THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF HUMAN GENETICS
First Annual Conference & Seminar on Recent Trends in Population Genetics in India

Indian Society of Human Genetics- A Historical Perspective
Dr. Roshan Colah
A handful of like- minded scientists with seminal contributions in the field of Human Genetics conceived the idea of forming the “Indian Society of Human Genetics” (ISHG) way back in 1971. It was in September 1973 that the Society was formally registered under the leadership of the eminent geneticist Dr. LD Sanghvi with 10 Founder Members who also constituded the first Governing Council of the Society for the first 5 years.
Founder Members of ISHG

Dr. LD Sanghvi
Bombay
President

Prof. SR Das
Calcutta
Vice - President

Dr. GS Mutalik
Pune
Secretary

Dr. AJ Baxi
Bombay
Treasurer

Dr. HM Bhatia
Bombay

Dr. KC Das
Chandigarh

Dr. KC Malhotra
Pune

Dr. DP Mukherjee
Tirupati

Dr. PK Sukumaran
Bombay

Dr. JV Undevia
Bombay