Balasore- Chandipur

Science express chugged into Balasore. The band of dreary eyed science communicators piled into 3 vans and journeyed to Chandipur, which was a half hour drive from the station. As the team approached the hotel, the sea was visible at a distance. All the tiredness and sleep vanished as the communicators realized that the beach was just next door to the hotel. Many of us simply dumped our bags in the room and ran to the beach. The sea was simply divine.

Beach cleaning

On 3^rd July the SEBS team, got together and cleaned up the Chandipur beach. There were plastics, glass waste, paper waste, metal waste and discarded clothes on the beach that we all cleaned up. We started at about 6 in the morning, and continued till about 7 a.m. The trash was rounded up in black trash bags, which were then handed over to the hotel authorities for proper disposal. The entire activity was a great experience as we all actually did some cleaning and got out of the train to practice what we preach.

The weather and the setting was just perfect and each one of the communicators could be seen carefully picking out trash and collecting the waste in bags, some working alone and some in groups chit chatting with one another. Once the cleaning was wrapped up, the communicators got ready to play some mischief; splishing, splashing, singing, jumping, having fun, became the order of the day and soon everyone rushed back to the hotel to freshen up and get ready to reach Balasore station. It was truly a great morning spent with nature, caring for nature. 

 

Greetings from Guwahati!

Moving constantly, working every day, without a single leave, living a nomadic existence, shifting base from one city to another, one hotel to another-that is what science express involves. Some days we take it well, some days we don’t. Ups and downs are definitely a part of life, but science express embodies so many highs and lows and at such a frequency that it does become hard to cope with. A much needed nourishment and fuel for the heart, came in the form of an e-mail from Bijoy Goswami, fondly known as Bijoy Da. A heartfelt and wonderfully worded letter- Bijoy da’s email was read out during the morning meeting amongst the communicators, and everyone was left feeling pleased and enthused.

Subject- Friends on wheels

Dear Friends on wheels- "Science Express"

Hope you all are doing well! Sometimes it appears tough but at times a smile of an individual will snatch away your exhaustion. It will make you feel proud of having enlightened someone with your knowledge and wisdom. I appreciate all your efforts in making this earth a better place to live in. Doesn't matter how big your effort is, persistence matters. Being an educator it is important to take the learning a long way in our life. It is not just a project, it is the platform to build your capacity to transform society and change the way we all live today by being a change agent. I thank you all for accepting me one among you and providing me some space to share mutually beneficial elements of our purpose. The evening addas and rhythm of KANGNA will always be in my mind. The song has given me a new learning about being involved in something. And you will find that the more you are involved, the better is the quality you deliver. Science Express is the way of being happy within a crowd, within people, make the most of it. Create a healthy network which will be an asset in future. I don't know what tangible outcome you will get after this but I am sure you all will have a million dollar confidence with you to face and withstand any hardship in life. Having said that I wish you all a happy and productive journey ahead. Be happy, happiness lies within!!!! Jai Hind

Regards,

Bijoy Sankar Goswami

Thanks Bijoy Da!! We hope to meet you soon!!

Science Express to me is..........!

SEBS makes me feel like I can ignite love for science and care for nature in all groups of people especially our future, young students.

-          Richa

Enlightened is the one who continues to remain a good student of nature. SEBS is an enlightening experience.

-          Siddhesh

Science express mera pehla aur akhri pyar hai!

-          Raghav

Biodiversity: Nature’s “Wow”

Its protection: Our vow

-          Atman

“Science Express Biodiversity Special” is like an ocean of knowledge, facts and many other interesting things about India’s biodiversity and environmental issues. Its one helluva train, moving on the Indian rail tracks and reaching every corner of India! Really, it’s a great opportunity for me that I could become a part of this project, wherein I am exposing myself to people of different regions, speaking different languages and having different cultures; at the same time I learn a lot from them! It has been 26 days since I joined the train, and there’s a lot to learn. I feel the remaining 5 months are also not enough for me to assimilate all that this train embodies.                                       

-          Jaydev

My two month experience in SEBS was very great & wonderful... learning more day by day….its very exciting ..... still more to know... 

-          Deepa

Science Express is a journey that leaves no footprints and only imprints....

It refers to reducing carbon footprint and embracing biodiversity by enlightening young minds, all through the journey……

-          Sneha

Experience of being a science communicator is out of the world because you meet people from all walks of life. You get to hold a one month old baby; you can teach special children; you can interact with home makers as well as confused teenagers. No other job can give an opportunity of meeting lakhs of people in just 7 months! Proud to be part of SEBS!

-          Madhurima

SEBS has added a new episode of amazing learnings to my life; while
traveling through India, I found the same smell of soil in every region of our nation. People are so simple and loving! They are curious to learn
and are head over heals about SEBS.

-          Mukesh