This Isn't America, But A Govt School's Astronomy Lab In A Small UP Village

An astronomy lab in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr is catching the attention of Twitterati after a budding astronomer shared the images on Twitter. What looks like a science lab in an American school is actually situated in the Bulandshahr district of UP.

According to Aryan Mishra (@desiastronomer on Twitter), a student at Ashoka University, the astronomy lab is part of a government school and is attracting new students.

This is a govt school of District Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh :) pic.twitter.com/H7m9Vdxn7l

¡ª Aryan Mishra (@desiastronomer) December 30, 2021

After the astronomy lab was opened, the school has reportedly seen a 30 per cent increase in student attendance. Mishra also claimed on Twitter that 12 new admissions have been recorded in just one month after the lab opened.

The lab is situated in UP

Situated in Sanwli village, the astronomy lab is changing the face of government education in the Bulandshahr district. Mishra claims that the lab's hope is to inspire more women to take up science, benefits of which are already being seen among school kids.

In a video clip shared by Mishra, kids can be seen playing with space models in Sanwli village. This may mark a good start for kids to take education and science seriously in a state with 69.72 per cent literacy rate.

There is a increase of 30% in attendance in the school after an Astronomy lab came to the school :) pic.twitter.com/SZwyl41cyz

¡ª Aryan Mishra (@desiastronomer) December 30, 2021

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In Uttar Pradesh, the male literacy rate stands at 79.24 per cent according to government figures. For females, the literacy rate is 59.26 per cent. While cities like Noida and Ghaziabad have a higher literacy rate (90 and 81 per cent respectively) by virtue of the cities' proximity to the national capital, most of UP's inner villages still have a long way to go.

randomly walk to any school and ask any kid about anything, they will tell you the universe :) no hawabazi, only science. pic.twitter.com/oYgLTJFQiW

¡ª Aryan Mishra (@desiastronomer) December 30, 2021

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12 new admissions in one month has come to gram panchayat Sawali after the lab. pic.twitter.com/QQXJAxh5rr

¡ª Aryan Mishra (@desiastronomer) December 30, 2021

The astronomy lab has managed to pique the interest of school kids in a UP village, serving as an ideal model to lure kids into attending schools. This is especially pressing during the Covid-19 pandemic because many kids have dropped out of schools as sources of livelihood become more limited.

women in science the priority of the lab. pic.twitter.com/3TiUTyU7lO

¡ª Aryan Mishra (@desiastronomer) December 30, 2021

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