during Jan-April 2009. If you use them or if you have comments, it would be appreciated if you send a mail to paddy@iucaa.ernet.in.
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