Established: April 1, 2021
Mission: Bridge the gap between science and society by fostering scientific temper among the common people of Odisha, especially through accessible communication in Odia and English.
U Abinash Patro and Gyanaranjan Parida are the founders. JIGYANSA is their brainchild.
Founding Leads
Founders: U Abinash Patro, Gyanaranjan Parida
Design & Social Media: Swapnali, Soumyajit
Translation: Swagat, Usha
Content: Pratyush
Outreach: Abhijit Panigrahi, Mala Adarsh
First Core Committee
Gyan, Soumyajit, Pratyush, Usha, Swapnali, Swagat
Board Members
After the founding phase, core members transitioned to advisory roles.
Collaboration
Works closely with other student science clubs, local communities, and the Student Activity Council (SAC).
The spark behind the Odia science revolution.
The bridge between language and logic.
JIGYANSA was conceived after U Abinash Patro attended a LIGO science communication workshop. Inspired by efforts in Marathi, he initiated a discussion among peers to create a similar initiative in Odia.
Together with Gyanaranjan Parida, the idea was proposed in an Odia community group at IISER Berhampur and received overwhelming support. With backing from peers in clubs like Naxatra, it was officially launched on Utkala Divas, 2021.
The initial vision was to make science accessible to high school and intermediate students lacking native-language resources.