The Shaping of Indian Science is a compendium of the speeches of the Presidents of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) from 19142003. Through the years, these Presidents have inspired the Congress by their speechessome of them visionary, some impassioned in their plea for Science, but all of them with a message that Science must be used for the good of the human race. The Presidents have been eminent personalities in the world of Science and have left their mark on the course of Science in India. The Shaping of Indian Science was inspired by the belief that these luminaries deserved greater coverage in a reference source devoted exclusively to providing their messages and brief biographical sketches, in the hope that they will inspire a wider audience to take up the noble pursuit of Science.