Bhubaneswar : Vigyan Jyot (Flame of Knowledge), a ceremonial component of the Indian Science Congress, arrived at KIIT on January 2, 2012 on the eve of inauguration of the 99th session of this mega scientific meet in the hands of Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India. Joy and enthusiasm was palpable as Dr. A. Samanta, Chief Patron, 99th ISC and Founder, KIIT & KISS received the flame at a colourful ceremony in the presence of Dr. P. K. Patasani, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (L.S.), Bhubaneswar, Shri A. N. Jena, Mayor, Bhubaneswar, Mr. Ravi Boratkar, MD MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd. and Prof. R. P. Kaushik, Chancellor, KIIT University.
The Jyot, with its core theme as 'Science for a Billion People', was flagged off at Grand House Women’s College, Delhi on 16th December 2011 by Prof. Dinesh Singh, VC, Delhi University. Starting its journey from Delhi, it covered more than 2400 km across more than 15 cities including Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Aurangabad, Patna, Gaya, Ranchi, Lucknow, Dhanbad, Kolkata, Kharagpur and Cuttack, before reaching Bhubaneswar. Vigyan Jyot is inspired by Olympic flame and strives to ignite young minds to be a part of science movement in India.
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