Prof. Irfan Habib's lecture to inaugurate BGVS' year-long lecture series "Since Independence"
The inaugural lecture to be live telecasted on Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samithi's YouTube, Facebook pages
Bengaluru: Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samithi (BGVS) Karnataka, to mark the 75th year of Indian Independence is set to launch an online year-long lecture series named “Since Independence”. The series will be launched online on August 22, 2021 at 6 pm on YouTube channel and Facebook page of BGVS.
The inaugural lecture of the series will be delivered by Prof Irfan Habib, Professor Emeritus, Aligarh Muslim University on the topic "Secularism and Democracy in India".
The inaugural lecture will be moderated by Prof Purushottama Bilimale, Kannada Chair Professor (Retired), JNU.
In an official press statement the BGVS stated that the year-long lecture series curated by the organization to understand the nation's archives, memories, testimonies and material transformations across the diverse fields of science and technology, education, health, economy, culture, and polity.
“The 75th year of independence marks a point of reflection for India. To reflect on the processes of this period for a forward-thinking agenda for the future. "Since Independence" is an online year-long lecture series curated by BGVS-Karnataka to understand the nation's archives, memories, testimonies and material transformations across the diverse fields of science and technology, education, health, economy, culture, and polity.” The statement added.
The event will be live at 6:00 pm on August 22 on the following links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HBCVy0ADs
https://www.facebook.com/events/312792460644179?ref=newsfeed
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Daycare chemotherapy centres to be set up in district hospitals, announces Dr. Sharanaparakash Patil
Belagavi: Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharanaparakash Rudrappa Patil on Tuesday said the State government plans to establish day-care chemotherapy centres in all district hospitals across Karnataka to make cancer treatment more accessible.
Replying to a question raised by BJP MLC M.P. Kushalappa during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council, the minister said it was not feasible for cancer patients from various districts to travel repeatedly to Kidwai Memorial Institute in Bengaluru. To address this issue, the government is taking steps to establish cancer care centers in other districts in collaboration with the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.
Providing details of cancer treatment at Kidwai, Dr. Patil said that over the past three years, 41,512 cancer patients have received treatment at the institute. Treatment included surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these, depending on the type and stage of cancer.
Between 2022 and 2024, a total of 12,781 patients underwent surgery, 14,423 patients received radiation therapy, and over 28,370 patients were administered chemotherapy, he said.
The minister further noted that more than 110 patients were provided bone marrow transplants, an otherwise expensive procedure, free of cost at the institute during the same period.
The proposed day-care chemotherapy centers, he said, would significantly reduce the burden on patients and improve access to timely cancer treatment at the district level.
