The Electrochemical Society of India (ECSI)

Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore 560012

The Electrochemical Society of India, popularly referred to as ECSI, which celebrated its Golden Jubilee year. was conceived and started by Professor T L Rama Char, who at that time was a Professor in the Inorganic and Physical Chemistry department of the Indian Institute of Science. Based on his contacts with the Electrochemical Society, USA, he started an India Section of the Electrochemical Society of USA in 1954 with himself as the Founder President and several of his own students as office bearers. Simultaneously, he started publishing a News Letter in the form of a Journal which contained articles on developments in Electroplating.

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Welcome Message from President

The Electrochemical Society of India popularly referred to as ECSI was conceived and started by Professor T. L. Rama Char, who at that time was a Professor in the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Based on his contacts with the Electrochemical Society, USA, he started an India Section of the Electrochemical Society of USA in 1954 with himself as the Founder President. Simultaneously, he started publishing a News Letter in the form of a Journal which contained articles on developments in Electroplating. Several members felt that the progress in Electrochemistry in India was large enough to sustain an independent organization, a Scientific Society under the name of “Electrochemical Society of India” with the acronym ECSI was registered in the year 1964 and the News Letter was christened “Journal of the Electrochemical Society of India”. ECSI has grown in stature and size due to the tireless efforts of all the stalwarts steering the Society from time to time. There have been very able Secretaries who have managed the affairs of the Society to bring it to its present position of fame in the country.

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