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Lecture Awardees

Professor A.C. Banerji Memorial Lecture Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Prof. A.K. Ray Choudhuri 
INSA Senior Scientist
Presidency College, Calcutta

The Universe-Our Knowledge & Ignorance

1989

Sir Hermann Bondi, F.R.S.
Master of Churchill College
Cambridge, U.K.

 Relativity 1991

Prof. S.M. Chitre
Senior Professor 
Theoretical Astrophysics Group
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

How Well Do We Know Our Sun 1993

Prof. Ramanath Cowsik
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Bangalore

Dark Matter and its  Detection 1995

Prof. Thanu Padmanabhan
Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 

Understanding the  Gravitational Clustering in Expanding Universe 1997

Prof. Ashoke Sen, F.R.S.
Mehta Research Institute, Allahabad

----  1999

Prof. S.K. Malik  
Professor & Chairman
CAS in Mathematics,
Panjab University, Chandigarh

----  2001

Prof. M.S. Raghunathan

Distinguished Professor

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Mumbai

---- 2003

Prof. R. Balasubramanian

Director

Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Chennai

---- 2005

Prof. M. Lakshamanan, 

DAE-BRNS Raja Rammanna Fellow

Department of Physics and Centre for

Nonlinear Dynamics

Bharthidesan University

Tiruchirapall

Nonlinear Differential Equations : Surprises and Challenges

2007

Prof. G. Rajasekaran

Senior Scientist

Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Chennai

---- 2009

Lecture Award not given in the year 2011

   

Prof. Pankaj Shantilal Joshi Department of Astrophysics

& Astronomy,

TIFR, Mumbai.

----  2013

Prof. Meghnad Saha Memorial Lecture Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Prof. Govind Swarup 
Radio Astronomy Centre 
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay

Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope

1987

Dr. A.P. Mitra 
Director-General 
Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi

The Middle Asmosphere-Indian Experience

1991

Prof. M.G.K. Menon 
77, Lodi Estate, New Delhi

Meghnad Saha's  Contributions and the Journey Beyond 1993

Prof. Virendra Singh  
Director 
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

Quantum mechanics of the closed systems 1995
Prof. S.K. Joshi
Former Director General
CSIR, New Delhi
Strange Metals 1997

Dr. R. Chidambaram  
Chairman, 
Atomic Energy Commission &
Secretary, Department of
Atomic Energy, Mumbai

The Many Dimensions  of High Energy Physics 1999

Prof. T.V. Ramakrishnan  
Deptt. of Physics
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 

Colossal Magnetoresistance and other Strange Goings on in Manganite Oxides: What is happenning? 2001

Prof. K. Kasturirangan

Director

National Institute of Advanced Studies

Indian Institute of Science Campus

Bangalore

The Emerging Era of Space Science in India 2003

Prof. Sushanta Dattagupta

Formerly Director

S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences

Kolkata

A Paradigm Called Magnetism 2005

Prof. Bikash C. Sinha, 

Director

VECC & Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics 

Kolkata – 700 064

From Collider to Cosmology - The Mini Bang and the Big Bang 2007

 

Prof. Ajay K. Sood

Chairman, Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science

Bangalore

The Rising Stars of Nanoworld : Nanotubes and Graphene 2009

Dr. Satinder Kumar Sikka

DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

Mumbai

Some Directed High Pressure Physics Research in BARC 2011

Prof. Bimla Buti

Director

Centre for Science & Society

New Delhi.

----  2013

Professor N.R. Dhar Memorial Lecture Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Prof. R.C. Mehrotra 
Professor Emeritus 
Chemistry Department 
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Role of Metal Alkoxides in Molecular Design of Novel Oxide Ceramic  Material by the Sol-gel Process

1991

Dr. N.S. Randhawa  
Former Director General 
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi

Land use Systems & Environment/Sustainability Concerns 1993

Prof. C.N.R. Rao 
President
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
Scientific Research, I.I.Sc. Campus
Bangalore

----  1995

Prof. Rajinder Kumar  
Department of Chemical 
Engineering, I.I.Sc., Bangalore

Modelling of a Sonochemical Reactor 1997
Prof. M.M. Sharma
Kothari Research Professor 
J.N. Centre for Advanced Research 
Mumbai
  Some Novel Aspects of Catalysis with Solid Acids 1999

