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Guest Editorial: Indian National Science Academy: Some Challenges Ahead

Gadagkar, R (2017) Guest Editorial: Indian National Science Academy: Some Challenges Ahead. In: Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, 83 (1). pp. 1-4.

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Abstract

Esteemed Fellows of INSA and members of INYAS, during the past three years, it has been my honour and pleasure to serve INSA as its President. For me this short three-year journey has been a great learning experience and will remain forever a memorable experience in my life. Truth be told, that part of my duty, which involved interacting with the government, was often challenging and sometimes frustrating. But the part which involved interacting with INSA staff, officers, council members and fellows, was always enjoyable and rewarding. Perhaps I had not hitherto realized how remarkable our science academies really are. It is hard to imagine another kind of institution where nearly a thousand of the foremost experts in different disciplines, smilingly compete with each other to freely volunteer their time and offer their knowledge and skill in response to a simple request by email. The credit for establishing such a glorious tradition must go to the founders, successive presidents and office bearers of the academy, since its foundation in 1934. Being the 37th President of INSA, I owe a debt of gratitude to a long and illustrious line of predecessors and of course to the entire fellowship. Among the few innovations we have made during my tenure as President, the one I will cherish most and the one that I think will outlast everything else in its impact, is the establishment of the Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS). Rather than set out to describe in more detail all the wonder that INSA is, I seek your indulgence in permitting me to describe instead, some important challenges that lie ahead for INSA. I will dwell briefly on what I believe are four important challenges namely, ethics and etiquette, inclusivity, policy advice, and social sciences and humanities.

Item Type: Editorials/Short Communications
Publication: Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy
Publisher: Indian National Science Academy
Keywords: Challenges ahead for INSA; Ethics and Etiquette; Inclusivity; Policy advice; Social sciences and humanities
Department/Centre: Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences
Date Deposited: 15 Mar 2021 16:28
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2021 16:28
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/67662

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