The Khwarizmi Science Society (KSS) ( ur, ) is a

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

based non-profit science association aimed at furthering a science culture in Pakistan’s educational insitiutions and in the general public., The News International, October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

History

The Khwarizmi Science Society was founded in 1997 by a group of students at the

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore The University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (UET Lahore) is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan specializing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. It is the oldest and one of the most ...

, under the guidance of Prof. Saadat Anwar Siddiqi. Initially started as a university-wide science club, the KSS has gradually evolved into one of the most active science societies in Pakistan.Astronomy: Pakistan’s New Future?
American Physical Society, January 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2013. The KSS rose to prominence with its range of activities planned around and after

International Year of Astronomy The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) was a year-long celebration of astronomy that took place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei and the pu ...

2009 Pakistani students learn Grid Computing

CERN Courier ''CERN Courier'' (or sometimes ''CERN Courier: International Journal of High Energy Physics'') is a monthly trade magazine covering current developments in high-energy physics and related fields worldwide. It was established in 1959. Since October ...

, April 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2013. and an international symposium on Science and the Muslim Civilisation in 2007 with Prof.

George Saliba George Saliba (Arabic: جورج صليبا) is a Lebanese-American Professor of Arabic and Islamic Science at the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies, Columbia University, New York, USA, where he has been since 1979 ...

as the keynote speaker.,(Op-Ed) Daily Jang, November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2013. Since 2017, it has started annual science show, formally known as Lahore Science Mela, attracting thousands of school children and members of the general public.Thousands throng science show

The Nation (Pakistan) ''The Nation'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Majid Nizami Trust and based in Lahore, Pakistan since 1986. ''Rameeza'' is the Executive Editor of ''The Nation''. She is the adopted daughter of the renowned Pakistani journalist, ...

, January 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

Campaigns

One of its main focus areas is to partner with national and international organizations and institutions to run on-ground science awareness and motivation campaigns. Activities organized around the

inspired thousands of students around the country and the impact was acknowledged both home and abroad.Optics and optimism: An inventor in Okara

The Express Tribune ''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English language, English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the ''Daily Express (Urdu newspaper), Daily Express'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliat ...

, August 28, 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.Pakistani Recreates Newton's Telescope

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, September 2, 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016. Currently it is running a nationwide science awareness movement in partnership with

Alif Ailaan Alif Ailaan ( ur, ) was a nonprofit organization working in the field of education in Pakistan from 2013 to 2018. Launched by a team of media and communications specialists, the program aimed to highlight education on priority basis in Pakistan ...

reaching out to public and private schools in remote areas of Pakistan.A learning experience for young Swat scientists
Dawn (newspaper), August 19, 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.Science exhibition organised at Pilot School Larkana
Daily Times (Pakistan), September 1, 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

Lahore Science Mela

The Lahore Science Mela (LSM) is an annual event of KSS organized in Lahore, featuring science exhibits, live experiments, science games, and technological demonstrations for children and students of all ages and general public.Thousands throng science show

, January 29, 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2019Children evince keenness to science
Dawn (newspaper), January 28, 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019 In addition to the demonstrations and stalls by the society volunteers, many national and international scientific and technological organizations bring their public engaging exhibits. Lahore Astronomical Society, Isfahan Mathematics House, and CERN Media Lab are among the organization which have participated.The Lahore Science Mela 2019 made science accessible and its model should go nationwide
Dawn (newspaper), October 18, 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019In pictures: Lahore Science Mela 2018

Dunya News Dunya News is a 24 hours Urdu language news and current affairs television channel from Pakistan. It is governed and operated by the National Communication Services (NCS) Pvt. Ltd. Its head office is situated at Lahore. Dunya News was founded and ...

, January 27, 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019

References

{{authority control Scientific societies based in Pakistan

History

Campaigns

Lahore Science Mela

See also

References