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