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V.V. Krishna is a Professor in Science Policy and former Chairperson at the Centre. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology of Science from the University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. He has 20 years of research experience in the areas of sociology of science, science and technology policy studies and social history of science. He has published 30 research papers and  four books.  Prof. Krishna is also visiting Professor/Scientist at the Institute For Research and Development (IRD) & MSH, Paris, 2000-2005. He is the founder-editor of Science, Technology and Society – An International Journal devoted to the Developing World, published through Sage Publications. Prof. Krishna was a consultant to UNESCO, Paris, for its programmes on electronic publishing in the developing countries and the publication of the World Science Report 1998; Unesco Science Report 2000-2001; and 2004-2005. He was a Council Member of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), USA and Member, International Council for Science Policy Studies, ICSU, UNESCO, Paris.

Professor Parthasarthi is a physicist and electronics engineer and a leading S&T policy maker planner and analyst. He was special Assistant for S & T to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from 1970 to 1975 He has participated in major UN S&T – related Conferences and undertaken several studies for a number of UN Agencies on various S&T policy planning and management issues. He is a member of the Research Advisory Committee of the Planning Commission and of the High Level National Task Force on the Development of India as a Knowledge society chaired by Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission. He is also the first Indian to be elected a Member of the Governing Board of The South Centre in Geneva set up by the late Julius Nyerere Founder President of Tanzania. He has published over 75 papers on issues of S&T policy, planning and management , prepared major reports on transfer of technology and technology policy for UNCTAD in Geneva and ESCAP in Bangkok. He has also edited two books : Pugwash on Self Reliance New Delhi, Ankur Publications, 1976 and Scientific Cooperation for Development : Search for New Directions. New Delhi,1979

Nasir Tyabji is a Senior Fellow (Research) at the center. Previous to this he was a Professional Fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library(1994-1999). He has held the Reserve Bank of India chair Professorship (1990-1994), and earlier a Fellowship (1982-1990), at the Madras Institute of Development Studies. Starting his career with International Computers Ltd. In London during 1970-72, Dr. Tyabji worked in Mumbai at CIDCO (1972-73), the Indian Institute of Public Administration (1973-1980), and the Administrative Staff College of India (1980-82). He was educated at the Institute of Science, Mumbai (Mathematics and Physics), New College, Oxford (Engineering Science and Economics), and Jawaharlal Nehru University (Ph.D. in and Colonialism, Chemical Technology and Industry in Southern India, 1880-1937 were published by Oxford University Press in 1989 and 1995. The latest book entitled Industrialization and Innovation : 3 Lesson from India was published by Sage Publications in 2000. His professional publications include articles in Indian Economic and Social History Review, Economic and Political Weekly, Social Scientist and Seminar

Rohan D’Souza is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy.  He was awarded his PhD from the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He has worked on the technology of hydraulic manipulation in the Indian subcontinent. His publications and concerns range from issues dealing with environmental history, the political economy of nature conservation and history of technology. He has held postdoctoral fellowships at Yale University, University of California (Berkeley) and was a Senior Research Associate at the Centre for World Environmental History, University of Sussex.  

Assistant Professor in the Center. Dr. Bhaduri holds a Ph.D in Economics from the Centre for Studies in Diplomacy, International Law & Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Prior to his joining this position, he was Lecturer at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, Research Scientist at JNU and Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has several peer reviewed national and international publications to his credit in the areas of R&D, technology generation and development.  He works on issues of Co-evolution, Innovation System, Globalization & WTO, Pharmaceutical Industry and Health Care.