Prof. J.P. Mittal 
Director 
Chemistry & Isotope Group
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Trombay, Mumbai

Excitement in Radiation Research 2001

Prof. Girjesh Govil 

DAE-BRNS Senior Scientist 

Department of Chemical Sciences 

Tata Institute of Fundamental

Research, Mumbai

Metabonomics : A New Frontier of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 2003

Prof. C.L. Khetrapal 

Distinguished Professor

Sanjay Gandhi P.G. Institute of Medical

Sciences

Lucknow

NMR: From molecule to human behaviour with emphasis to Indian contribution 2005

Dr. Anil Kumar

Scientist

Physical Chemistry Division

National Chemical Laboratory

Pune

Physical Forces Responsible for Realizing Reactions of Organic and Biological Relevance 2007

Prof. Ashok Misra

Former Director, IITB

68 Adarsh Vista, Basavan Nagar

Vibuthipura

Bangalore

---- 2009

Prof. Goverdhan Mehta               

Honorary Professor and

CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow

Department of Organic Chemistry,

Indian Institute of Science

Bangalore

Chemistry for a Sustainable Future : Key Messages & Inspirations 2011

Dr. S.  Swaminathan

Head, Polymer Chemistry Division

National Chemical Laboratory

Pune.

----  2013

Dr. B.P. Pal Memorial Lecture Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Dr. M.S. Swaminathan  
Chairman 
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
11, Rathna Nagar, Madras

The Road to Sustainable Agriculture 1991

Dr. H.K. Jain 
Former Director
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi 

Plant Genetic  Resources & Policy Implication for Changing Agriculture 1993

Dr. R.S. Paroda
Director General, ICAR & 
Secretary, D.A.R.E., New Delhi

  Strategies for Sustainable and Profitable Agriculture in India 1995

Dr. T.N. Khoshoo
Tata Energy Research Institute
New Delhi

Science & Technology for Sustainable Development 1997

Prof. S.K. Sinha  
ICAR National Professor
IARI, New Delhi

Education for Agriculture in India-Time for a Change 1999

Prof. V.L. Chopra 
National Professor, B.P.Pal Chair National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, I.A.R.I. 
New Delhi

Genetic alteration of crop Brassicas for improving productivity and oil quality 2001

Dr. Sushil Kumar 

Emeritus Scientist

National Centre for Plant Genome

Research, JNU Campus

New Delhi

---- 2003

Prof. Akhilesh K. Tyagi 

Professor & Programme Coordinator (CPMB), 

Department of Plant Molecular Biology

University of Delhi South Campus

New Delhi

From Crop Genome to Gene Function : Searching for Agriculturally Useful Genes 2005

Prof. Prem Narain

Formerly Director, IASRI 

B-3/27A, Lawrence Road

New Delhi

Genetic Architecture of Quantitative Variation 2007

 

Prof. A.K. Sharma

Hon. Professor

CAS (Cell & Chromosome Research)

Botany Department

Calcutta University

Kolkata

---- 2009

Dr. Subrahmaniam Nagarajan

Formerly Chairperson, PPV & FRA

Ministry of Agriculture, GOI;

Shiwalik 8/49, New Colony

16th Cross Street, Chrompet,Chennai

----                                                 2011

Prof. Anupam Varma

Advanced Centre for Plant Virology

Division of Plant Pathology

IARI, New Delhi.

----

2013


Dr. P. Sheel Memorial Lecture Awardees
(every 3rd year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Dr. S.P. Gon Chowdhury  
Deptt. of Science, Technology & Environment, Govt. of India

Rural Development in Tripura 1989

Dr. C.V. Seshadri 
Director 
Sri A.M.M. Murugappa
Chettiar Research Centre, Madras

Are we spending enough so that S&T inputs reach our poor? 1992

Prof. G.S. Venkataraman Director DBT Centre for BGA Biofertilizer 
School of Biological Sciences
Mdrurai Kamraj University, Madurai

 Biofertilizers for Sustainable Crop Production Systems 1995 

Dr. N.H. Antia
Chairman & Director 
Foundation for Research in Community Health, Mumbai

 Science, Technology and Philosophy 1998

Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala  
Head, Deptt. of Electrical Engineering I.I.T., Chennai

Enabling India through Telecom and Internet 2001

Dr. Anil Joshi 

Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organization

Village - Ghisarapalli

P.O. Nehuwala Via Majra

Dehradun (Uttaranchal)

Rural Resources : Decentralized Development 2004

Prof. Sneh Bhargava

Formerly Director, AIIMS

A-103, New Friends Colony

New Delhi

Tobacco & Health Issues and Challenges in India 2007

Dr. S. Ayyappan

Secretary, DARE &

Director General

ICAR, New Delhi

Fish for All 2010

Prof. Balram Bhargava

Department of Cardiology

AIIMS, New Delhi.

