Highlights

2018-19Organized a 5-day residential camp with IISER for 50 students; Trained 6,000 students on the Periodic Table (IYPT); Supported Mumbai Mata Balak Sangopan Kendra in teacher training.
2017-18Expanded to Bihar, visiting 18 schools; Started science centers in Ratnagiri and Islampur with ARAI support; Organized a special camp for differently-abled students with the “Helpers of the Handicapped” NGO.
2016-17Visited tribal schools in Jharkhand and forested areas of Pench (MP); Organized a 6-day camp for students and teachers from Nagaland.
2015-16Celebrated 20 years of Vidnyan Vahini with a panel discussion led by scientist Mohan Apte; Conducted a cultural integration summer camp for students from Arunachal Pradesh.
2013-15Ventured outside Maharashtra for the first time (Nagaland, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh); Participated in a two-day science exhibition in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
2012-13Replaced the MSL with a new Eicher vehicle donated by Cognizant Foundation; Sold the old vehicle to a sister organization in Hyderabad.
2011-12Produced the film “Kayapalat” to remove rural superstitions; Recognized in the Sir Ratan Tata Trust annual report for tribal school work in Nandurbar.
2010-11Chosen as a designated NGO by Foundation Beyond Belief (USA); Developed PowerPoint-based biology, chemistry, and physics teaching modules.
2009-10Completed the first independent evaluation of MSL effectiveness by University of Pune Management students; Result showed high effectiveness in teaching science and debunking superstitions.
2007-09Acquired the Dhayri Science Center space; Published the book “Anuche Antarang” for teachers; Students began performing 10th-standard chemistry experiments themselves.
2004-07Celebrated 10th Anniversary with the first-ever national gathering of Mobile Educational Units; Featured on Zee Business, Doordarshan (Sahyadri), and E-TV.
2000-03Launched the Surodi watershed development project; Received the Deodhar Puraskar and Bhagini Nivedita Trust awards; Featured on CNN.
1995-99MSL inaugurated on July 14, 1995, by Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar; Visited Baba Amte; First documentary aired on Doordarshan.
2010-11Chosen as a designated NGO by Foundation Beyond Belief (USA); Developed PowerPoint-based biology, chemistry, and physics teaching modules.
2009-10Completed the first independent evaluation of MSL effectiveness by University of Pune Management students; Result showed high effectiveness in teaching science and debunking superstitions.
2007-09Acquired the Dhayri Science Center space; Published the book “Anuche Antarang” for teachers; Students began performing 10th-standard chemistry experiments themselves.
2004-07Celebrated 10th Anniversary with the first-ever national gathering of Mobile Educational Units; Featured on Zee Business, Doordarshan (Sahyadri), and E-TV.
2000-03Launched the Surodi watershed development project; Received the Deodhar Puraskar and Bhagini Nivedita Trust awards; Featured on CNN.
1995-99MSL inaugurated on July 14, 1995, by Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar; Visited Baba Amte; First documentary aired on Doordarshan.
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