Yes agreed that multi disciplines is the order of the day. The utilization of every research interests twins other fields.

Example:

Information Technology - Computerization - Product Design and Development- Mechanical engineering- Material Science- Earth Sciences etc

Dear Abhijit,

The ResearchGate is without a doubt the best example of the desired interdisciplinary collaboration worldwide. Here we are on the way of views and experiences that provide us all the benefits.

Best regards,

Guenter

I agree. But this is not a very simple matter. We have to develop a strategy so that in our coordination efforts, "Our whole will be greater than the sum of its parts- synergy".

Seeing the world in different perspectives always provides a clearer picture. Forming interdisciplinary team starts with the individual researcher. The researcher himself/herself has to think and interdisciplinary first, i.e. engaging in subjects that are close to one's field in order to see outside the tunnel. After that one can engage in team building from various disciplines.

Indeed not only multidisciplinary collaborations that are becoming grown cultures of science and scientific research but co authorship/inter-authorship as well. A collaborative, result oriented collection of researches debate, argue and contribute ideas to establish a result.

Point in case, the several hundred/thousands of physicists working at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland to make sure they have found a new particle called a higgs boson. In science journal, we see many co-authors participate in producing results and this culture of cooperation across disciplines and within disciplines among different thinkers and scientists or shared authorship will dramatically increase. 

Dear Prof Mitra, It is true that inter-disciplinary collaboration bring superior results. The old saying "Two Minds are better than One" is also applicable here. If we take research team and cricket team, they to need to be balanced on all fronts to emerge victorious. The "Case Study Approach" in management profession can be another example wherein inter-disciplinary collaboration lead to better result. Thanks.

The interdisciplinary nature of contemporary scientific research programme are valuable not only for its immediate benefits, but also for keeping the door open to diverse career paths in sciences. It's the perfect introduction to the team-based approach common in the industry, a career direction that many scientists and students at university/institutes eventually take. Without the joint efforts of researchers in several different fields, many of today's important discoveries like Human Genome Projecresearch and many others wouldn't have been possible. Scientists are getting together, communicating and sharing ideas and the results are fascinating.

Interdisciplinary research can bring a new dimension to the contemporary problems. Serendipity may also result from this kind of research. The fusion of ideas, the process taking place in the interdisciplinary research, took place  in the past led to now stand-alone subjects such as biophysics (biology + physics), econophysics (economics + physics), computational chemistry (computing + chemistry), to name a few!!

Synergy in research and practice is something that brings many new values to the members of collaboration team. Yes, you have called it multiple colouring dear @Abhijit, which means new knowledges that members acquire while working in a team! Good research culture is assumed!

In collaborative researches, fission is dangerous, but fusion is beneficial. This is because in the former reaction release of ego-energy is more.

Since this morning my students presented their innovation projects.  Each project is based on the theme 'Health product'.  Our students are either science students or accounts.  There was one interesting project on fruit juice, and one more on chilly leaves as antimicrobial active substance.  I think we should have combined the 2 streams so that science students do the lab work, while accounts students take charge of the packaging, advertising, 'selling'.  Inter disciplinary collaboration will allow synergy of talents for researchers and for our students.

http://esciencecentral.org/journals/antimicrobial-properties-of-chili-peppers-2332-0877.1000145.pdf

Dear Abhijit,

Take my own career as an example of interdisciplinary collaboration. I have been working as a geologist. During the last 40 years I have worked and published for some 100 publications with the following occupational groups:

Mineralogists, chemists, physicists, mechanical engineers, metallurgists, construction engineers, surveyors, geographers, archaeologists, conservators, restorers, art technologists, soil scientists, mining engineers, paleontologists, art historians, librarians, economists, lawyers, trade show organizers, students, teachers and so on. These experiences have greatly enriched my life!

Check out my publication list.

Best regards,

Guenter

Inter-disciplinary collaboration not only give multiple colors to researches but also brings effective applicability of the research, due to:

1. It brings synergy -- best use of researchers and resources

2. Mind of the team is better than one

3. It finds relationships of various subjects

4. Best use of researchers and research

5. Etc.  ... .

Western history reveals that interdisciplinary epochs alternate with intradisciplinary ones, breadth alternates with depth.  To avoid narrowness, it is sometimes best to encompass many areas. To avoid superficiality, it other times best to specialize in a single area.

Interdisciplinary research is undertaken owing to the inherent complexity of the phenomenon being studied. Such research programmes integrate information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, and/or theories from more than one discipline or bodies of knowledge to advance fundamental understanding or to solve problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline or area of research practice. Therefore, application of study design and methodology as well as perspectives and skills of different disciplines throughout different stages adds multiple colours to the research endeavours