The abbreviations that follow the name and address of the Fellows are explained below: 1. S — Willing to accept students (undergraduate/graduate/postgraduate). 2. T — Willing to accept teachers (doctoral/post-doctoral). 3. AA — Accommodation may be available to the student/teacher (subject to confirmation). 4. ANA — Accommodation not available, and has to be taken care of by the student/teacher concerned. 5. The entry in brackets after the Fellow's name indicates the field of specialization of the Fellow. LIST OF FELLOWS 1. Abbasi, Prof. Shahid A. (sp. Environmental Engineering, Energy Studies and Limnology), Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. S, AA. 2. Acharya, Prof. B.D. (sp. Graph Theory), University of Mysore, Mysore. S,T, AA. 3. Adhikari, Prof. Sukumar D. (sp. Number Theory and Combinatorics) Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad. S, AA. 4. Adhya, Dr Samit (sp. Molecular Genetics of Parasites, Intracellular RNA Trafficking and DNA Diagnostics), Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata. S, AA. 5. Adhya, Dr Tapan K. (sp. Environmental Microbiology), Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack. S,T, AA. 6. Adimurthi, Prof. (sp. Nonlinear Differential Equations), TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore. S,T, AA. 7. Agarwal, Dr Avinash K. (sp. Alternative Fuels, Biodiesel Emissions, Oil Tribology, Sensors, and Laser Diagnostics), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. T, AA. 8. Ahmad, Prof. Talat (sp. Igneous Petrology and Himalayan Geology), University of Delhi, Delhi. S,T, AA. 9. Ahuja, Dr Paramvir S. (sp. Plant Improvement), Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur. S,T, AA. 10. Ajayaghosh, Dr A. (sp. Organic Materials, Photosciences and Macromolecular Chemistry), National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology, Trivandrum. S, AA. 1095 11. Alex, Dr T.K. (sp. Space Technology, Instrumentation and Optics), ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore. S, AA. 12. Amla, Dr Devindra V. (sp. Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology), National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow. S,T, ANA. 13. Amritkar, Prof. R.E. (sp. Nonlinear Phenomena, Chaos and Statistical Physics), Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. S,T, AA. 14. Anand, Prof. G.V. (sp. Signal Processing, Ocean Acoustics and Nonlinear Dynamics), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. S, AA. 15. Anand, Dr V.G. (sp. Bio-inorganic Chemistry, Pi-Conjugated Macrocycles and Supramolecular Chemistry), Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Pune. S, AA. 16. Anandavardhanan, Dr U.K. (sp. Automorphic Form and Representation Theory), Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. S, AA. 17. Ananthakrishnan, Prof. S. (sp. Extragalactic Radio Astronomy, Sun & Solar Wind, Interferometry Techniques and Analog Electronics), University of Pune, Pune. S,T, ANA. 18. Anil Kumar, Dr (sp. Chemical Thermodynamics, Physical Organic Chemistry and Biophysical Chemistry), National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. S,T, AA. 19. Anil Kumar, Prof. (sp. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy & its Applications to Biomolecules and Quantum Computing), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. S, AA. 20. Anil Kumar, Prof. (sp. Physical Chemistry, Kinetics & Photochemistry and Nanomaterials), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. S, AA. 21. Arakeri, Prof. V.H. (sp. Cavitation, Hydrodynamics and Two-phase Flows), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. S, AA. 22. Arora, Dr B.R. (sp. Electromagnetic Geophysics, Seismotectonics and Geomagnetism), Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun. S,T, AA. 23. Arvind, Dr (sp. Quantum Theory and Quantum Information Theory), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Chandigarh. S, ANA. 24. Aswal, Dr Vinod K. (sp. Neutron Scattering), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. S,T, AA. 1096 25. Athreya, Dr Siva (sp. Probability Theory), Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. S, AA. 26. Bachhawat, Dr Anand K. (sp. Microbial Genetics, Molecular Genetics and Microbial Biochemistry), Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh. S, ANA. 27. Bagchi, Prof. Bhaskar (sp. Finite Geometry, Combinatorial Topology and Operator Theory), Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. S,T, AA. 28. Bagchi, Prof. Biman (sp. Physical & Biophysical Chemistry and Statistical Mechanics of Liquids), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. S, AA. 29. Bagyaraj, Prof. D.J. (sp. Agricultural Microbiology), University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. S, AA. 30. Bakshi, Prof. A.K. (sp. Physical Chemistry, and Theoretical Polymer Chemistry) University of Delhi, Delhi. S,T, AA. 31. Balaji, Prof. V. (sp. Algebraic Geometry, Representation Theory and Topology), Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai. S, AA. 32. Balakrishnan, Prof. N. (sp. Numerical Electromagnetics, Information Security, Polarimetric Radars and Aerospace Electronic