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PANAJI: The second edition of Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI) was inaugurated on Tuesday in Goa. The four-day-long extravaganza will have a range of blockbuster science-fiction films, interactions by experts and scientists from January 17-20 at Inox, PanajiThe festival opened with the films on mathematical extraordinaire Srinivasa Ramanujan 'The Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan' and 'The Man Who Knew Infinity'. The films focus on the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician.The festival will focus on four distinct themes: mathematics, genetics, futuristic and space that will enthrall the audience. Each day has been carefully crafted with films and expert interactions and that will help the festival participants explore and enhance the themes and showcase what Science can bring to them.Conceptualized by Vidnyan Parishad the event's primary objective is to popularize science among the student community and urge them to take up a career in science instead of just engineering and medicine..