"It is a intense and exponential science and innovation fair," said Ramji Raghavan, founder, Agastya Foundation. "The children will be exposed to over 100 experiments in media, science, robotics, and innovation. We have about 200 children who will conduct demos for the visiting kids; so, it's children teaching children, in a way. There will be on display our mobile science models.

Raghavan added that there were over 33 mobile science vans and 25 science centres across Maharashtra, besides 17 labs on motorbikes. "They go around government schools. Each van carries 150 hands-on experiments, with a driver and two teachers, and visits 100-odd schools a year. We work out a schedule with the schools - the van pulls up to the premises and runs hands-on classes for the students," he explained.

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"Children don't get hands-on training in schools; most of their knowledge is theoretical. So, what we do is let them see and do things on their own, allow them to relate to the experiments in their own way." CEOs, scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators are expected to attend. "We want people to see our work; we hope that once they do, they will want to get involved," he said.

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