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This paper is an enlarger version based on the Inaugural Address delivered at the 85th Annual Session of the National Academy of Sciences, India held at Bhubaneswar on 6th December, 2015.

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Tandon, P.N. Whither Indian Science. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 40, 141–150 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-016-0524-3

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