---- 2013

Dr. P. Sheel Memorial (Young Woman Scientist) Lecture Awardees
(every 3rd year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Dr. (Mrs) R.S. Nadgauda 
Tissue Culture Pilot Plant Div. 
National Chemical Laboratory
Pune

Plant Tissue Culture: The Centre Piece of Plant Biotechnology 1997

Prof.(Ms.) R.M. Godbole
Chairperson, Centre for Theoretical Studies
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore

 Particle Collider : The Next Generation 2000

Dr.(Mrs.) Madhoolika Agrawal 

Reader, Department of Botany 

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi

Air Pollution Impacts on Crops: An Assessment  2003

Dr.Srubabati Goswami 

Reader F in Physics

Harish Chandra Research Institute

Allahabad

Dawn of Nu-Era 2006

Dr. Sudha Nair

Director

M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation

3rd Cross Road, Taramani Institutional Area

Chennai

---- 2009

Prof. Tanusri Saha Dasgupta

Dept. of Material Sciences

SN Bose National Centre for Basic

Sciences, Kolkata

----  2012

Professor Saligram Sinha Memorial Lecture Awardees
(every 5th year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Prof. K.S. Bilgrami  
Head, PG Department of Botany Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur

Fungal Toxins - Their Adverse Effects of Living Organism 1992

Prof. (Mrs) Archana Sharma 
CAS in Botany
University of Calcutta, Calcutta

Plant Extracts as  Modulators of Genotoxic Effects 1995

Prof. Deepak Pental 
Professor of Genetics and Director, Centre for Genetic
Manipulation of Crop Plants
University of Delhi, New Delhi 

Crop Breeding by a Combination of Conventional and Molecular Methods :a Case study of Brassica species 1998

Prof. S.K. Sopory  
I.C.G.E.B.
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg
New Delhi

----  2001

Prof. C. Manoharachary 

Emeritus Scientist (CSIR)

Department of Botany

Osmania University

Hyderabad

----  2006

Prof. Pramod Tandon

Formerly V.C., NEHU;

Professor, Department of Botany

NEHU, Shillong

---- 2011

Professor R.C. Gupta Endowment History of Science Lecture Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Prof. Deepak Kumar  
Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies 
School of Social Sciences 
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi

Social History of Science: Some Reflections 2000

Prof. B.V. Subbarayappa 
Past President, IUHPS, KT-3 
Apts. 301, 14th Cross,8th Block 
Jaya Nagar, Bangalore

Indian Scientific Tradition: Some Reflections 2002

Dr. A.K. Bag 

Advisor (History of Science)

Indian National Science Academy

Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg

New Delhi - 110002

History of Mathematics in India : Some Interesting Features 2004

Prof. Rajesh Kochar 

Formerly Director & Scientist

National Institute of Science,

Technology and Development

Studies (CSIR)

New Delhi

---- 2006

Dr. P.P. Divakaran

Adjunct Professor

Chennai Mathematical Institute

Chennai

---- 2008

Prof. K. Ramasubramanian

Cell for Indian Science & Technology in Sanskrit

IIT Bombay, Mumbai

The origin and growth of Mathematics in India 2010

Prof. H.Y. Mohan Ram

Formerly Professor of Botany

University of Delhi

Delhi

 ---- 2012

Prof. P.N. Tandon

President

National Brain Research Centre

Manesar, Haryana

 ---- 2014

Professor R.N. Tandon Memorial Lecture Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Prof. Anupam Varma 
Dean & Joint Director (Edn.)
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi

---  2000

Prof. H.N. Verma 
Professor & Head, 
Department of Botany,
Lucknow University, Lucknow 

Phytoprotein induced resistance against viruses as a means for improving plant health & crop productivity 2002

Prof. H.Y. Mohan Ram 

Formerly Professor of Botany,D.U.