Systems), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. S,T, AA. 33. Balaram, Prof. P. (sp. Bio-Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. S,T, AA. 34. Baldev Raj, Dr (sp. Non-destructive Science & Technology), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam. S,T, AA. 35. Bamezai, Prof. R.N.K. (sp. Genetics and Human Genetics), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. S, ANA. 36. Bandyopadhyay, Dr Sanghamitra (sp. Soft Computing, Pattern Recognition, Data Mining, Bioinformatics, Image Processing and Optimization in VLSI), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. S,T, AA. 37. Banerjee, Dr Rahul (sp. Biological Macromolecular Crystallography), Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata. S, ANA. 38. Banerjee, Dr Srikumar (sp. Materials Science, Physical Metallurgy, Phase Transformations and Electron Microscopy), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. S,T, AA. 1097 39. Banerji, Prof. Asoke (sp. Bio-Organic Chemistry), Centre for Biotechnology, Kollam. S,T, AA. 40. Bansal, Prof. Manju (sp. Computational Structural Biology, Computational Genome Analysis and Biomolecular Modelling), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. S, AA. 41. Bapat, Dr Vishwas A. (sp. Plant Sciences and Agriculture), Shivaji University, Kolhapur. S,T, ANA. 42. Basak, Prof. Amit (sp. DNA Interacting Agents, Asymmetric Synthesis and Enzymology), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. S, AA. 43. Basavaiah, Prof. D. (sp. Organic Chemistry), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. S, AA. 44. Bashyam, Dr M.D. (sp. Cancer Genomics and Human Genetic Disorders), Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics, Hyderabad. S,T, AA. 45. Basu, Dr Joyoti (sp. Molecular Microbiology), Bose Institute, Kolkata. S, AA. 46. Batra, Dr J.K. (sp. Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Protein Chemistry), National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi. S, AA. 47. Bhaduri, Dr Sumit (sp. Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis), Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai. S,T, AA. 48. Bhakuni, Dr Vinod (sp. Protein Folding and Molecular Biophysics), Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow. S, AA. 49. Bhalla, Prof. Upinder S. (sp. Systems Biology, Computational Neuroscience and Systems Neurobiology), National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore. S, AA. 50. Bhanu Sankara Rao, Dr K. (sp. Mechanical Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Development), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam. S,T, AA. 51. Bharadwaj, Prof. P.K. (sp. Supramolecular Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and X-ray Crystallography), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. S, AA. 52. Bhargava, Dr Purnima (sp. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eukaryotic Transcription & Gene Expression, and Chromatin Structure & Remodelling), Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad. S, AA. 1098 53. Bhat, Prof. B.V. Rajarama (sp. Quantum Probability, Operator Algebras and Operator Theory), Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. S, AA. 54. Bhat, Prof. G.S. (sp. Tropical Convection, Boundary Layer and Field Studies), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. S,T, AA. 55. Bhat, Prof. S.V. (sp. Condensed Matter Physics, Solid State NMR and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. S, AA. 56. Bhatnagar, Prof. Veereshwar (sp. Paediatric Surgery), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. S,T, ANA. 57. Bhatt, Dr Abhay G. (sp. Probability and Mathematics or Mathematical Statistics), Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi. S,T, AA. 58. Bhattacharya, Prof. Dipankar (sp. High Energy Astrophysics, Neutron Stars and Gamma Ray Bursts), Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pune. S, AA. 59. Bhattacharya, Prof. Samaresh (sp. Inorganic Chemistry, Co-ordination Chemistry and Organometallic Chemistry), Jadavpur University, Kolkata. S, AA. 60. Bhattacharya, Prof. Samir (sp. Nuclear Materials, Nano-Ceramics and Functional Materials), Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. S, AA. 61. Bhattacharya, Prof. Shelley (sp. Mechanistic and Environmental Toxicology), Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. S, AA. 62. Bhattacharya, Prof. Sudha (sp. Molecular Biology, Molecular Parasitology and Genomics), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. S, AA. 63. Bhattacharyya, Dr Archana (sp. Ionospheric Physics, Geomagnetism and Space Weather), Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Navi Mumbai. S,T, AA. 64. Bhattacharyya, Prof. B. (sp. Biophysical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy), Bose Institute, Kolkata. S, AA. 65. Bhattacharyya, Prof. K. (sp. Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy and Organized Assemblies), Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata. S, AA. 66. Bhattacharyya, Dr Kamal (sp. Theoretical Chemistry), University of Calcutta, Kolkata. S, ANA. 1099 67. Bhattacharyya, Prof. S.P. (sp. Quantum Chemistry), Indian