A blend of Science and Urdu Literature
KARACHI: The 193rd monthly sitting of Bazm-e-Sciency Adab was held at Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Science Center in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi on Saturday.
It happens to be the only society in Pakistan for people who are equally interested in science and literature.
Usually the sitting is arranged on the last Saturday of every month in which professionals from the fields of science present their current research. Interestingly, scientific poetry and haikus revolving around science are also delivered by the experts and students from science disciplines.
The meetings are arranged by the eminent science journalist and pioneer of Bazm-e-Sciency Adab, Azmat Ali Khan. Students from universities and other various institutes are also always encouraged to participate in this literary event.
The monthly session started with the recitation of Holy Quran by Shafi Haider Danish.
Shagufta Najam, an MA Urdu student at Jinnah University for Women spoke about a classical Urdu book “Science and Philosophy”, which was now a master piece of scientific literature in Urdu and had been compiled more than hundred years ago. The book depicts all branches of science in a very interesting and witty manner.
Basharat Ali Khan Bashar presented his poem on light.
Sidra Ghyas, a lecturer of mathematics in Jinnah University for Women in Karachi spoke about the historic incident of Greek Mathematician Archimedes who wrote 44 lines under the title of “Cattle of the Sun”. The poem was a reply to Apollonius who criticised his work on the multiplication of large numbers.
As a challenge, Archimedes wrote the problem in a poetic style in which he described four herds of bulls and cows. The problem remained unsolved until 1880 when it was finally solved by A. Amthor.