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The Quantum Colloquium Sessions
The Quantum Colloquium Sessions
The Quantum Quills Project began conducting the Quantum Colloquium series of sessions for students across ages of 10 to 15 years at our partner NGO, Hamari Pahchan. These sessions were based on the chapters of the Quantum Quills handbook and encouraged the students to engage with the writing and storytelling techniques employed by popular texts in science fiction in addition to also exploring how science and scientific thinking are bolstered by creativity. The sessions were conducted on a weekly basis which allowed students to study the literary techniques, textual themes, as well as the traces of real world scientific research in texts such as ‘Frankenstein by Mary Shelley’, ‘The Three-Body Problem’ by Liu Cixin, and the film ‘Interstellar’. During the concluding sessions of the workshop series, students began drafting their own tales of science fiction, even illustrating the extraterrestrial beings that featured in their original stories.
The Quantum Capital Fundraiser
The Quantum Capital Fundraiser
In March 2024, I completed Quantum Capital, an online fundraising campaign I launched through Milaap. The fundraiser raised INR 92,375, approximately USD 1107, to support the endeavors of Hamari Pahchan and their initiatives for students from underserved communities. Proceeds from this fundraiser were thus directly transferred to the NGO. Additionally, the fundraiser was also aimed at supporting Hamari Pahchan to make reading materials available to the students at the NGO, including those listed in the Quantum Reads reading list of science fiction texts.
Quantum Magazine
Quantum Magazine
The Quantum Colloquium series of workshops gave the students at Hamari Pahchan an opportunity to critically analyze the literary components of science fiction and classic science fiction texts. This in-depth engagement combined with the activity-based nature of the workshops resulted in the Quantum Magazine, which compiles the original stories and art the students at Hamari Pahchan developed throughout the discussion sessions and writing workshops in the Quantum Colloquium.
The inaugural issue of the Quantum Magazine is significant in both its contents and context: it is the culmination of creative work completed by children who were, by the Quantum Quills Project, introduced to the fascinating world of science fiction for the very first time.
They discovered that in their Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics lessons, also lie the seeds of thrilling stories that they can create.
Happy Reading!
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