We are in 2025 - 2026 and our activities are in full swing, by a team headed by Dr. Sajesh Asokan.

The year started with follow-up of decisions taken during AGMs at Kolkata in 2022 & Mangalore during GSICON 2023.

Version four of the online certificate course was launched & conducted by Dr. A. K. Singh, immediate past president of GSI.

The Mid-Term conference was organized by Dr. K. B. Linge Gowda, Vice Chanceller Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University) at Tumkur, Karnataka.

The guidelines for selection of fellows were made by the coordinator Dr. Vivek Handa, Past President GSI & approved by Executive Committee. The announcement was done on E-Mail as well as by IJGC & many people applied out of which 8 people were selected who will be conferred upon fellowship of GSI at a special convocation ceremony during GSICON 2024...

The 4 orations which were approved by AGM as below: -

Dr. B. C. Bansal & Smt. Uma Bansal Oration

Dr. P. S. Shankar & Smt. Ambika Shankar Oration

Wing Commander Surendra Kumar Jain Memorial Oration

Dr. O. P. Sharma & Smt. Shanti Sharma Oration

Dr. P. S. Shankar & Smt. Ambika Shankar Oration was decided to be awarded to the president every year, Dr. B. C. Bansal & Smt. Uma Bansal Oration to be allotted by Dr. B. C. Bansal & for other two orations a committee was made. The guidelines made by the committee were approved by executive committee & this was also announced by e-mail as well as by IJGC.

The annual conference of this year GSICON 2024 is being organized by Dr. Sajesh Asokan at IMA House, Kochi, Kerala on 13-15 December 2024.

Members are requested to actively participate in GSICON 2024, contribute articles in IJGC, involve GSI in their activities & send the activity reports for IJGC.

The 6th edition of the Principles & Practices of Geriatric Medicine will be released soon & will be available for sale via our webpage www.geriatricindia.in

Long Live GSI