Khagol No.133

| 18 | KHAG L | No. 133 - JULY 2024 A section of the participants and the poster announcement A workshop on the theme of Astronomy, Science and Society was organised on April 19 - 20, 2024, at The New College, Kolhapur, by theMaharashtra State Faculty Development Academy (MSFDA) and the Astronomy Centre for Educators of IUCAA. The objectives of these workshops, which are often held in smaller towns of Maharashtra, are to bring the excitement of astronomy and science to faculty members across disciplines and also discuss broader issues related to science and society, such as inclusiveness and non-discrimination. During this workshop, Pushpa Khare gave an overall survey of the constituents of the Universe and also spoke on gravitational waves, Prakash Arumugasamy described the scales of the Astronomy, Science and Society Universe, Dhruba J. Saikia gave a glimpse of the major astrophysical questions and discussed higher education, astronomy, science and society, Jameer Manur introduced them to the night sky, while Prakash Arumugasamy and Jameer Manur also conducted a hands-on session. There was also a bird-watching session at Rankala Lake on the morning of April 20, where over about thirty-five species were sighted. The participants enthusiastically took part in all the events. The workshop had about forty participants, including resource persons and organisers. The workshop was organised by Apurva Barve, Kalyani Gokhale, and Kabeer Palshikar from MSFDA, aswell as TeamACE, IUCAA.