Hasan Jawaid Khan

What sets humans apart from animals is the sheer diversity of ways and means that humans employ to communicate with each other and share knowledge. From the simple and innocent gestures that infants make to signal their needs, to the complex and highly specialised research papers that inform the world about critical advancements in science and the numerous media channels working round-the-clock to communicate new happenings from around the world. The evolution of humans into an intelligent, innovative and emotional species has been due solely to the human tendency of communicating, sharing information, building on existing knowledge, and innovating and inventing to take on new challenges. 

    In fact, communicating scientific information has changed the way people live, work and survive. Science communication has played a big role in advancing the human species by sharing the successes of scientific endeavours throughout the world. It has not only helped disseminate information about the changing S&T landscape but in doing so has also spurred rapid technological advances. 

However, the objectives of science communication often go much beyond simply disseminating scientific information. It often becomes a potent vehicle for demystifying science for the general populace, removing scientific illiteracy, and inculcating a scientific attitude. This is especially significant in a country like India, with such widespread diversity in language and culture, an extremely huge population, and high levels of…read more on NOPR