Chapter 5
*I am grateful to a number of my colleagues, particularly Dr Alok Moitra of INSA, Shri G. Madhavan of IASc, Shri Neeraj Gupta of NASc, and Shri K.C. Chandran of TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) for their help in various ways, including providing copies of papers from the archives of the academies. I would also like to thank my granddaughter Komal and son Anurag for their help in improving the quality of this chapter, including improving the contrasting portraits of the founders of the Academy. Several years back, Professor H.L. Nigam had written a similar article. I have been inspired by his contribution.
1. Asutosh Mookerjee (1864–1924): Mathematician and administrator; first President of ICSA in 1914.
2. Sir Jagadis ...
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