Invited Lectures - Named and Plenary Lectures
96. Chief Guest & Inaugural talk at the Training Program on Chemical Ecology, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru, 17 March 2025.
95. Public Lecture, National Science Day at the GITAM School of Science, Visakhapatnam, 28th February 2025
94. Second P K Parija Lecture in Life Sciences at the National Institute of Science Education & Research, Bhubaneswar, 20th March 2024.
93. National Science Day Distinguished Lecture Organised by the Indian Science Congress Association (Chandigarh Chapter) in collaboration with the Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology, Panjab University Chandigarh, 28th February 2024.
92. Chief Guest & Keynote Lecture at the National Science Day celebrations -2024 at Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Chandigarh, 26th February 2024.
91. Keynote Lecture, at the conference Understanding Behaviour 2023 – Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution in India, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, 26-30, June 2023.
90. Keynote Lecture, delivered during the 4th Conference of the Indian Society of Evolutionary Biologists (ISEB) at the School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, 9, February 2023.
89. Invited Lecture, Interactive lecture program in biology, The CNR Rao Hall of Science and Education Technology unit, JNCASR, Bengaluru, 5th January 2023.
88. Invited Lecture, Manohar Parrikar Vidnyan Mahotsav, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, 13, December 2022.
87. Keynote Lecture, 19th, International Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), San Diego, California, USA, 3-7, July 2022.
86. Plenary lecture - ISEB3: International Conference on Insect Systematics and Evolutionary Biology - (Hybrid mode conference dedicated to the memory of Edward Osborne Wilson) jointly organised by the Indian Society of Evolutionary Biology (ISEB) and Punjabi University Patiala held at the Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University Patiala, 16 February 2022.
85. Plenary lecture - The 100th anniversary of The International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) - "Unifying Biology through 100 years" held at The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo, Norway, July 30, 2019.
84. Illuminati lecture, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, 1st March 2019.
83. Dr. Joseph Thomas Memorial Lecture, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 28 January 2019.
82. Prof. G.N. Ramachandran Memorial Inaugural Lecture, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Roorkee, 30 October 2018.
81. 17th S. Datta Majumdar Memorial Lecture, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 25 October 2018.
80. Plenary lecture – Foundation Day Symposium 2018, Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE), IIT-Kanpur, 29 September 2018.
79. Gujarat Science Academy – Gujarat University Oration Award, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 23 August 2018.
78. Plenary lecture during the Behaviour 2017 Meeting, Estoril, Portugal, 4 August 2017.
77. Plenary lecture during the XXXI Gujarat Science Congress, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Campus, Gandhinagar, 5 February 2017.
76. Plenary lecture during the Meeting on “The Interface of Biology and Theoretical Computer Sciences”, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, 19 December 2016.
75. Wolff Ramanujan Lecture, Academie des Sciences, Institut de France, Paris, 13 December 2016.
74. Leopoldina-INSA lecture, Nationale Akademie der Wissenschafen Leopoldina, Halle (Saale), 5 December 2016.
73. Foundation day lecture (Prof. J.C.Bose Memorial Lecture), National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, 1 December 2016.
72. 78th Acharya J.C.Bose Memorial Lecture, Bose Institute, Kolkata, 30 November 2016.
71. Plenary talk, Inter-Academy Round Table Discussion held under the Theme of “Global Cooperation in Science and Technology” during the 2015 Inter Academy Seoul Science Forum held at InterContinental Seoul Coex, Korea, 11 November 2015.
70. A.V.Rama Rao Technology Award lecture delivered during the National Technology Day Celebrations 2015, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 8 June 2015.
69. Plenary lecture, Symposium on “Ecology in Space and Time – An Interdisciplinary Conference on Forest Ecology and Climate Change”, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 10 April 2015.
68. Plenary lecture, Commonwealth Science Congress, 27 November 2014, Lalit Ashok Hotel, Bangalore.
67. 41st Foundation Day Lecture, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, New Delhi, 1 November 2014.
66. Public lecture, INSA Council and Annual General Body Meeting, Viswa-Bharati University, Santiniketan, 11 October 2014.
65. Plenary lecture, Humboldt Kolleg on Interdisciplinary Science: Catalyst for Sustainable Progress, 4-6 September 2014, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.
64. Prof. A. Abraham Birth Centenary Lecture, organized by Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 1st November 2013
63. Prof. R.L.Kapur Memorial Lecture - 2013, organized by Indian Psychiatric Society, Karnataka Chapter, held at Hassan, 3 August 2013.
62. Bicentennial Commemorative Public Lecture – 22, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, 14 December 2012
61. Distinguished Guest Lecturer, Bowen Centre for the Study of the Family, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA, November 2011.
60. IISc Alumni Association Science Forum – Eighteenth Lecture delivered in the Popular Lecture Series, October 22, 2011, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
59. Special Seminar Series: EMBL Forum on Science and Society Programme, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany, 27 May 2011.
58. First S. Chandrasekhar Memorial Lecture of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 7 April 2011
57. Public lecture, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi, 2 February 2011.
56. First G N Ramachandran Memorial Lecture, organised by S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, held at Rabindra Okakura Bhawan Auditorium, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 3 November 2010.
55. Public lecture, Animal Behaviour Symposium, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, 31 October 2010.
54. CSIR Foundation Day Lecture, 26 September 2010, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
53. 16th Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant Memorial Lecture, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand, 10 September 2010.
