What is or what should be IKS?

After 39 years in the US, at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Rutgers (New Brunswick), Indiana  U (Bloomington), and CUNY, NY, (1962- 2001), currently, Ravi Kulkarni is a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Bhaskaraachaarya Pratishthaan, Pune (2013--). In 2001-2006 he served as a Distinguished Professor and Director at the Harish-Candra Research Institute, at Prayaag Raaj UP, and in 2006-2013 he served as a Chair Professor at IIT(Bombay).  Currently, he is also associated with the Bhaandaarkar Oriental Research Institute in its IKS-cell. 

He has served as a Vice President of SIAA for several years, with a 3-year stint as its President. His main contribution in this capacity was starting of the monthly SIAA-webinar Series, now running for the past 5 years.