Physics to Journalism

Three months have passed since the 1st class in the Department of Communication and Journalism at Krishna Surhar dekh (Gulmohar’s region). This name is derived from the fact that the university campus is full of Gulmohar trees and the roads are shaded from both sides from these trees. Yes, I am a fresher in Gauhati University. Like every student I also fell in love with the campus; basically with the beauty of these Gulmohar trees.

Having completed my graduation with Physics honours in July this year,  I joined Department, Communication and Journalism,  one of the oldest departments of the university to study Science Communication. At the very beginning, I found difficulties with the new humanities subject since my background was from Science. However I learnt that without Arts Science can't move ahead alone. Science and Arts both are the two faces of a coin; without anyone of two , the other one vanishes.  Gradually with the help of faculties of the Department I could overcome the problems that I had been facing right from the very onset.

Coming across the term Science Communication, I realised the gap between the two can be bridged. Science Communication is a public communication which is based on scientific facts. Science Communicators makes the society aware about scientific views, new innovation and inventions to name a few. They make sense to general people who have difficulty in understanding the basics of Science.

Science Communication is a new emerging career. Every media houses (print media along with electronic media) have their own Science Communicator. Again prominent research centres like BARC (Bhaba Atomic Research Centre), ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) require good Science Communicators.

If we talk in the context of Assam, then there is a basic need of Science Communication to a large extent. Witch hunting and other superstitious issues frequently become the headline of news papers. Even in the remote areas sometimes fake Godmen’s dominates the society and often mislead the people. To overcome these problems of our society we need scientific writings and collaboration with Science communicators to educate our general people. Then only we will be able to make our society free from all prejudices and we will have a healthy society.

Dhrubajyoti Nath