Pasteur to Present - 200 years of Indo-French Health Advancement, Forum Discussion

Date and Time: 19 April 2022, 7pm to 8pm

Entry: by Registration, Register at - t.ly/OuPl 

Venue: Visual Arts Gallery and Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking: Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)

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Area: Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description: Pasteur to Present - 200 years of Indo-French Health Advancement, Forum Discussion

The medical section narrates how early French physicians travelled to India, were received at the Mughal court. How some were fascinated by the Indian pharmacopeia and traditional medicines. Later, the Pasteurian physicians would come to India and collaborate with local medical corps, which lead to discoveries that saved millions of lives.

Theme: “Pasteur to Present: 200 years of Indo-French Health Advancement”.

Participants

Narinder MEHRA – Honorary Emeritus Scientist of ICMR and Former Dean (Res) and National Chair of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Geethavani RAYASAM – Scientist H and Head, CSIR-HRDG

Srinivas KAVERI – Researcher and Director CNRS Office in India

Sunit TANDON – Cultural and Media Personality

Alisha PATHAK – Science researcher and Communicator

Organized in the framework of the travelling exhibition, Science Beyond Borders

As part of Bonjour India Festival – 2022

Overall, Bonjour India will cover 19 cities across the country, showcasing Indo-French expertise and collaboration in innovation, education, research, science and technology, arts and culture.

This artistic, cultural, educational and social initiative is an Indo-French moment put together by the French cooperation network in India mainly comprising of the Embassy of France and its cultural service, the French Institute in India, the Alliance Française network and, the Consulates of France in collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations, with support from various public and private partners.

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