Khagol-128-OCT-2021

| KHAG L | No. 128 - OCTOBER 2021 | 14 An illustrated children's pop-up book in Marathi - Aika Brahmand Kay Mhante' (Listen to the Universe) was launched on the occasion of the anniversary of the first direct detection of gravitational waves by LIGO. This book was written by LIGO- India's colleagues from the University of Glasgow, and IUCAA SciPoP, in collaborationwith LIGO-India EPO, and is supported partly by theNewton Bhabha Fund. The book has initially been published in Marathi, the native language of school children in the vicinity of the LIGO-India observatory site in Maharashtra. The book reading videoswere premiered on LIGO-India EPO's YouTube channel on September 14, 2021, in three languages, including Marathi, English, as well as Hindi, in spirit of theHindi Divas, whichwas also celebrated on the same day. Aika Brahmand Kay Mhante (Listen to the Universe): Children's Book On the occasion of the anniversary of GW150914 - the first direct detection of gravitational waves by LIGO, a video of Abhay Ashtekar with Martin Hendry was released onSeptember 15, 2021. In this video, shot during the LIMMA LIMMA Videos Hindi Diwas On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, which was on September 14, 2021, IUCAAhad arranged 2 special sessions in Hindi. Somak Raychaudhury and Durgesh Tripathi (both from IUCAA) welcomed and introduced the panel, and the event started by the talk by Subhadeep De (IUCAA) on Sundial to Atomic Clock: For Accurate Time Keeping and Fundamental Science. There were more talks by Amit Pathak (Banaras Hindu University) on Largest Atoms in the Universe, and Durgesh Tripathi on An Overview of Hindi Pakhwada, a 15-day programme full of Hindi activities. There was a question and answer session too, whichwas loved by the viewers. conference, where the journey to LIGO-India began in earnest, they discuss the future of gravitational-wave astronomy in India. It can be seen on the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/LIGOIndia