Indian Gov Announces Veda Vyas Awards

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UGC HARI OM ASHRAM TRUST AWARDS SWAMI PRANAVANANDA SARASWATI AWARDS

AND NATIONAL VEDA VYAS SANSKRIT AWARDS FOR 2004

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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

 

17:49 IST

The University Grants Commission has announced the following as

Awardees of national Swami Pranavananda Saraswati Awards, National

Hari Om Ashram Trust Awards and National Veda Vyas Sanskrit Awards

for 2004.

 

 

UGC NATIONAL HARI OM ASHRAM TRUST AWARDS

 

 

Awarded Every year to outstanding scientists from 1974 onwards. The

Award carries Rs. 50,000/- and a Citation.

 

 

Sir C.V. Raman Award: Physical Sciences

 

 

Prof. D.D. Sharma, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian

Institute of Science, Bangalore, for his "contribution in the field

of condensed matter physics related to electronic and magnetic

properties of strongly correlated electron systems."

 

 

Homi J. Bhabha Award for Applied Sciences

 

 

Prof. N. Balakrishnan, Division of Information Sciences, Indian

Institute of Science, Bangalore, for his "seminal contributions in

areas of computational electromagnetic, aerospace electronics, radar

meteorology and polarimetric radars, supercomputing and high

performance networking and information security."

 

 

Prof. Sankar Kumar Nath, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Indian

Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, for his "contribution in

developing techniques of geophysical exploration and in the

strategies towards better mitigation of disaster in mines as well as

earthquake hazards."

 

 

Meghnad Saha Award in Theoretical Sciences

 

 

Prof. Rahul Pandit, Dept. of Physics, Indian Institute of Science,

Bangalore for his "pioneering contributions to a wide variety of

challenging problems in statistical mechanics, condensed-matter

theory, phase transitions, and nonlinear dynamics."

 

Prof. Maithili Sharan, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian

Institute of Technology, New Delhi, for his "outstanding

contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of environmental,

physiological and computational fluid mechanics."

 

 

Jagdish Chandra Bose Award for Life Sciences

 

Prof. Vinod Kochupillai, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital (IRCH),

A.I.I.M.S, New Delhi, for his "contributions in hematopoiesis and in

developing protocols for the management of various malignancies."

 

 

Prof. Mathus R.N. Murthy, Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian

Insitute of Science, Bangalore, for his work on "novel computational

procedures for the comparison of protein structures, analysis of

atomic displacement parameters and for key crystallographic

operations."

 

 

Outstanding Social Scientists/Scientists for Interaction between

Science and Society

 

 

Prof. Ajit K. Kembhavi, IUCAA, Pune, for his "contributions in the

popularization of astronomy and astrophysics in colleges and

schools."

 

 

II UGC NATIONAL SWAMI PRANAVANANDA SARASWATI AWARDS

 

 

Awarded every year since 1985 onwards, for outstanding

scholarly/scientific work which has made important contributions to

human knowledge and his thrown light on the problems in a new

manner. The Award carries Rs. 50,000/- and a Citation.

 

 

1. Education

 

 

Prof. M. Anandakrishnan Former Vice-Chancellor, Anna

University, Molours Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, for

his "contributions in the development of technology education in the

country."

 

 

 

Prof. Amrik Singh, New Delhi for his "books and writings

on key issues in Universities and Collegiate education in a global

perspective."

 

 

2. Economics

 

 

Dr. Vishwanath Pandit, Prof. of Economics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute

of higher Learning, prasanthi Nilayam, Anantapur (A.P.) for

his "contributions in area of macroeconomic theory and policy and in

developing advanced tools of mathematics and econometrics for

rigorous analysis or macroeconomic policy alternatives."

 

 

Dr. Dilip M. Nachane, Dept. of Economics, Indira Gandhi Institute of

Development Research, Mumbai, for his "contributions in economic

theory, applied economics and monetary policy in the Indian context.

 

 

3. Environmental Sciences and Ecology

 

 

Prof. R. Sukumar, Centre for Ecological, Sciences, Indian Institute

of Science, Bangalore, for his "contributions in the field of

tropical ecology and climate change."

 

 

Political Science

 

 

Prof. K. Seshadari, C. Rajeshwar Rao Foundation for Social

Progress, Kondapur, Hyderabad, for his "contributions in the concept

and practice of Political Linkages and Rural Development, Marxism

and Political Sciences, Stagnation and Change in Indian Society, and

Rural Unrest in India."

 

 

Prof. C.A. Perumal, Prof. Emeritus, Dept. of Politics and Public

Administration, University of Madras, Chennai, for

his "contributions in developing positive approaches towards welfare

state, Caste Politics in Tamil Nadu, Center-State and Inter-State

Relations in South India."

 

 

Sociology

 

 

Prof. Anand Chakravarti, Dept of Sociology, Delhi School of

Economics, University of Delhi, for his "work on detailed

ethnographic analysis as the method of producing knowledge."

 

 

III UGC NATIONAL VEDA VYAS SANSKRIT AWARD

 

 

Awarded every year to outstanding teacher for the excellent

contribtion in teaching/research/innovation/new programmes and

promotion of Sanskrit language. The Award carries rs. 1,00,000/-

and a Citation.

 

 

Dr. (Mrs.) Kamal Anand, Honorary Prof. (Sanskrit Literature)

Vishveshvaranand Vedic Research Institute, Hoshiarpur, Punjab; and

Principal, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi, for her "work

in popularizing Sanskrit as an important thread of the texture of

Indian Culture in the fields of Literature, Theatre, Research and

Writing."

 

 

The Indian nationals working the university system or those who have

been associated with the Universities or institutions recognized for

research/advanced study, are eligible for the award. The

nominations for the award are invited each year by the University

Grants Commission from the universities/institutions of national

importance, etc. The nominations are scrutinized by a committee of

experts in the specified areas. The recommendations made by the

committee are approved by the Commission.

 

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