▁India ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁became ▁its ▁founder ▁president ▁and ▁holds ▁the ▁position . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Beng al ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁and ▁is ▁its ▁inc umb ent ▁vice ▁president . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁elected ▁Roy ▁as ▁their ▁fellow ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Research ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁Sh anti ▁Sw ar up ▁B hat n agar ▁Prize , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁Indian ▁science ▁awards , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁A ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Mer itor ious ▁Service ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Science ▁Academy ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Beng al ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁J . ▁C . ▁B ose ▁National ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁Science ▁and ▁Engineering ▁Research ▁Board ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁T ata ▁In nov ation ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Bi ote chn ology ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Gu ha ▁Research ▁Conference ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Chem istry , ▁UK ▁and ▁has ▁been