SHRIRAM INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH - DELHI LIST OF FOUNDER MEMORIAL LECTURES Since 1965
| Year | Title of Lecture | Speaker |
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| 2026 | DRDO: Empowering India’s Defence through Innovation and Technology Excellence |
Dr. Ranjana Nallamalli, Head of Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management, DRDO, Govt. of India.
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| 2025 | Understanding Infectious Diseases in a New Perspective |
Prof. Shekhar C. Mande, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR, Govt. of India.
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| 2024 | 'Improving Human Health through Biomedical Research: Future Beckons Us' |
Prof. Pramod Kumar Garg, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
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| 2023 | “Emerging Space Sector in India - Technology, Innovation & Opportunities” |
Shri Somanath S, Secretary Department of Space (DOS) & Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Bengaluru.
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| 2022 | Cyber Physical Systems for Industry 4.0 |
Prof. Anurag Kumar, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
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| 2019 | Bio-Medical Device Innovation |
Prof. (Dr.) Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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| 2018 | "Innovating on a Carbon Budget" |
Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, Chief Executive Officer, LanzaTech, USA.
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| 2017 | “From Understanding Nature’s Engineering to the Engineering of Nature” |
Prof. K. VijayRaghavan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.
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| 2016 | Delights of Doing Research: Some Personal Lessons on Translational Sciences |
Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.
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| 2015 | Growth of Biotechnology in India |
Prof. Govindarajan Padmanaban, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
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| 2014 | Driven soft matter: Connecting deep science to everyday life |
Prof. Ajay Sood, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
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| 2013 | Open Source Drug Discovery: An Innovative Model for Affordable Healthcare for All |
Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari, Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).
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| 2012 | Aviation, National Security and Wealth Generation |
Dr. Kota Harinarayana, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
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| 2011 | The advent of Mesoscopic Solar Cells |
Prof. Dr. Michael Graetzel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland.
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| 2010 | Industrial Research and Partnerships: For Emerging India |
Dr. T. Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
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| 2009 | Future of Biological Sciences in India |
Dr. M. K. Bhan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, GOI.
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| 2008 | Radiation Processing |
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary, Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India.
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| 2007 | Materials and Energy Derived from Carbohydrates: Opportunities, Challenges and Sustainability Assessment |
Dr. S. Sivaram, Director National Chemical Laboratory, Pune.
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| 2006 | Measuring and Assessing Science |
Prof. P. Balaram, Director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
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| 2005 | New IPR Regime-Converting a Challenge into an Opportunity |
Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).
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| 2004 | Space- A Vision for the next 25 Years |
Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
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| 2003 | Biotech Industries: Opportunities and Challenges |
Dr. (Mrs.) Manju Sharma, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.
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| 2002 | India’s Medical Legacy |
Prof. M. S. Valiathan, Vice-Chancellor, Manipal University, Manipal.
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| 2001 | A reconstruction of the Human Genome and Its implications |
Dr. Eugene W. Myers, Director, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Systems Biology Center, Dresden, Germany.
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| 2000 | Putting Research at the Service of our People |
Dr. V. Kurien, Chairman Institute of Rural Development and Father of the White Revolution in India.
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| 1999 | Cloning- An Update |
Dr. D. Balasubramanian, Director, Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad.
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| 1998 | Technology Vision for the Industry |
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Ex. President of India.
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| 1997 | Plant Biotechnology, Past, Present and Future |
Prof. A. K. Sharma, Head, Dept. of Botany, University of Calcutta.
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| 1996 | Ophthalmic Research in India: Present and Future |
Dr.S. S. Badrinath, President & Chairman Emeritus – Medical Research Foundation.
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| 1995 | Spin-Off of the Indian Nuclear energy Programme |
Dr. R. Chidambaram, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
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| 1994 | High Temperature Super Conductivity: Expectations and Reality |
Dr. Praveen Chaudhari, Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory New York, USA.
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| 1993 | Space Technology for Achieving Socio-Economic Revolution |
Prof. U. R. Rao, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization, (ISRO).
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| 1992 | Approaches to Successful R & D - Case Studies of Selected Materials Development |
Prof. P. Rama Rao, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, (DST).
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| 1991 | The Sense of Smell |
Prof. Obaid Siddiqui, Director Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
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| 1990 | Liquid Crystals: Physics and Applications |
Prof. S. Chandrasekhar, Director Raman Research Institute, Bangalore.
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| 1989 | Lasers and applications |
Dr. C.K.N. Patel, Executive Director, Bell Laboratory, USA.
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| 1988 | Parallel Processing |
Shri Sam Pitroda, Scientific Advisor to Prime Minister of India.
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| 1987 | World of Polymers-Newer Developments |
Dr. S. Ganguly, Chairman & Managing Director, Indian Petro-Chemicals Co. Ltd.
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| 1986 | Genes, Genies and Public Health |
Prof. V. Ramalinga Swami, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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| 1985 | Emerging Techniques for the Investigation of Solids and Surfaces |
Prof. C.N.R. Rao, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
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| 1984 | Man, Materials and Civilization |
Dr. V. S. Arunachalam, Scientific Advisor to the Defense Minister and Secretary Defense Research Development Organization, (DRDO).
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| 1983 | Immuno-Biotechnology-Scope and Perspectives |
Dr. G. P. Talwar, Director, National Institute of Immunology Delhi.
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| 1982 | Learning to Live with Science and Technology |
Prof. Jayant V. Narlikar, Founding Director, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics.
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| 1981 | The Environmental Imperatives of Development |
Dr. B.P. Pal, Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, (ICAR).
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| 1980 | Alcohols as Fuels and Chemical Feed stocks |
Dr. Donald F. Othmer, Prof. Polytechnic Inst. of NewYork, Brooklyn, USA.
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| 1979 | Impact of Nuclear Research on Future Technology of Nuclear Power |
Dr. P.K. Iyengar, Director, Babha Atomic Research Centre, (BARC).
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| 1978 | Science, Technology and Society |
Dr. Atma Ram, Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).
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| 1977 | Nutrition and Public Health - The Current Indian Scene |
Dr. C. Gopalan, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR).
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| 1976 | Research, Development and Engineering Associated with Renewable Energy Sources |
Dr. A. Ramachandran, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, (DST).
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| 1975 | On Some New Possibilities of the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy |
Dr. R. Ramanna, Director General, Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) & Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.
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| 1974 | Science and Technology in Relation to Indian Needs and Resources |
Dr. S. Varadarajan, Director, Chairman and Managing Director, Engineers India Limited, Delhi.
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| 1973 | Developing Patterns of Industrial R & D Culture |
Dr. Y. Nayudamma, Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research(CSIR).
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| 1972 | Converting a Scientific Breakthrough in Agriculture into a Production Advance |
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Agricultural Research, (ICAR).
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| 1971 | The frontiers of Astrophysics |
Prof. M.G.K. Menon, Advisor, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
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| 1970 | Science and India’s Future |
Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Vice Chancellor, Osmania University and Director, Indian Institute of Science and Defense Research and Development Organization.
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| 1969 | Value of Scientific Research |
Prof. T.R. Seshadri, Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi.
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| 1968 | Research and Indian Industry |
Dr. G.P. Kane, Chairman, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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| 1967 | Education, Science and Development |
Dr. D.S. Kothari, Chairman University Grants Commission.
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| 1966 | India’s Potential in Minerals and Metals |
Dr. D.N. Wadia, Geological Adviser, Department of Atomic Energy.
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| 1965 | Standardization in India |
Dr. Lal C. Verman, Founding Director, Bureau of Indian Standards.
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