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¤ Editorial Board

President
Dr.R.B. Singh 

Immediate Past-President 
Dr.R.Jothiramalingam 

JOINT EDITORS - FOR THE YEAR 2004-2006
N. Dorairajan, Chennai
K. S. Gopinath, Bangalore

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS - FOR THE YEAR 2004-2006
M. G. Bhat, Bangalore
Ashok Bhatnagar, Vadodara
R. Jothiramlingam, Chennai
Man Mohan Harjai, Jammu
N. K. Mishra, Muzaffarpur
Ravikant, New Delhi
U. Vasudeva Rao, Bangalore
J. B. Venkat Rau, Hyderabad
Anil Sharma, New Delhi
R. P. Shrivastava, Jharkhand
Rajeev Sinha, Jhansi

CHAIRMAN / EDITOR
Satish Shukla, Indore

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Satish Dharap, Mumbai
Dhananjay Sharma, Jabalpur
S. Chimania, Indore
Prakash Chhajlani, Indore

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
N. Ananthakrishnan, Pondicherry
B. K. Biswas, Kolkata
V. A. Chandiramani, Mumbai
P. K. Chowbey, New Delhi
A. Cuschieri, Dundee
K. T. Dholakia, Mumbai
H. G. Doctor, Mumbai
T. Dorairajan, Chennai
R. L. Gupta, Mumbai
A. A. Hai, Patna
M. J. Joshi, Pune
V. K. Kapoor, Lucknow
S. P. Kaushik, Chandigarh
J. S. P. Lumley, London
K. C. Mahajan, New Delhi
N. C. Mishra, Lucknow
A. P. Munshi, Ahmedabad
S. Nundy, New Delhi
S. N. Oak, Mumbai
A. J. Parikh, Ahmedabad
R. D. Prabhu, Shimoga
B. Krishna Rau, Chennai
N. Rangabashyam, Chennai
R. C. G. Russell, London
K. S. Shekar, Bangalore
N. B. Singh, Imphal
R. L. Thatte, Mumbai
A. Venugopal, Chennai
S. Vittal, Chennai
R. Vohra, Birmimgham

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