Leucoanthocyanidins and Related Compounds

To-day is the birth-anniversary of the late Dr. Basudev Banerjee in whose memory the Basudev Banerjee medal and prize are instituted. On behalf of myself and my research colleagues I pay homage to the memory of the late Dr. Basudev Banerjee. I am indeed grateful to the Council of the Indian Chemical Society for the award of the prize to me and calling upon me to deliver the second Basudev Banerjee Memorial Lecture.

According to the conditions of award the lecture is to be based on the research work carried out during the last five years. Instead of giving diffuse and sketchy information on different topics I was interested in, during this period, I have confined myself to leucoanthocyanidins, which have recently aroused a great interest all over the World, and to which field my laboratory has made a substantial contribution