Ishwar Prakash received his DSc from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, in 1983. His pioneering research was on the ecology of desert vertebrates, environmental analysis, insectivores, chiropterans, and carnivores inhabiting the deserts. He extensively studied rodents and their seed preferences and identified predators like reptiles, birds and mammals. Dr Prakash won the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize of ICAR in 1975. He was elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad and the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi and a Foreign Fellow of the International Theriological Congress and Russian Academy of sciences.

Debendra Mohan Bose obtained his PhD from the University Of Berlin, Germany, in 1919. He was particularly interested in nuclear physics, magnetic properties, and plant physiology. He initiated research in the fields of cosmic rays, artificial radioactivity and neutron physics. He identified a cosmic particle having an average mass close to 200 times the mass of an electron. He was the recipient of the Deshikottamma of Visva Bharti and Meghnad Saha Award in 1965. Dr Bose was the Vice-President of INSA (1953-56,1960-61). He was a member of the Asiatic Society and Indian Physical Society and Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore; National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad and President Indian Science Congress Association.

20-22 April, 2023

At Ana Crowne Plaza Osaka, Japan.