Prayagraj: As part of the Hindi fortnight, a one-day national scientific symposium on “Hindi for Life and Science” was organized, jointly by the ICFRE–Ecological Restoration Center, Prayagraj, and the Botanical Survey of India, Allahabad. The role of the Hindi language in science, technology, and daily life was discussed. The symposium was inaugurated with the lighting of a lamp by the invited speakers. Center Head Dr. Sanjay Singh delivered the welcome address, discussing the inclusion of Hindi in public life and science, and also called for greater promotion of the Hindi language. Dr. Vinay Ranjan, Executive Director of the Botanical Survey of India, emphasized the need to advance Hindi as a language of knowledge and science. Dr. Shlesh Gautam, the invited speaker, elaborated on the Hindi oral tradition and science through lines from various poems. Invited speaker Anand Kakkar presented a triangular dialogue on Hindi, science, and cinema, explaining that cinema is an important medium for the dissemination of science and Hindi. Commentator Dr. Amitesh Kumar, discussing Hindi comics and science, said that the role of education is to advance human consciousness, and science performs this function well. Therefore, Hindi comics have played an important role in promoting scientific achievements.

Theatre artist Praveen Shekhar, while discussing the topic of “Theatre of Nature,” said that losing nature is like losing a part of memory. Presenting human lived experience on stage preserves this memory. Environmental problems also pose a question about civilization. He added that Hindi is not just a language; it is a language composed of many geographies, dialects, languages, folk memories, and lived experiences. Dr. Ashwini Kumar, while presenting a lecture on the decisive discoveries of life sciences in new directions for human development, said that science itself is influenced by nature. Dr. Pooja Gaur elaborated on the progress and current status of the Hindi language. The program was successfully conducted by Dr. Anubha Srivastava, senior scientist at the Center. At the end of the program, senior scientist Alok Yadav proposed a vote of thanks. Officials and staff from both institutions were present at the closing ceremony of the symposium.