Prana Krushna Parija
Prana Krushna Parija | |
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Born |
Balikuda, Jagatsinghpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Odisha, India) | 1 April 1891
Died | 2 June 1978 87) | (aged
Nationality | Indian |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions |
Ravenshaw University Banaras Hindu University Utkal University |
Alma mater |
Ravenshaw University Presidency University, Kolkata University of Cambridge |
Notable awards |
Padma Bhushan (1955) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE; 1944) |
Member: 1st Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1952–1957 | |
Constituency | Balikuda |
Prana Krushna Parija OBE (1 April 1891 - 2 June 1978)[1] at Balikuda, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha.[2][3] He was a Botanist, academician and former Vice chancellor of Utkal University. [4] He worked as a principal in Ravenshaw University (formerly Ravenshaw College), Cuttack[5][6]Pro Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi[7] and Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.[8] The "Parija Library" of the university is named after him.[9] He was working as a scientist for agricultural development in Orissa.[6][10] He was an elected member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.[11]
Awards and recognitions
- Fearnsides Scholarship (1918), Trinity College, Cambridge, a scholarship to encourage clinical research in the field of organic diseases of the nervous system.[12]
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1944 New Year Honours[13]
- Padma Bhushan, 1955[14]
References
- ↑ 1948-1981. Universities Press. 2003. pp. 812–. ISBN 978-81-7371-433-7. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Directory of Eminent Personalities of the District". jagatsinghpur.nic.in. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
Dr. Pranakrushna Parija Balikuda
- ↑ Balikuda locals remember son of the soil Dr Parija
- ↑ K. M. George; Sāhitya Akādemī (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 319–. ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ Vanivihar Homepage
- 1 2 Harish Chandra Das; State Level Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Smruti Samsad (2003). The cultural heritage of Khurda. State Level Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Smruti Samsad. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ Indian Science Congress Association (2003). The Shaping of Indian Science: 1948-1981. Universities Press. p. 812. ISBN 9788173714337. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ Lakshmikanta Mahapatra (1988). Songs of the soul. Kantakabi Centenary Celebration Committee. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ P.G. Rama Rao. "Among celebrities". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ Careers digest. 1978. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ List of members of OLA, 1951-2004
- ↑ The historical register. Supplement. University of Cambridge; University of Cambridge. Cambridge University calendar. Supplement; University of Cambridge. Index to tripos lists, 1748–1910. Supplement. Cambridge University Press. University of Cambridge. 1911–1920
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 36309. p. 23. 31 December 1943. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Padma Bhushan Awardees". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
External links
- Odisha Review (Jan 2012): Dr. Pranakrushna Parija
- Parijā, OCLC WorldCat Identities: Prāṇakr̥shṇa 1891-1978
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