194, SFS DDA Flats

S.P. Mukherjee Nagar

Delhi

Hortus Malabaricus : Enrichment of Indian Botanical Knowledge in Europe 2004

Dr. Paramvir Singh Ahuja 

Directror

Institute of Himalayan Bioresource

Technology

Palampur

---- 2006

Prof. Pramod Tandon

Vice-Chancellor

North-Eastern Hill University

Shillong

---- 2008

Prof. L.C. Rai

CAS in Botany

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi

---- 2010

Prof. S.K. Sopory

Vice-Chancellor

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi

---- 2012

Prof. A.N. Purohit

Formerly Vice-Chancellor

HNB Garhwal University

Dehradun

---- 2014

Prof. B.K. Bachhawat Memorial Lecture Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Prof. Sandip K. Basu
Director,

National Institute of Immunology

Aruna Asaf Ali Marg

New Delhi - 110067

---- 2005

Prof. H.K. Majumder

Scientist G & Head

Infectious Diseases Division

Indian Institute of Chemical Biology

Kolkata

---- 2007

Prof. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary

Department of Biochemistry

University of Delhi South Campus

Benito Juarez Road

New Delhi

---- 2009

Prof. Debi Prasad Sarkar

Professor, Department of Biochemistry

University of Delhi South Campus

New Delhi

---- 2011

Dr. Amit P. Sharma

Group Leader

Structural and Computational Biology

International Centre for Genetic

Engineering & Biotechnology

New Delhi

----

 

2013

Prof. B.K. Bachhawat Memorial Young Scientist Lecture Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Dr. Pratima Srivastava 
Scientist C
Pharmaco Kinetics and Metabollism Division
CDRI, Lucknow

Heme Metabolism : An Innovative Approach to Harness Resistance Malaria  2002

Dr. Amita Gupta 

Department of Biochemistry

University of Delhi, South Campus

Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi

HIV Diagnostics...  2004

Dr. Amit P. Sharma 

Group Leader

Structural and Computational Biology

Group, Internatioal Centre for Genetic

Engineering & Biotechnology

New Delhi

Structural Biology of Malaria Parasite Proteins 2006

Dr.(Smt.) Saman Habib

Scientist E-I

Division of Molecular & Structural Biology

Central Drug Research Institute

Lucknow

Looking for cure in a parasite plastid : new avenues for drug target identification in malaria 2008

Dr. Ashish Arora

Scientist

CDRI                        

Lucknow

Understanding the Soft-Skills of Drug Target Proteins using NMR Spectroscopy 2010

Dr. Mukesh Jain

Staff Scientist III

NIPGR

New Delhi

---- 2012

Dr. Anindita Ukil

Assistant Professor

Department of Biochemistry

University of Calcutta

Kolkata

---- 2014

Professor U.S. Srivastava Memorial Lecture Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Dr. V.P. Sharma
Formerly Addl. Director General (ICMR) & Director, MRC
New Delhi

  Malaria Control in India   2003

Prof. R. Gadagkar 

Centre for Ecological Sciences

Indian Institute of Science

Bangalore

---- 2005

Prof. K. Muralidhar

Professor & Head

Department of Zoology

University of Delhi

Delhi

Educational Philosophy of Biology : Lessons from studies on Molecular Endocrinology of Water Buffaloes 2007

 

Prof. K.S. Rai

Formerly Professor & Director

Vector Biology/Parasitology Training

Programme

2, Jaswant Singh Rai Nagar

Salempur Musalmana

P.O. Randhawa Masandan

Jalandhar

---- 2009

Prof. K. Venkataram

Director

Zoological Survey of India

Kolkata

---- 2011

Prof. U.C. Srivastava

Department of Zoology

University of Allahabad

Allahabad

Preventive & promotive care of health 2013

Professor Shri Ranjan Memorial Lecture Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Dr. L.M.S. Palni 

Sr. Scientific Advisor-Biotechnology &

Project Director

State Biotechnology Programme

U.S. Nagar, Uttaranchal

Role of Biotechnology in the development of Uttaranchal 2004

Prof. Jitendra Pal Khurana 

Coordinator (UGC-SAP)

Dept. of Plant Molecular Biology

University of Delhi South Campus

New Delhi

Blue Light Sensing Cryptochromes : Structure-function Perspective and their Genetic Manipulation in Plants 2006

Dr. Sunil Kumar Mukherjee

Associate Scientist

Plant Molecular Biology Group

International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology

New Delhi

Role of RAD54 Protein in Geminiviral DNA Replication 2008

Prof. Deepak Pental

Vice-Chancellor

University of Delhi

New Delhi

---- 2010

Prof. Akhilesh K. Tyagi

Director, NIPGR

New Delhi

---- 2012

Prof. Paramjit Khurana

Department of Plant Molecular

Biology, University of Delhi

South Campus, New Delhi.

