AA NN NNRR UUEE AAPP LLOO RR TT 2016–20172016–2017 INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BENGALURU Published by: Executive Secretary, Indian Academy of Sciences, C.V. Raman Avenue, Post Box No. 8005, Sadashivanagar P.O., Bengaluru 560 080 Phone (EPABX): 91-80-2266-1200 Fax: 91-80-2361-6094 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.ias.ac.in Graphics & Design: Subhankar Biswas Cover portrait of MGK Menon: Gujjar 2 CONTENTS i. Foreword 4 1. Introduction 5 2. Overview 6 3. Council 8 4. Fellowship 10 5. Associates 22 6. Publications 26 7. Repository of Scientific Publications 38 of Academy Fellows 8. Discussion Meeting 39 9. Mid-Year Meeting 2016 40 10. Annual Meeting 2016 54 11. Public Lecture 68 12. Science Education Programmes 70 13. ‘Women in Science’ Panel Programmes 86 14. Hindi Workshop 90 15. Vigilance Awareness Week 91 16. National Science Day 2016 92 17. Academy Finances 94 18. Acknowledgements 96 19. Tables 97 20. Personnel 101 21. Statement of Finances 105 3 FOREWORD It gives me great pleasure The Academy introduced to present the 83rd Annual the online platform to Report of the Academy, solicit nominations for highlighting the activities Fellowship and e-balloting of the Academy during the for election. On the past year. publishing front, to strengthen the pace of publishing by While the details are given in the Report, immediate assignment of articles to issues I would particularly like to draw your upon online publication of an article, three attention to a few initiatives undertaken of our journals (Pramana, JoAA and JESS) this year.