Van Gogh Meets Newton Art in Science

Garden High School IISER Kolkata Campus hosted a Talk titled ‘Van Gogh Meets Newton: Art in Science’ on Monday, 5 January 2026, by Professor Saptarshi Basu, INAE and KSIIDC, Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.

This session was organized in collaboration with the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Kolkata Chapter, Satikanta Guha Centre for Culture and Learning and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata.

Teachers and students from Class VIII to Class XI of Garden High School IISER Kolkata Campus attended the talk. The event was graced by
1. Professor Sivaji Chakravorti, Vice-President of the Indian National Academy of Engineering,
2. Professor Debatosh Guha, Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta,
3. Professor Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, former Director of ISI Kolkata and Padma Shri awardee (2022),
4. Professor Ranjan Ganguly, Power Engineering Department, Jadavpur University,
5. Professor Ujjwal Maulik, Head of Computer Science and Engineering Department, Jadavpur University
6. Professor Mohit Prasad, Dean of Administration, IISER Kolkata.

The honourable speaker for the day, Professor Basu discussed how the pictorial representation of fluid vortices was indistinguishable from paintings like Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’. The lecture was chaired by Professor Debatosh Guha. He also led a Question and Answer session, following the talk.

The talk was also attended by students and teachers from
• Rishra Vidyapith, Rishra
• Saraswati Trust Estate Vidyapith, Kalyani Ghoshpara
• Kalyani Shikshayatan, Kalyani
• Gyanjyoti Public School, Kanchrapara
• Springdale High School, Kalyani
• Satish Chandra Memorial School, Chakdah
• Garden High School IISER Kolkata Campus, Mohanpur

Venue: M. N. Saha Auditorium, IISER Kolkata

Participants:
Garden High School IISER Kolkata Campus, Mohanpur
Rishra Vidyapith, Rishra
Saraswati Trust Estate Vidyapith, Kalyani Ghoshpara
Kalyani Shikshayatan, Kalyani
Gyanjyoti Public School, Kanchrapara
Springdale High School, Kalyani
Satish Chandra Memorial School, Chakdah