---- 2014

Award Lecture in the field of Toxicology
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Dr. P.S. Chauhan

Formerly Head, Cell Biology Division

Emeritus Medical Scientist (ICMR)

Biosciences Group

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

Trombay, Mumbai - 400005

Man, Mouse mutation and dilemma of risk to the heredity 2004

Prof. P.K. Seth

C.E.O. Biotech Park

Sector G, Jankipuram

Kursi Road

Lucknow

Challenges & Opportunities in Toxicology 2006

Prof. Alok Dhawan

Scientist EII

Development Toxicology Division

Industrial Toxicology Research Centre

Lucknow

Multipronged approach in Toxicology : A New Paradigm 2008

Dr. Devendra Parmar

Scientist F & Head

Developmental Toxicology Division

Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

Lucknow

---- 2010

Prof. Nikhil Tandon

Endocrinology & Metabolism Dept.

AIIMS, New Delhi

Burden & risk factors of diabetes in India 2012

Prof. K.C. Gupta

Director

Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

Lucknow

---- 2014

Professor Krishnaji Memorial Lectrue Awardees
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Prof. M.G.K. Menon

K-5 (Rear)

Hazu Khas

New Delhi

Physics at Microwave Frequencies - Retrospect and the Future   2006

Prof. Suresh Chandra

NASI-Senior Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellow

Physics Department

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi

---- 2008

Prof. S.K. Joshi

NASI Platinum Jubilee Chair

National Physical Laboratory

New Delhi

---- 2010

Prof. M. Vijayan

Molecular Biophysics Unit

Indian Institute of Science

Bangalore

---- 2012

Prof. Govind Swarup

Formerly INSA Honorary Scientist

& Director, NCRA/GMRT

Pune

---- 2014

Award Lecture in the field of Biodiversity
(every alternate year)

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Prof. L.M.S. Palni

Senior Scientific Adviser-Biotechnology

& Project Director, State Biotechnology

Programme, Govt. of Uttaranchal

Biotech Bhavan

P.O. Haldi, Pant Nagar

Distt. U.S. Nagar, Uttaranchal

----  2007

Prof. J.S. Singh

NASI-Senior Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellow

CAS in Botany

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi

----  2009

Prof. C.R. Babu

Professor Emeritus

Centre for Environmental Management

of Degraded Ecosystem

School of Environmental Studies

Delhi University, Delhi

---- 2011

Prof. Pramod Tandon

Centre for Advanced Studies

Department of Zoology

North-Eastern Hill University

Shillong

---- 2013

Professor Archana Sharma Memorial Lecture Awardee

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Prof. (Mrs.) Manju Sharma

Former Secretary, Govt. of India;

President & Executive Director

Indian Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar;

Res. B9/6476 FF, Vasant Kunj

New Delhi - 110070

----  2009

Prof. Veena Tandon

Department of Zoology

North Eastern Hill University

Shillong

----  2010

Prof. Kasturi Datta

DBT Distinguished Biotechnology Professor

School of Environmental Science

Adjunct Professor

Special Centre for Molecular Medicine

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi

---- 2011

Prof. Mahtab Bamji

Secretary to Govt. of India

Department of Biotechnology

New Delhi

Nutritional Security for India : Challenges and Opportunities 2012

Prof. Chandrima Saha  

Director

National Institute of Immunology

Aruna Asaf Ali Marg

New Delhi

---- 2013

Prof. Sneh Bhargava

Professor Emeritus and

Formerly Director

AIIMS, New Delhi

---- 2014

Professor R.N. Tandon's 90th Birthday Lecture Awardee

Name & Address

Lecture Title

Year

Dr. C.R. Bhatia 
Secretary to Govt. of India
Department of Biotechnology
New Delhi

----  1993