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P. Pardha Saradhi

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P. Pardha Saradhi
Born
India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on transgenics
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

P. Pardha Saradhiis an Indian plant biologist and a professor at the Department of Environmental Studies of theUniversity of Delhi.[1]The team led by him is reported to have developed a transgenic mustard for the first time in India.[2]He was also in the news for filing a case of plagiarism against KVSK Prasad, his one-time student andDeepak Pental,a former vice-chancellor of Delhi University.[3][4]

Saradhi did his college education at the University of Delhi, earning a BSc Honors in Botany in 1977, following it up with an MSc in 1979, MPhil in 1980 and a PhD in 1986.[5]He started his career as a lecturer at the S. V. College of Delhi University in 1985 but moved toJamia Millia Islamiain 1987 and worked there till 2001. He was serving as a reader when he returned to Delhi University that year to take up the position of a professor, a position he holds to date. His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles[6][note 1]andResearchGate,an online repository of scientific articles has listed 120 of them.[7]Besides, he has edited one book, titled,Biophysical Processes in Living Systems.[8]TheDepartment of Biotechnologyof the Government of India awarded him theNational Bioscience Award for Career Development,one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences in 2000.[9]

Selected bibliography

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Books

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  • P. Pardha Saradhi (1 January 2001).Biophysical Processes in Living Systems.Science Publishers.ISBN978-1-57808-157-8.

Articles

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Please seeSelected bibliographysection

References

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  1. ^"DU plagiarism case: It feels like fighting against my son, says Saradhi".Indian Express.27 November 2014.Retrieved23 November2017.
  2. ^"They asked me to withdraw my court case".Downtoearth.org.15 February 2015.Retrieved23 November2017.
  3. ^"Court Grants Exemption to Former Delhi University Vice Chancellor in Plagiarism Row".ND TV.1 March 2015.Retrieved23 November2017.
  4. ^"Plagiarism Complaint Places Indian Professor in Jail".Write Check.2 December 2014.Retrieved23 November2017.
  5. ^"Faculty Profile"(PDF).University of Delhi.21 November 2017.Retrieved21 November2017.
  6. ^"On Google Scholar".Google Scholar. 23 November 2017.Retrieved23 November2017.
  7. ^"On ResearchGate".23 November 2017.Retrieved23 November2017.
  8. ^P. Pardha Saradhi (1 January 2001).Biophysical Processes in Living Systems.Science Publishers.ISBN978-1-57808-157-8.
  9. ^"Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development"(PDF).Department of Biotechnology. 2016.Retrieved20 November2017.
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