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1. A tour of Periyar Science and Technology Center, Chennai.
The Periyar Science and Technology Center is housed in a sprawling complex that has numerous exhibits on science and technology. Spread across five galleries, each of the interactive exhibits offers visitors a great learning experience. The first gallery is the Periyar Gallery dedicated to Thanthai Periyar, an illustrious and revolutionary leader in the South. Here you will find quotes by the great leader including life-size portraits of great scientists.
2. Kerala State Science and Technology Museum, Trivandrum.
The Kerala State Science and Technology Museum is located close to the Napier Museum and the Postmaster General’s Office in Trivandrum. A study-cum-recreation centre, the museum displays an array of exhibits on all disciplines of science, technology and electronics. The place gets a lot of students studying science. It serves as a dynamic medium of science communication, with the activities aimed at instilling a scientific temper and awareness among common men. There are dedicated galleries with working/animated and participatory kind of exhibits. It organizes and conducts mobile and temporary science exhibitions and competitions along with science film shows.
3. Central Research Institute, Kasauli.
Not high on a touristy agenda, but one institution that has given Kasauli considerable importance down the years is the Central Research Institute, the CRI. This was established in the early years of the twentieth century and its first Director, from 1906, was Sir David Semple. In the late 1930s, the Pasteur Institute was merged with the CRI. The original brief of the Institute was to function in bacteriological and medical research. It was during the First World War that the Institute was pushed into high gear and churned out vaccines for the army. This capability of performing under pressure was tested again during the Second World War and up to a million doses of vaccine and sera were shipped out every month. Interestingly, one of the fields that the CRI has long specialised in is the treatment of snake and dog bites and people with serious cases – which once included the Viceroy of India, Lord Minto who was bitten by a stray dog - have been treated at the Institute. Today, the Institute continues its work in immunology, vaccines and sera and has added several research and collaborative projects to its fold.
4. Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bangalore.
Science comes alive at the Sir Vishvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum. Even kids who normally nod off during science classes are all eyes and ears here. In fact, that was the objective of the museum when it was established in 1965 as part of the centenary celebrations of the engineer-statesman Sir M. Visvesvaraya, (1861–1962), one of the architects of modern Karnataka: To popularize science and bring it to the common man. The museum has six themed galleries. The first is the engine hall which displays the evolution of engines.
5. Kodaikanal Observatory, Kodaikanal.
Located at 2,343 meters (7,690 feet), on the southern tip of Palani Hills, the Kodaikanal Observatory is the highest point in the area. Established in 1898 CE, it is a solar observatory, owned and operated by Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It also houses an Astronomical Science Museum that organizes public tours and night sky observation events. Science enthusiasts can also stop by and admire the many models and pictures in the gallery, or spend hours in the library. But the highlight for any visitor is the Kodaikanal Terrestrial Telescope, which offers striking views of the surrounding sights.