Ashok Panagariya
Ashok Panagariya | |
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Born | India |
Occupation(s) | Neurologist, medical academic |
Parent | B. L. Panagariya |
Awards | Padma Shri Dr. B. C. Roy Award UNESCO Award Government of Rajasthan Merit Award Times of India Lifetime Achievement Award |
Ashok Panagariya is an Indian neurologist, medical researcher and academic, known for his researches on nerve cells and neuromyotonia. He is a former Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur[1] and a former member of the Planning Board of the Government of Rajasthan.[2][3] A recipient of Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category,[2] Panagariya was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014.[4]
Biography
Dr Ashok Panagariya was born in 1950 in Jaipur, in the Indian state of Rajasthan,[5] in a family of freedom fighters and his father Babu Lal Panagariya was a pre-independence journalist.[2] He graduated (MBBS) in 1972, Post Graduate in Internal Medicine (1976) from SMS Medical college university, DM (Neurology) PGI Chandigarh and became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.[6] He headed the department of neurology at the Sawai ManSingh Medical College and became the Principal of the institution.[7][8] He also served as vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences,[1] as the president of Indian Academy of Neurology 2010-2011[9] and has been a member of the State Planning Board on health.[2][3]
Present positions
Panagariya is a professor emeritus of the SMS Medical College and an honorary neurologist to the Armed Forces of India.[5] He is the chairman of DISHA Foundation, a non profit non governmental organization engaged in the welfare of people with special needs.[10] He is also associated with the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and the Press Club of Jaipur, as a member.
Honors
Panagaria received the Merit award from the Government of Rajasthan in 1992.[5] The Medical Council of India awarded him the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category, in 2002.[11] He was awarded the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2014 by the Government of India.[4] He is also a recipient of the UNESCO Award for medical/social contributions and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Times of India.
Publications
Panagariya has more than ninety publications in peer reviewed journals[5] such as Elsevier and has contributed to a text book on Neurology by Walter George Bradley.[12] He has also written on health issues and the science of spiritualism.[9][13]
References
- ^ a b "Dial me Now". Dial me Now. 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'". News 18. 9 January 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Docs-stir-Govt-toughens-stand/articleshow/4831946.cms?referral=PM". DNA Syndication. 9 January 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
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- ^ "A letter at a time, we move ahead". Times of India. 3 May 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Ashok Panagariya (2011). "Living longer living happier: My journey from clinical neurology to complexities of brain". Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 14 (4): 232–238. doi:10.4103/0972-2327.91931.
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- ^ "Dr. B.C. Roy awards presented". The Hindu. 4 August 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "List of Publications of Ashok Panagariya". SMS Medical College. 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Enjoy Qualitative Longevity Using Brain and Mind". News Buzz. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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External links
- "Haematology lab at SMS soon". Web report. Times of India. 21 March 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2015.