NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (INDIA) ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 Postal Address: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (INDIA) NAMS House, Ansari Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110029 Telephone: 011-26588718, 26589326 President : 011-26588792 Secretary : 011-26589289 Fax No.: 011-26588992 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: http://nams-india.in 2 CONTENTS Page no. The Council ─ 2013-14 4 Officers & Executive Staff 5 Editorial Board of Annals of NAMS 6 A. Organizational Activities 7-63 Annual Meeting 8 Award of Fellowships & Memberships at the Annual Meeting 9-17 Lifetime Achievement Award 18 Orations and Awards 19-21 Prof. J.S. Bajaj Award 22 Meetings of the Council 23 Election of Fellows – 2013 23-26 Election of Members – 2013 26-32 Candidates proposed for Membership (MNAMS) on passing DNB Examination 33-40 Fellows/Members on rolls of the Academy 41 Nominations of Medical Scientists for Orations and Awards – 2013-14 42-45 Golden Jubilee Commemoration Award Lecture 46 Maintenance of Building 47 Publication of Annals 47 Obituary 48 Text of the address by the President Dr. C.S. Bhaskaran, delivered at the Annual 49-53 Convocation on 26th October 2013, at Jodhpur (Annexure I) Text of the address by the Chief Guest Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor, 54-57 Govt. of India, at the Annual Convocation on 26th October 2013, at Jodhpur (Annexure II) Text of the address by the Guest of Honour Prof. J.S. Bajaj, Emeritus President, NAMS 58-63 at the Annual Convocation on 26th October 2013, at Jodhpur (Annexure III) B. Academic