We have talked about MIEF’s seminar in science popularization in AMU before and had discussed about youth and science. While that was quite understandable, we have a unique ‘segment’ to share insights on today- the medical fraternity, by Dr. Rakhi…
Author: Udaykakroo
Building awareness in J.J. clusters
One of our constant endeavours have been in understanding how awareness can be built in different segments that often are disconnected from mainstream exposure and media. In 2009-10, MIEF with the support of Department of Prohibition, Government of Delhi, organized…
Health of young girls and adolescents
With the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (RVPSP division) in 2007-8, MIEF created a repository of all the major available data (then) on women and adolescent girl child health issues with specific reference to anemia and adolescent…
Shrapnel: A solo painting exhibition by artist Veer Munshi
Between 3rd-23rd March 2012 at Latitude Art Gallery, Lado Sarai New Delhi was supported by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, MIEF organized an event for the Revitalization of cultural traditions of Kashmiris through: A solo painting exhibition by Kashmiri…
MIEF project: Science popularization in youth
In the recently concluded Indian social science congress at AMU, Ms. Suman Shrivastava, director Healing Touch Research and Rehabililation Centre shared a few notes with the audience on “Popularization of Science for Indian Youth“. She had some great insights, and…
Monday Inspiration: What does your 2014 look like?
Creating your own future! Reading the newspapers and magazines and several posts on the Internet these days (in early January) just as the new year has begun is an interesting exercise. Many of us flock to read the ‘astro-predictions’ for…
Dos & Don'ts: What to 'teach' children in the new year!
Things to do: what you must teach children Love: The family, friends, the environment that sustains us, and most importantly cultivate this feeling to not develop negative emotions of hatred against anyone Empathy: Try and see the situation from another person’s…
MIEF project: Vitasta- a Kashmiri Pandit magazine and directory
Millennium India Education Foundation, due to Dr. Kakroo’s history has always been a proponent of promoting Kashmiri roots and culture in places where Kashmiri Pandits settled after their shift from the valley due to the conflict situation which peaked in…
MIEF project: Science Popularization
MIEF chaired a session in the XXXVII Indian Social Science Congress in Aligarh Muslim University on 28th December. The thematic session was focused on “Science Popularization and Science Communication”. Dr Uday Kakroo chaired and introduced the session . The panelists were Dr.…