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Activities
The Trust is committed to the development of excellence in Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science. It has instituted awards and scholarships in memory of Meera in several schools and colleges and has provided financial grants for upgradation of library, laboratory and computer facilities in a number of institutions in India. In addition, it assists in the promotion of Sanskrit and traditional cultural values.
The Trust has instituted awards and prizes for the encouragement of excellence of Physics in the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and other educational institutions. The Trust organises Public Lectures, Seminars and Meetings in many parts of the country. These have been of interest both to experts and to the lay public.
The following is the list of some of the events organised by the Trust.
- Kumari L.A. Meera Memorial Lectures
- Special Kumari L.A. Meera Memorial Lectures
- Sri L.K. Ananthakrishnan Memorial Lectures
- Kumari L.A. Meera Memorial Meeting on Frontier areas in Physics
Kumari L.A. Meera Memorial Lectures
- N. Mukunda – The Task of Picturing Reality (1990)
- V. Radhakrishnan – Flying Slowly (1993)
- G. Venkataraman – Parallel Computers (1994)
- V.S. Ramamurthy – Molecules to Materials (1995)
- J.V. Narlikar – Myths, Beliefs and Facts in Astronomy (1996)
- D. Balasubramanian – Expanding Visions of the New Biology (1997)
- S. Ramanan – The Role of Groups in Arts and Sciences (1998)
- R. Rajaraman – Can Reality and Quantum Mechanics Co-Exist? (1999)
- S.R. Shetye – The Indian Summer Monsoon and the Waters around India (2000)
- S.M. Chitre – Windows on the Suns’ Interior and Exterior (2001)
- Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath – Life and the Brain (2002)
- P.K. Kaw – Hymn to Agni, the God of Fire (2003)
- Sunil Mukhi – The Dual World of Science (2004)
- Sushanta Dattagupta – The Myth about Einstein (2005)
- J.N.Goswami – Origin of the Solar System: Our Present Understanding (2006)
- M.S. Ananth – The Changing Environment of Higher Education and Some India-Centric Concerns – 2007
- P. Balaram – Chemical Analysis in the Age of Biology
Special Kumari L.A. Meera Memorial Lectures
- R. Chidambaram – Nuclear Energy and Safety (1996)
- D. D. Bhawalkar – Laser Applications in Medicine (1998)
Sri L.K. Ananthakrishnan Memorial Lectures
- V. Rajaraman – Video on Demand (1999)
- G. Srinivasan – The Present Revolution in Astronomy (2001)
- A.K. Raychaudhuri – Wonderful World of Oxides: From Art to Modern Technology and Frontier Science (2001)
- A.K. Sood – Carbon Nanotubes: Fun Unlimited (2002)
- N. Panchapakesan – Symmetry Breaking and Our Presence in the Universe (2003)
- Deepak Mathur – Matter Under Extreme Stress: From Molecules to Cells (2004)
- Rohini M. Godbole – The Heart of Matter (2005)
- Alladi Sitaram – Harish Chandra, a Mathematician’s Mathematician – 2008
Kumari L.A. Meera Memorial Meeting on Frontier Areas in Physics
- Geometry and Topology in Physics held at Dhvanyaloka, Mysore, from February 8th to 14th, 1996.
- Chaos, Complexity and Information – February 1st to 7th, 1997.
- Optics: Modern Trends – January 31st to February 5th, 1998.
- Probability and Physics – January 25th to 30th, 1999.
- Soft Condensed Matter – January 27th to February 2nd, 2000.
- Physics of Biological Systems – February 1st to 8th, 2001
- Quantum Information and Quantum Computation – January 30th to February 5, 2002; all at the same venue.
- Astrophysics, Geophysical and Atmospheric Fluid Dynamics – held at Centre For Learning, Bangalore – January 3rd to 7th, 2003.
- Some Aspects of Quantum Mechanics, at the same venue – January 2nd to 6th. 2005.