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Rajasthan Professor Turns Physics Concepts Into Hindi Poetry
Rishi Kumar Singhal is a retired physics professor from Rajasthan.
He wants students to find physics easier and more interesting.
To do this, he writes poems and songs in Hindi.
His poems explain topics such as rockets, black holes and the Raman Effect.
One poem explains that rockets move upward because of Newton’s third law.
Other poems describe gravity in black holes and how molecules form.
He has written four books with about 250 poems.
The poems cover physics lessons from Class 12 through MSc studies.
Retired University of Rajasthan professor Rishi Kumar Singhal teaches physics through Hindi poems and songs.
His four books contain around 250 poems covering subjects from Class 12 to MSc level.
The verses explain rocket propulsion, black holes, the Raman Effect, quantum mechanics and molecular formation.
Singhal’s poetry links rocket motion to Newton’s third law, gas combustion, momentum change and propulsive force.
His book “Kavya Bhautiki” received the Sarjana Puraskar from the Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan in 2020.
- Who
- Rishi Kumar Singhal, a retired physics professor from the University of Rajasthan.
- What
- He created “Physics Through Poetry,” an initiative that explains physics concepts through Hindi poems and songs.
- Where
- The initiative was developed in Rajasthan, with the report datelined Jaipur.
- When
- The report was dated August 26; “Kavya Bhautiki” received the Sarjana Puraskar in 2020.
- Why
- Singhal says poetry can make difficult physics concepts simpler, more accessible and engaging for students.
Key facts
- Initiative
- Physics Through Poetry
- Creator
- Rishi Kumar Singhal, former professor of physics at the University of Rajasthan
- Books
- “Kavya Bhautiki,” “Sur Bhautiki,” “Geet Bhautiki” and “Raag Bhautiki”
- Number of poems
- Around 250
- Language
- Hindi; the poems can also be sung
- Subjects
- Mechanics, optics, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and atomic and molecular spectroscopy
- Recognition
- “Kavya Bhautiki” received the Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan’s Sarjana Puraskar in 2020
Quotes
Rishi Kumar Singhal
Retired former physics professor at the University of Rajasthan and creator of the Physics Through Poetry initiative.
“Topics like rocket motion, black holes and the Raman Effect may appear difficult, but through poetry these concepts can be explained in a much simpler manner.”
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“Bhu-madhya sindhu ke jal mein jab, ek dikha doodhiya neelapan, Vikiran ke isi prakirnan se, ek divya drishti pa gaye Raman,”
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