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Dates: 25, 26, 27 November 2004
Venue: Swatantrata Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
25 November 2004 (Thursday)
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09.30 - 11.00
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Inauguration and Presidential
Address
T. V. Ramakrishnan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Many electrons together: strange new quantum worlds
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11.00 - 11.30
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Tea break and group photograph
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| 11.30
- 13.00 |
Lecture
presentations by Fellows/Associates |
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11.30 - 12.00
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Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi
Genetically anchored sequence of rice genome, gene discovery and functional anal
ysis
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12.00 - 12.30
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S. Umapathy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Capturing molecules in action by Raman spectroscopy
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12.30 - 13.00
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Siddhartha Gadgil, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
Symmetries of spheres
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13.00 - 14.30
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Lunch break
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14.30 - 17.30
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Symposium - A new look at traditional medicine
(Convener: M. S. Valiathan)
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14.30
- 15.00
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M. S. Valiathan, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Evolution of Ayurveda
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15.00 - 15.30
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C. K. Ramachandran, Calicut Medical College, Calicut
Roots of Ayurveda in Indian philosophy
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15.30 - 16.00
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Tea break
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16.00 - 16.30
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Ashok D. B. Vaidya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's SPARC, Mumbai
Herbal and Ayurvedic products: current status and reverse pharmacology
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16.30 - 17.00
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R. Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
Drugs from Indian medicinal plants
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17.00 - 17.30
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Bhushan Patwardhan, University of Poona, Pune
Tradition to transformation: Ayurveda, science and systems
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18.00 - 19.00
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S. Ramaseshan Memorial Public Lecture
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, New Delhi
Globalization, and science in India
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19.30 - 20.30
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Cultural evening
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20.30 - 21.30
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Dinner
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26 November 2004 (Friday)
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09.00 - 10.00
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Special Lecture
Rajaram Nityananda, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune
High ambitions at low frequencies: the GMRT and beyond
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10.00 - 10.30
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Tea break
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| 10.30
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Symposium
- Genetics and health
(Conveners: N. Appaji Rao and Rajiva Raman)
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10.30 - 11.00
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R. Pitchappan, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
Genomics, immunology and infectious diseases
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11.00 - 11.30
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Chitra Kannabiran, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad
TGFBI gene mutations in corneal dystrophies
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11.30 - 12.00
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Shahid Jameel, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi
Multi-tasking by small viral proteins
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| 12.00
- 12.30 |
N. Appaji, Rao, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Consanguinity, endogamy and community genetics |
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| 12.30
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B. K. Thelma, University of Delhi, Delhi
Impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms in pharmacogenetics / personalized medicine--where are we?
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13.00 - 14.30
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Lunch break
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| 14.30
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Lecture
presentations by Fellows/Associates |
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14.30 - 15.00
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Sudhanshu Vrati, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi
Japanese encaphilitis vaccine: moving away from mouse brain
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15.00 - 15.30
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G. Ravindra Kumar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
A brief, yet intense affair with light
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15.30 - 16.00
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Tea break
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| 16.00
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Public
Lecture
Veer Bhadra Mishra, Sankat Mochan Foundation, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
The Ganga at Varanasi and the travail to stop her abuse |
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18.00 - 21.00
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Boat ride on the Ganga
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22.00
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Dinner
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27 November 2004 (Saturday)
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09.00 - 10.00
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Special Lecture
S. C. Lakhotia, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Non-coding DNA: junk, or a necessity for origin and evolution of biological complexity?
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10.00 - 10.30
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Tea break
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| 10.30
- 12.00 |
Lecture
presentations by Fellows/Associates |
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10.30 - 11.00
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B. Yegnanarayana, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
Person authentication from voice: the search for new features in speech
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11.00 - 11.30
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M. V. N. Murthy, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
Fractional exclusion statistics: a generalized Pauli principle
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11.30 - 12.00
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Sreebrata Goswami, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
Carbon-nitrogen bond fusion reactions with metal mediation
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12.00 - 13.00
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Business meeting of Fellows
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13.00 - 14.00
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Lunch break
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14.00 - 19.00
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Visit to Sarnath
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20.00 - 21.00
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Dinner
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