कार्यकाल

Organised first National Science Seminar for school students at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

• Allotment of land in Pragati Maidan and taking possession; beginning of building construction work
• Addition of giant 'Energy Ball' exhibit to the 'Energy is Life' Pavilion on 14th Nov
• Introduction of Mobile Science Exhibition (MSE) Unit Yamuna' from 4th Dec

Organisation of International Workshop on 'Science Museums Without Walls: Exhibits to Go' from 5" to 7" Dec and Inauguration of the first set of 'Fun Science' exhibits by Shri P. Shivshanker, Hon'ble HRD Minister

'Prakash: Story of Light' exhibition put up under the HOSTE project

• Organised 'Earth from Space' exhibition, inaugurated on 22nd Mar
• Developed a travelling exhibition 'Structures: Indian Heritage, inaugurated by Dy. Minister for Education and Culture, Kumari Selja
• Received prestigious 'Dibner Award' instituted by the Society for the History of Technology, USA for 'Information Revolution Gallery
• Hosted the Annual Conference of Committee for Education & Cultural Action (CECA)-ICOM coordinated by the HOSTE team

• Participation in Republic Day parade with a tableau of dinosaurs
• Introduction of 'Live Corner', inaugurated by Dr. Harshvardhan, Hon'ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare, NCT of Delhi on 19th" Feb
• Developed and installed full-scale fiber-glass static model of Triceratops for Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
• Portable exhibition The Man' developed and handed over to IGRMS, Bhopal
• Opening of 'Science Activity Centre' at Sirsa, Haryana, inaugurated by Kumari Selja, Hon'ble Minister for Culture on 8th Nov
• Took over the operation of 'Science Activity Centre' at Gwalior, after its inauguration by Shri Madhav Rao Scindia, Hon'ble Minister for HRD on 19th" Nov
• Organised 'Dinosaur Alive' exhibition during Nov 1995-Jan 1996 which attracted 4.80 lakh visitors in 57 days. A few of the dinosaurs were developed by the Centre.

• Inauguration of Science Park, Timarpur by Dr. Harshvardhan, Hon'ble Minister for Health and Education, NCT of Delhi on 28th” Feb
• Developed various animated robotic insects for the travelling exhibition 'Giants from the Backyard'

Setting up of a Children's Science Park at Krishna Nagar for Dept. of Education, NCT of Delhi inaugurated by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Hon'ble Minister of HRD

Kurukshetra Panorama & Science Centre, a Satellite unit of NSCD, inaugurated by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee on 6th Mar

• Renovated 'Our Science & Technology Heritage' and new 'Human Biology - The Miracle of Human Life' galleries, inaugurated by Shri Jagmohan, Hon'ble Minister for Tourism & Culture on 8th Jan
• Founding father of DNA Fingerprinting, Sir Alec Jeffreys, visited and delivered a popular lecture on 7th Feb

• Inauguration of 'Digital Information Revolution' gallery by Shri S. Jaipal Reddy, Hon'ble Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Culture on 28th June
• Major coordination and exhibit-making for Oil Museum of ONGC, Dehradun

• Developed a travelling exhibition 'Biodiversity -The Web of Life' inaugurated by Prof. Krishna Kumar, Director, NCERT on 28th Feb
• 1996 • Opening of Cyberskool, a computer multimedia lab, in collaboration with Intel Corporation on 3rd May
• • Worked for the development of galleries of upcoming Science City, Kolkata
• 1997 • Inauguration of Science Park, Timarpur by Dr. Harshvardhan, Hon'ble Minister for Health and Education, NCT of Delhi on 28th” Feb
• • Developed various animated robotic insects for the travelling exhibition 'Giants from the Backyard'
• 1998 • Expansion of Science Park, Timarpur (second phase), inaugurated by Dr. Harshvardhan on 28th Feb
• • Inauguration of 'Dinosaurs are Here Again' by Shri Sahib Singh Verma, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Delhi and Dr. Harshvardhan, Hon'ble Minister on 5th June
• 1999 • Setting up of a Children's Science Park at Krishna Nagar for Dept. of Education, NCT of Delhi inaugurated by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Hon'ble Minister of HRD
• 2000 • Designed and fabricated several exhibits for the Travelling exhibition 'Science of Sports'
• 2001 • Kurukshetra Panorama & Science Centre, a Satellite unit of NSCD, inaugurated by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee on 6th Mar
• 2002 • Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate, visited the Centre and delivered a popular lecture on 91th Jan during India- UK Science Festival held on 10th Anniversary of the Centre
• • Setting up of 'Digital Adventure' corner in association with Samsung Electronics inaugurated by Shri N. Gopalaswamy, Secretary, Dept of Culture on 15th Feb
• • Handing over of Timarpur land to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
• 2003 • Renovated 'Our Science & Technology Heritage' and new 'Human Biology - The Miracle of Human Life' galleries, inaugurated by Shri Jagmohan, Hon'ble Minister for Tourism & Culture on 8th Jan
• • Founding father of DNA Fingerprinting, Sir Alec Jeffreys, visited and delivered a popular lecture on 7th Feb
• 2004 •
• 'Emerging Technologies - A look into the Future' inaugurated by Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon'ble Minister for S & T and Earth Sciences on 21th July
• Developed 'Kalpana Chawla Memorial Planetarium' at Kuruksehtra inaugurated by Sri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Haryana on 24th July
• Developed 'Being Human' gallery during upgradation of Regional Science Centre, Lucknow to Regional Science City, Lucknow dedicated to the nation on 21st Sep

• Developed a travelling exhibition 'Messages from the Heaven' inaugurated by Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India on 15th May
• A new gallery 'Our Science and Technology Heritage' inaugurated by Shri Jawahar Sircar, Secretary, Ministry of Culture on 21st Oct

• Developed "Ganga Gallery" at NASI, Allahabad, inaugurated by Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Hon'ble Minister of Science & Technology on 15th April.
• Developed a travelling exhibition "Chemistry for Human Welfare", inaugurated by Prof. Trinh X. Thuan, Kalinga Awardee on 28th Dec.
• Addition of Spark Theater at the Centre.
• Installed Science Park exhibits and dinosaur enclave at Science Park, Kaithal, Haryana.

• Developed "Water Gallery" during setting up of Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur, inaugurated by Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Hon'ble Minister of Culture and Shri Ashok Gehlot, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Rajasthan on 17th Aug.

• Setting up of an "Astronomy Interpretation Centre" at Jantar Mantar in Man Mahal, Varanasi in Jan.
• Developed an "Astronomy Gallery" in Aryabhat Planetarium, Rampur, inaugurated by Shri Azam Khan, Hon'ble Cabinet Minister, Govt. of U.P. on 3rd April.
• Organised the 8th International Conference on "The Inclusive Museum" from Aug 6–9, inaugurated by the Hon'ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Cultural Center of President House.
• Developed an international travelling exhibition "The Rise of Digital India" held at Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Mauritius as part of "Festival of India" of Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.