EMMRC Pune documentary bags second award at national science film festival

PUNE: A documentary titled “Kamala- The Swadeshi Nutri-Indian” produced by the Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC) of the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has won the second award at the national-level science film festival held on August 15 to commemorate 75 years of independence. The award comprises Rs50,000 along with a certificate and memento.

The award-winning film depicts the life and contributions of Dr Kamala Bhagwat Sohoni, the first Indian woman scientist to pursue a PhD in science from Cambridge university. A pioneer of nutrition research in the Indian context, she returned to her motherland with the aim to make her research available to the people here. The documentary has been directed by Dr Sameer Sahasrabudhe, director, EMMRC; with the able assistance of Milind Patil as editor and assistant director; and Ajita Deshmukh as scriptwriter.

SPPU vice chancellor professor Nitin Karmalkar said, “This documentary on Dr Kamala Sohoni’s life presents her contributions to India in the field of science. The work done by EMMRC is commendable.”

Sahasrabudhe said, “Senior experts in the field of education and science have contributed immensely in the making of this film. My colleagues have worked hard to make a good film in a very short period of time.”

The national-level science film festival was organised by Vigyan Prasar of the science and technology department of the central government, which holds a competition every year on the occasion of Independence Day. This time, the competition was held online on August 13 and 14 in New Delhi and the results were declared on August 15.