The Astronomical Society of India was established in 1972 and has grown to become the prime association of professional astronomers in India. The society has close to 1000 members. The objectives of the society are the promotion of Astronomy and related branches of science in India. The society organizes scientific meetings and supports the popularization of Astronomy and other similar activities.
It is with great pleasure that we announce the recipients of the ASI awards for the year 2024. The awards will be presented during the upcoming ASI2025 meeting at NIT Rourkela.
1. ASI Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement award - Prof. Prahlad C. Agrawal (formerly at TIFR)
2. ASI Zubin Kembhavi Award - Dr. B. S. Shylaja (JNP)
3. Laxminarayana & Nagalaxmi Modali Award - Dr. Nirupam Roy (IISc)
4. Professor M. K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal -
Joint recipients… Read More
The deadline to receive the proposals for hosting the annual meeting of the ASI for the year 2026 has been extended upto 15th January 2025. Please find more information from the link.
Based on the number of votes received from online voting, the returning officers declared the following candidates as elected.
Devendra K. Ojha (TIFR) (L0862) - President
Sivarani Thirupathi (IIA) (L2133) - Vice-President
Sarita Vig (IIST, Thiruvananthapuram) (L2064) - Secretary
Nirupam Roy (IISc, Bengaluru) (L2073) - Treasurer
Councillors
Manoneeta Chakraborty (IIT Indore) (L2325)
Yogesh Joshi (ARIES Nainital) (L2092)
Himadri Sekhar Das (… Read More
