Context:
The annual list of Fellows announced by the 90-year-old Indian National Science Academy, among the country’s most prestigious assembly of scientists, sticks out this year for its deviation from the academy’s traditional practice. The list features a phalanx of famous Indians who are not professional scientists.
The Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) is the New Delhi-based national academy for Indian scientists of all disciplines. In 2015, it founded the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS), a junior wing for young scientists. INYAS is affiliated with Global Young Academy and has signed the declaration on Core Values of Young Academies. The current president of INYAS is Prof. Ashutosh Sharma.
- Founder
- Lewis Leigh Fermor
History and Growth
- INSA is an autonomous institution of the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. It was established in 1935 to promote, nurture, and safeguard the interests of sciences and scientists.
- INSA is an accredited Premier National Scientific Society by the Government of India. It moved to its present premises in Delhi in 1951.
- INSA was requested in 1968 to represent India in all International Science Fora.
- In 1970, NISI was renamed as Indian National Science Academy (INSA).
- The main INSA-building, the Golden Jubilee Building, was completed in 1996.