52. Keynote lecture, Euro Science Open Forum, Torino, Italy, 5 July 2010.
51. Dinner lecture, Vienna Science Circle, Euro Science Open Forum, Torino, Italy, 3 July 2010.
50. Public lecture, Collegium Budapest, Institute for Advanced Study, Budapest, Hungary, 16 June 2009.
49. Frontiers of Science Lecture, University of Calicut, Calicut, Kerala, 14 February 2009.
48. Darwin Bicentenary Lecture, Kerala Shastra Sahitya Parishad, Calicut, Kerala, 13 February 2009.
47. Public Lecture, Wissenschaftkolleg zu Berlin, Germany, 23 November 2008
46. Invited lecture at the World Knowledge Dialogue Foundation Symposium, Crans-Montana, Switzerland, September 2008.
45. Plenary Lecture delivered at Mokpo University, Korea, 20 August 2008.
44. Centenary Lecture delivered at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, 15 July 2008.
43. Plenary Lecture delivered at the 23rd International Congress of Entomology 2008, Durban, South Africa,10 July 2008.
42. Plenary Lecture delivered at the 38th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 28 June 2008.
41. Diamond Jubilee Colloquium – Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, 4 April 2008.
40. Theosophy–Science Lecture delivered during the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society, Chennai, 29 December 2007.
39. Shastra Lecture – Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, 28 September 2007.
38. CSIR Foundation Day Lecture - CDRI, NBRI, ITRC & CAMP", Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow, 26 September 2007.
37. Plenary Lecture delivered during the 31st Annual Conference of the Ethological Society of India, held at the University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Hebbal, April 10-12, 2007.
36. Distinguished Lecture, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 4 April 2007.
35. 10th Prof. S. P. Ray-Chaudhuri Memorial Lecture, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 2 April 2007.
34. Prof. U.S.Srivastava Memorial Award Lecture of the National Academy of Sciences, India, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, 14 February 2007.
33. Foundation Day Lecture, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, 28 January 2007.
32. Invited for a Public Debate on “WHY WAR” with Prof. Helga Nowotny by the Bruno Kreisky Forum, Vienna, Austria, 3 May 2005.
31. Dr. J.C.Ray Memorial Oration Award and Foundation Day Lecture, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, 2004.
30. Science Day Lecture, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, 2004.
29. Platinum Jubilee lecturer, Indian Science Congress, Chandigarh, 2004.
28. Keynote Address delivered during the International Beekeeping Workshop and Honey Festival (APIEXPO) 2003 at Central College Campus, Bangalore University, 14 October 2003.
27. Plenary Lecture, 14th Congress of the Entomological Society of South Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa, July 2003.
26. Public Lecture in London, India Day, Royal Society of London, December 2002.
25. Plenary Lecture, German Zoological Society, Halle, Germany, 2002.
24. Plenary lecture, European Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Berlin, 2001
23. Public Lecture, Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute for Advanced Study) zu Berlin, Germany, 2001
22. The Third Dr.Manasi Ram Memorial Lecture, Miranda House, New Delhi, January 2001
21. Plenary lecture, 8th All India Conference on Cytology and Genetics, Centre for Applied Genetics, Bangalore University, January 2001.
20. The Eighth Prof.C.R. Narayana Rao Memorial Lecture, Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs, Bangalore, January 2001
19. Dr. Rajagopal Rao Endowment talk, CFTRI, Mysore, April 2000
18. C.P.Alexander Memorial Lecturer, University of Delhi, March 2000
17. Keynote lecture, Ethological Society of India, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 2000.
16. CSIR Foundation Day Lecture, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, September 2000.
15. Dr. Salim Ali Memorial Lecture, SACON, Coimbatore, 1999.
14. Plenary lecture, Indian Science Congress, Delhi, 1998.
13. Keynote lecture, Plenary Session of the XVI National Symposium on Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum 1998
12. Plenary lecture, Fourth Drosophila Meeting, University of Mysore, 1997
11. Platinum Jubilee lecturer, Indian Science Congress, Delhi, 1997
10. Sir J.C. Bose Endowment Lecture, M. N. Technical Institute Sponsored by Poorna Prajna Academy Trust Regd. Kammagondanahalli, Bangalore, India, 17 February 1996.
9. Plenary lecture, Ethological Society of India, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 1996
8. Sir J.C. Bose Endowment Lecture at M. N. Technical Institute Sponsored by Poorna Prajna Academy Trust Regd. Kammagondanahalli, Bangalore, India, 11 February 1995.
7. Michener Lecturer, University of Kansas, USA, October 1994
6. Plenary lecture, International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Paris, 1994
5. Sir J.C. Bose Endowment Lecture at M. N. Technical Institute Sponsored by Poorna Prajna Academy Trust Regd. Kammagondanahalli, Bangalore 560 015, India, 19 February 1994.
4. Plenary lecture, Drosophila Meeting, Department of Zoology, University of Mysore, India, 1992 & 1993
3. Plenary lecture, Group Monitoring workshop on "Life Sciences Projects under the Young Scientists scheme", Department of Science and Technology, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India, March 1991
2. Plenary lecture, International Ethological Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 1991
1. Plenary lecture, International union for the study of Social Insects, Bangalore, India, August 1990.