Khagol Bulletin # 135 (Jan 2025) - ENG

| 11 | KHAG L | No. 135 - JANUARY 2025 Introductory workshop on Astronomy and Astrophysics The 'Introductory workshop on Astronomy and Astrophysics' was organised by the Cochin College, Kerala during November 13-15, 2024 in collaboration with IUCAA, Pune. A total of forty eight students from25 colleges affiliated to the M.G. University and the University of Caliut, Kerala, Jain University, Christ University, Bengaluru etc. participated in the workshop. Rishi Mon (Vice Principal, The Cochin College) delivered the presidential address, Anupam Bha rdwa j ( I UCAA , Pune ) inaugurated the event followed by felicitation address by Joe Jacob (ICARD Newman college, Thodupuzha). The sessions were engaged by Anand Narayanan (IIST, Trivandrum), Ninan Sajeeth Philip (Airis4D and IUCAA), Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA), Sreejith Padinhatteeri (Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manglore), Joe Jacob (ICARD Newman College), Jithesh V (CHRIST University) and Sudheesh T. P. (Newman College and Christ University). Anand Narayanan discussed sessions on 'Radial Velocity Method for Detection of Extrasolar Planets I & II', Ninan Sajeeth Philip on 'AI Applications in Astronomy', Anupam Bharadwaj on 'Stellar Evolution and Pulsation: I & II', Sreejith Padinhatteeri on 'Curious Mysteries of the 'Boring' Sun!' & 'Aditya-L1 and other global space missions to study the Sun', Joe Jacob on 'Structures of the Universe' & 'Galaxies-The building blocks of the Universe', Jithesh V on 'X Ray Universe: I & II' and Sudheesh T. P. on 'Exploring the Universe with Radio Astronomy'. The workshop concluded with a feedback session on November 15, 2024. The workshop was coordinated by Sathya Narayanan (Cochin College, Kerala) and AnupamBhardwaj (IUCAA). General Relativity: A century of observations A three-day workshop titled 'General Relativity: A Century of Observations (GR- COBS)' was organised by the Department of Physics, Malda College, West Bengal, in collaboration with IUCAA, Pune, from November 21-23, 2024. The workshop provided students, researchers, and academicians a platform to explore the foundational principles and advancements in General Relativity (GR) and its applications in astrophysics and cosmology. The inaugural session of the workshop was graced by eminent resource persons, including Manas Kumar Baidya, Principal, Malda College; Ankur Sensharma, University of Gour Banga; Saibal Ray, CCASS, GLA University, Mathura (online); Farook Rahaman, Jadavpur University, Kolkata; Ranjan Sharma, CBPBU, Cooch Behar; senior faculty members Ujjwal Saha; Uttam K Sarkar, Tapan Kumar Mandal, Amal Ch Mandal, Aritra Sanyal, IASES, Kolkata (online), Shyam Das, Coordinator, GR-COBS, Moumita Das, HOD, Dept. of Physics, Malda College. Siddarth Rai, Co-coordinator, GR-COBS, invited the dignitaries to the dais, who were felicitated by the students of the Department. A symbolic gesture of nurturing knowledge and growth was portrayed through the watering of a plant by all the guests, symbolising the nurturing of new ideas and collaboration in Astrophysics and C o smo l o g y . Mo um i t a Da s , HOD , Department of Physics, Malda College, extended a warm welcome through her opening speech, expressing gratitude for the esteemed gathering and highlighting the significance of scientific research in fundamental sciences. Manas Kumar Baidya, Principal, Malda College, gave the inaugural speech, emphasising the pivotal role of such a conference. Concluding the inauguration session, the Convenor of the conference, Shyam Das, expressed