Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The 67 th Foundation Day of the Geological Society of India was celebrated on 28 May 2025 at B. P. Radhakrishna Bhawan, Bengaluru.The event was conducted in hybrid mode.Besides, several Fellows who graced the occasion virtually, the event was physically attended by a distinguished gathering, including Fellows, Members, and officers from the Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD), Geological Survey of India (GSI), Department of Mines and Geology (DMG), Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), and office bearers of the Society.In his welcome address, Shri N. Rajendran, Secretary General of the Society, highlighted the legacy of the six pioneering founders whose vision and efforts led to the establishment of the Geological Society India on 28 May 1958.These eminent figures include Dr. D.N. Wadia, the first President; Prof. L. Rama Rao, the first Editor of the Journal of the Geological Society of India (JGSI); Dr. B.P. Radhakrishna, the first Secretary; Shri B. Rama Rao; Prof. C.S. Pitchamuthu; and P.S. Narayana, all of whom were instrumental in steering the early course of the Society's early.Shri Rajendran highlighted the individual contributions of each of these visionary Earth scientists and extended a warm welcome to all the invitees.Prof. Harsh Gupta, President of the Society, in his virtual opening address, spoke on his long association with the Geological Society and the contributions of its founders to the advancement of Earth Sciences in India.He fondly recalled his interactions with Dr. B. P. Radhakrishna, one of the principal founders of the Society, and expressed hope that the Society would continue to play a pivotal role in promoting geoscientific research and knowledge dissemination to benefit both academia
Authors: V.N. Vasudev, K.V. Krishnamurthy
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4411980209