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ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY (INDIA)

Mission

To propagate gerontological research in India and develop it as a discipline to train manpower for better care of our elderly.


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Objective

To promote advancement of knowledge both by research and training in Biological, Clinical and Psycho-social aspects of gerontology.

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Member

The members of AGI include all those who are concerned with the welfare of the elderly. Membership may be Individual or Institutional.


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News
  • Office Bearers of the AGI for the Years 2025-26

    Patrons: Prof. PV Ramamurti, Tirupati ((Psycho-Social Gerontology) Prof. M.K Thakur, Varanasi (Biogerontology) Prof. A. B. Dey, New Delhi (Medical Gerontology) Past President: Prof. A.M. Khan, New Delhi (Psycho-Social Gerontology) President: Prof. Sharmistha Dey, AIIMS, New Delhi Vice-Presidents: Dr Vijay Pramanik, GNTU, Amarkantak (Biogerontology) Prof. Nisha M Pandey KGMU, Lucknow, (Psycho-Social Gerontology) Secretary: Prof. Rajnikant Mishra, BHU, Varanasi Joint Secretary: Dr Sadanand Pandey, BHU, Varanasi Treasurer: Dr T. Mani, BHU, Varanasi Council Members: 1. Dr Akhilendra Maurya, BHU(Biogerontology) 2. Dr Gireesh Gangadharan, Manipal, Mangalore (Biogerontology) 3. Dr S.S Chakravarti, IMS, BHU (Medical Gerontology) 4. Prof. Aseem Mehra, PGIMER, Chandigarh (Medical Gerontology) 5. Dr Radha Thevannoor, Cochin, Kerala (Psycho-Social Gerontology) 6. Dr Lalit Mohan Pant, Uttarakhand, Haldwani (Psycho-Social Gerontology) Regional Representatives: 1. Dr Shirisha Nagotu, IIT, Guwahati 2. Dr GW Prasanna Kumar, Hyderabad 3. Dr Harish Bist, Dehradun 4. Dr. K. Lalitha, Kadapa

  • Happy New Year 2025 and Thanks for support to the AGI

    Happy New Year 2025 on behalf of the AGI to all respected fellow colleagues and members of the AGI family. The 21st Biennial Meeting of the Association of Gerontology, India (AGI) was possible at the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi during December 13-15, 2024 due to exemplary teamwork and combined efforts of three major disciplines of the AGI (Biogerontology, Medical Gerontology and Psycho-Social Gerontology) and spiritual gerontologists. Distinguished scientists, sociologists, clinicians, physicians, spiritual cares and young researchers made the occasion unique and memorable. The meeting provided an unparallel opportunity for networks among researchers of Biological sciences, Geriatrics, Psycho-Social and Spirituality practitioners. Sessions were planned to provide integrated and interactive platform to discuss age-related gene expression patterns, symptoms and syndromes, community health and nutrition, elder-abuse, long-term care, socio-economic aspects, interventions, cognitive aging, ethical considerations, spirituality and mental health. AGI acknowledge supports from AGI members, participants, volunteers, session coordinators, administration and office bearers of AGI, NIHFW, Pratyusha Foundation, PDI, GRFSHGA, NISD, Winage, funding agencies and groups of organizers. Hope, all of us got rewarding experience and creative suggestions for the growth of the AGI. Looking forward for the better next.

  • New office bearers of AGI wef January 01, 2025

    Congratulations! to all elected office bearers of AGI wef January 01, 2025. Association of Gerontology is thankful to all past office bearers for their constant support and valuable time to nurture the AGI during their tenure. Wish, we will do better in the coming years.

  • Journal of AGI

    Association of Gerontology India will be publishing Journal Ageing and Society. This will be jointly published by CMIG. Its ISSN-0972-8060 may be noted. The journal is listed in the UGC care list

  • Please update your contacts and email IDs

    Members are requested to update their contacts and email IDs

Events
  • ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY (INDIA)
    Community Engagement with Elderly January 12 to 23, 2024
    2024-01-24

    Community Engagement with Elderly January 12 to 23, 2024

  • ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY (INDIA)
    Community Engagenet with Elderly
    2024-01-12

    Community Engagement with Elderly January 12 to 23, 2024

  • ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY (INDIA)
    AGI Report
    2021-06-01

    Report prepared by Dr. Ashish Goel, UCMS Vice President, AGI on the webinar attended by him in recent past and the anti Covid-19 activities done in India in recent days. A twin report of the activities done on behalf of IAG and AGI.

  • ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY (INDIA)
    Activities of IAGG affiliated Association of Gerontology (India) (AGI)
    2020-09-15

    Statement of AGI on the COVID-19 management

  • ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY (INDIA)
    Career and opportunities in Gerontology in foreign university
    2019-05-27

    Meeting was organised on 27-05-2019 for Students looking for career and opportunities in Gerontology in foreign university- www.usc.edu Mr Steven Stumph, Admission Counselor , USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology explained about opportunities in Gerontology.

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ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY (INDIA)

The rapid increase in the aged population is a global phenomenon. Like many developed countries, India has a large proportion of the elderly in the population. This demographic change is a result of the decline in child death and increased life expectancy due to advancements made in medical sciences for the control of infectious diseases. India has currently an aged population (60 plus) that comprises nearly 7% (75 million) of the total population. This is expected to increase to nearly150 million by the year 2025. Thus it becomes very essential that scientists of different disciplines and workers of various social organizations, interested in the welfare of the elderly, get together and make a united effort to keep the aged people healthy and happy.

With the above objective in mind, the Association of Gerontology (India) (AGI) was established in December 1981 with its headquarters at the Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, where pioneering research in biological aspects of aging is going on since 1965. AGI is a non-profit organization registered under U.P. government Society Registration act XXI 1860 No.41 VI-268.

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Prof. Madhu Sudan Kanungo

Professor Madhu Sudan Kanungo, the preeminent gerontologist of India, was the Founder, President, and Patron of Associationof Gerontology, India. Professor Kanungo was born in Orissa, India, on April 1, 1927 and took his last breathe on July 26, 2011. He served the Banaras Hindu University for more than 40 years as full professor, and at different times as the Head of the Department of Zoology and the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and also Chancellor, Nagaland University. He established his “Biochemistry Laboratory” in the Department of Zoology..

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Prof. P.V. Ramamurti

Prof. P.V. Ramamurti is patron of the Association of Gerontology India and its former President, was born in 1936 at Madras, now Chennai. He served as Professor of Social and Behavioural Sciences in Department of Psychology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was the first Ph.D. in Psychology of Aging in India; first to secure a Research Project on Psycho social aspects of Aging (from ICSSR); first to author a scientific paper on Psychology of Ageing (1956),first to introduce the teaching of Ageing as a subject in India,...

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Prof. Venkoba Rao

Prof.Venkoba Rao called the father of the Indian Psychiatry. Prof. Venkoba Rao's work in his lifetime continues to inspire a host of psychiatrists to further the cause of mental health not only in India, but also the world over. He did his MBBS at Madras Medical College andsecured prizes in Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He got hisMD in general medicine and DPMin from NIMHANS, Bangalore. He was awarded PhD and DSc by Madras University.He served as a Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry in Madurai Medical College....

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