Vigyan Gaurav Award Explained

The Vigyan Gaurav Award or the Vigyan Gaurav Samman is a lifetime achievement award for scientific research conferred by the Council of Science and Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh in India.^[1] The council also presents a Vigyan Ratna Award. Since 2013, the award includes cash price of which was earlier .^[2] This is the highest science related award given by Uttar Pradesh government.^[3]

Recipients

• 2000 - Ved Prakash Kamboj
• 2001 - 2002 - Prem Chand Pandey
• 2002-03 - Dr. Lalji Singh - Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University^[4]
• 2003-04 - Dr. J. S. Yadav - director of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad^[5]
• 2003-04 - Dr. R. P. Bajpai - director of Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh^[6]
• 2005-06 - Professor Javed Iqbal- Director, Institute of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad Campus, Gachibowli, Hyderabad
• 2008-09 - Prof. Anil Kumar Tyagi - head of biochemistry department, Delhi University^[7]
• 2008-09 - Prof. Kabiruddin - chemistry department, Aligarh Muslim University^[7]
• 2010-11 - Prof. R. K. Sharma - director of Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences^[8]
• 2010-11 - Prof. Sunil Pradhan - neurologist at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences^[8]
• 2010-11 - Prof. Mohammad Iqbal - professor of Botany from Jamia Hamdard University^[8]
• 2010-11 - Chandra Shekhar Nautiyal - director of National Botanical Research Institute^[8]
• 2015-16 - Prof. Nirmal Kumar Gupta - Head of Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

References

9. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060800/http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=P01-1295

Notes and References

1. Web site: Science award for two PGI doctors . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191445/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-29/lucknow/30454061_1_science-award-young-scientist-award-pgi-doctors . dead . 2 January 2014 . Lucknow . 29 November 2011 . . 2 January 2014.
2. Web site: HCL to promote IT City . . 28 December 2013 . 2 January 2014.
3. Book: India Today. 2006. Thomson Living Media India Limited. 59.
4. Web site: Vice-Chancellor Dr. Lalji Singh . . 2 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131204000112/http://bhu.ac.in/aboutbhu/administration.html . 4 December 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
5. Web site: IICT Director bags award . Hyderabad . . 6 March 2004 . 2 January 2014.
6. Web site: Vigyan Gaurav Samman for Dr Bajpai . Chandigarh . . 26 February 2004 . 2 January 2014.
7. Web site: 2 scientists honoured with Vigyan Gaurav Samman . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192912/http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?articles=yes&pageid=2&max=true&articleid=Ar00201&sectid=1edid=&edlabel=TOIL&mydateHid=30-03-2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Lucknow+-+Times+City&title=2+scientists+honoured+with+Vigyan+Gaurav+Samman&edname=&publabel=TOI . dead . 2 January 2014 . . 30 March 2010 . 2 January 2014.
8. Web site: Award for excellence in science . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191616/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-30/lucknow/30458287_1_young-scientist-senior-scientist-lucknow . dead . 2 January 2014 . Lucknow . 30 November 2011 . . 2 January 2014.