The Urological Society of India (USI) came into existence as Urology Section of the Association of Surgeons of India(ASI) at their Annual Conference in Baroda in December, 1961. At inception a provisional Executive Committee with the late Dr. G.M. Phadke as the Chairman and Dr. B.N. Colabawalla as the Hon. Secretary-cum-Treasurer, were entrusted with the task of framing the rules, enrolling members and ensuring passage through the Governing Body of A.S.I. The membership of the Urology Section, which was later on rechristened as, The Urological Society of India was 32, and most of whom were general surgeons along with a handful of trained urologists.