The programme was inaugurated; welcome the guest and introduction speech by Vice-Principal, HOD Botany Dr. N. S. Shirbhate. The talk delivered by guest speaker Dr. S.G. Hate (Assistant professor, DRB Sindhu Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur) who effectively delivered and start his talk on brief history of botany in India and covered most important events in botany including the contribution of Theopharstus and Carolus Linnaeus.