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  PREFACE
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Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research (AWSAR) is a new initiative conceptualized by Department of Science and Technology (DST) for effective outreach and communication of their own scientific research conducted by young scholars to common people. AWSAR envisage to bridge the existing gap in communicating research by utilizing the latent potential of PhD Scholars and Post-Doctoral Fellows (PDFs) in an interesting manner. This program is being supported and coordinated by National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) alongwith Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous institute of DST.
AWSAR provides an opportunity to foster, strengthen and create scientific temper through popular science writing and creating a culture of science dissemination & popularization among the research scholars. Under this initiative, Ph.D scholars and PDFs in science and technology streams are encouraged to write popular science article during the tenancy of their scholarship/fellowship and the best stories are awarded through an annual competitive process.
The prime objective of the “AWSAR” program is to propagate Indian research in Science, Technology, and Innovation being pursued by young scholars in popular science writing format. A series of workshops on popular science writing were also conducted for capacity building of aspiring young scientific writers all across the country. An encouraging response was received for participation in workshops and story submission process. Out of 2629 stories received, 124 stories from different science stream are incorporated in book format. Top three stories in PhD category and one outstanding story in PDF category were awarded during the National Science Day (NSD)-2018 celebrations. This book will provide a purview of science communication through popular science writing, which will help to strengthen the ecosystem of science popularization and inculcate scientific temperament in society.
This book on ‘AWSAR Awarded Popular Science Stories by Scientists for the People’ is a compilation of AWSAR awarded stories submitted in the year 2018. It exemplifies the effort of many researchers and investigators who had put in countless hours for their research. I want to thank them for their scientific contributions.
Dr Nisha Mendiratta
Head & Scientist G National Council for Science and Technology Communication Department of Science and Technology Government of India
 


























































































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