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Special Report

Centennial celebrations of the Indian Chemical

Society highlight essential role of chemistry

and chemical industry

he centennial celebrations of the
Indian Chemical Society (ICS),
Testablished on May 9, 1924, in
Kolkata, highlighted the essential role
of chemistry and the chemical industry
in modern living.

The two-day celebrations, which
was inaugurated by the Governor of
West Bengal, Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose,
saw plenary talks, presentations from
experts from industry, researchers from
academia, and a panel discussion on
‘Future of chemical industry for Viksit
Bharat @ 2047.’

According to Prof. G.D. Yadav,
President, ICS, the society was founded
by Acharya P.C. Ray (as Founding Dr. Bose
President) along with renowned scien-
tists including Prof. J.N. Mukherjee,
Prof. J.C. Ghosh, and Prof. S.S. Bhat-
nagar, to further the cause of chemistry,
its education and research. The society
publishes the Journal of Indian Chemi-
cal Society, containing peer-reviewed
research articles, reviews, notes and
communications in the major areas of
inorganic, physical, organic, analytical,
environmental, medicinal, and indus-
trial chemistry.

Transformative power of science and
technology
In his address at the event, Dr. Bose
highlighted the transformative power
of science and technology in shaping
our world. From the ‘Green Revolu-
tion’ to an ‘Evergreen Revolution,’ of ICS and a call to work together for a celebrates industry pioneers, and high-
he emphasized that chemistry is not brighter, innovative future. lights key milestones that have shaped
just confi ned to test tubes, but is the the chemical industry over the past 100
backbone of innovation, progress, and A coffee table book – Chemical years.
sustainability. Heroes of the Century – was released at
the hands of Dr. Bose. It not only cap- Prof. M.M. Sharma, former Direc-
He also gave a tribute to the heroes tures the journey of the ICS, but also tor, Institute of Chemical Technology,

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