THE YEAR BOOK 2021 INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Bengaluru Postal Address: Indian Academy of Sciences Post Box No. 8005 C.V. Raman Avenue Sadashivanagar Post, Raman Research Institute Campus Bengaluru 560 080 India Telephone : +91-80-2266 1200, +91-80-2266 1203 Fax : +91-80-2361 6094 Email : [email protected], [email protected] Website : www.ias.ac.in © 2021 Indian Academy of Sciences Information in this Year Book is updated up to 15 February 2021. Editorial & Production Team: Nalini, B.R. Thirumalai, N. Published by: Executive Secretary, Indian Academy of Sciences Text formatted by WINTECS Typesetters, Bengaluru (Mobile: 97310 01283) Printed by Ekakshara Printers, Bengaluru CONTENTS Page Section A: Indian Academy of Sciences Activities – a profile ................................................................. 2 Council for the period 2019–2021 ............................................ 6 Office Bearers ......................................................................... 7 Former Presidents ................................................................... 8 The Academy Trust ................................................................. 9 Section B: Professorships Raman Chair ........................................................................... 12 Jubilee Chair ........................................................................... 15 Janaki Ammal Chair ................................................................ 16 The Academy–Springer Nature Chair ...................................... 16 Section C: Fellowship and Honorary Fellowship Fellows on roll ......................................................................... 18 Abbreviations .......................................................................... 199 Honorary Fellows on roll .......................................................... 200 Fellows elected in 2020 ........................................................... 206 Subject-wise list of Fellows ...................................................... 207 Geographical Representation of Fellows .................................. 246 Fellows and Honorary Fellows deceased in 2020 ...................... 276 Fellows deceased since 1934 .................................................. 277 Honorary Fellows deceased since 1934 ................................... 294 Section D: Associateship Information on Associateship ................................................... 298 Associates on roll .................................................................... 301 Associates selected in 2020 .................................................... 313 Former Associates .................................................................. 313 Section E: Committees Sectional Committees ............................................................. 326 Raman Chair and Janaki Ammal Chair Sub-Committee ........... 331 Jubilee Chair Sub-Committee .................................................. 331 Publications’ Committee .......................................................... 332 Science Academies’ Education Panel ...................................... 333 Panel on Scientific Values ....................................................... 334 Panel on Women in Science .................................................... 335 Finance Committee ................................................................. 335 Standing Committee on Staff ................................................... 335 Section F: Publications Journals’ Details ...................................................................... 338 Section G: Calendar of Meetings in 2021 Annual Meetings ..................................................................... 364 Council Meetings .................................................................... 364 Sectional Committee Meetings ................................................ 364 Publications’ Committee Meetings ........................................... 364 Venues of Annual Meetings ..................................................... 365 List of Holidays in 2021 ........................................................... 366 Section H: Staff ......................................................................... 368 Section I: Guest House Facility Academy – RRI Campus ......................................................... 372 Academy Fellows’ Residency – Jalahalli .................................. 372 Contents namely MoA, RoA, Statutes and Ethics documents of the Academy are not printed in the Year Book. These can be accessed in the respective URLs: Memorandum of Association https://www.ias.ac.in/About_IASc/Memorandum_of_Association/ Role of Academy https://www.ias.ac.in/About_IASc/Role_of_the_Academy/ Statutes https://www.ias.ac.in/About_IASc/Statutes/ Scientific Values: Ethical Guidelines and Procedures https://www.ias.ac.in/About_IASc/Scientific_Values:_Ethical_ Guidelines_And_Procedures/ Section A Indian Academy of Sciences Activities – a profile 1. Publication of Scientific Journals: Among the activities undertaken by the Academy since 1934, publication of scientific journals has occupied pride of place. Some early decisions were that papers for publication need not be communicated by Fellows, and that all papers submitted would be subject to scrutiny by referees. The first issue of the Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences appeared in July 1934. Proceedings was started as a monthly and soon became two monthlies in July 1935, one section devoted to physical sciences and the other to life sciences. In 1973, a new physics journal entitled Pramana – Journal of Physics was added. 1977 onwards, the publications programme was considerably enlarged, with the two sections of Proceedings split into several theme journals devoted to mathematics, chemistry, earth and planetary sciences, plant sciences, animal sciences, experimental biology and engineering. The section on experimental biology was renamed Journal of Biosciences in 1979, and in 1991, Proceedings Animal Sciences and Proceedings Plant Sciences merged with it. The section on engineering sciences was renamed Sadhana in 1984. New journals in materials science and astrophysics & astronomy were added. In 1985, the Academy took over and revived the Journal of Genetics, one of the oldest journals in genetics in the English language. The journal Resonance, added in the year 1996, is aimed at improving the quality of science education and teaching. The latest addition to the list of journals are ‘Dialogue: Science, Scientists, and Society’ and ‘IASc Conference Series’. These journals are online only journals. The Current Science Association works with the Academy in bringing out the fortnightly multidisciplinary journal Current Science, published since 1932. The number of journals currently published by the Academy is 13, covering all major disciplines in science & technology. The Academy is one of the biggest scientific journal publishers in the country. Besides regular journals, special publications of topical interest and Patrika – the newsletter of the Academy – are frequently brought out. Since January 2007, 10 journals of the Academy are being co- published with Springer (http://www.springer.com). Springer provides access to the journals’ content worldwide on its journal platform Springer Link (http://link.springer.com). Springer also distributes 2 Section A: Indian Academy of Sciences print editions of the 10 journals outside India, all international subscription queries can be made to [email protected]. During the term of co-publishing, Fellows and Associates will have full complimentary online access to the Springerlink content of 10 journals of the Academy (which is password enabled) on the Springer link (http://link.springer.com) which is hosted on the Academy Fellowship webpage. Full and free access to the Academy journals is available worldwide on the website of the Academy (https://www.ias.ac.in/Journals/Overview/). 2. Election of Fellows and Honorary Fellows: The Academy annually elects distinguished scientists of the country to its Fellowship; it also elects persons distinguished for contributions to science or engineering, whose place of work is outside India, as Honorary Fellows. The stringent annual exercise begins with nominations by Fellows, and goes through evaluation and shortlisting by Sectional Committees for the Council, and ends with ballot open to all Fellows in December every year. As on 31 December 2020, the number of Fellows on roll was 1078, and Honorary Fellows 47. 3. Selection of Associates: The Associateship programme was introduced in 1983 to identify and encourage promising young scientists working in India. The Associateship is tenable for a minimum period of 3 years or a maximum period of 6 years. This expanded tenure of Associateship is applicable for candidates selected from the year 2019 onwards. Fellows of the Academy (except members of the Council, Sectional Committees) and other Heads of institutions of national importance such as IITs, NITs, IISERs, CSIR laboratories, University departments (limited to pure and applied sciences including engineering) are eligible to nominate. A nomination remains valid only for the year of nomination. Nominations are solicited up to April 30, 2021. Please refer to page no. 298 for more details. 4. Organizing Scientific Meetings: The Academy annually holds scientific meetings, symposia and public lectures and encourages other similar activities to provide means of exchange of scientific knowledge among scientists