The Department of Physics organised a Guest Lecture titled From Stargazing to Radio Astronomy: A Physicist’s Guide on 30/05/2026 at 10:00 am, in the M.V. Jayaraman Auditorium.
On 30th May 2026, the Department of Physics organised a day of activities for students. In the morning session, a guest lecture titled “From Stargazing to Radio Astronomy: A Physicist’s Guide” was held at the M.V. Jayaraman Auditorium and was attended by ~340 students. Mr Arun Kumar Panda gave the guest introduction. The talk was delivered by Dr Arvind Balasubramanian, a researcher at the Astrophysics department at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore. He shared valuable insights into the basics of observational astronomy; astrophysical transient studies,
including FRBs, X-ray and gamma-ray bursts; gravitational-wave astronomy from binary black hole mergers; and the application of engineering knowledge in astronomy. The session ended at 12:15 pm with an interactive Q&A, making the day both inspiring and informative for all participants.