T. R. Seshadri
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Thiruvengadam Rajendram Seshadri
Biography
Money and materials alone do not secure good research, they are only adjuncts and it is the human element behind them that matters, said T. R. Seshadri.[6]
Seshadri was born on 3 February 1900 at
Back in India, he continued his work on plant chemistry as a research scholar of the
After the
Legacy
Some of the notable contributions of Seshadri are on the academic administration front. As the head of the Chemistry department at Andhra University, he was instrumental in the establishment of several laboratories, two new departments and a research school. He founded another research school at
Seshadri, who was a member of the scientific advisory committee to the Government of India and UNESCO, served as an expert advisor to several government agencies such as the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Department of Atomic Energy and chaired many expert committees related to education, health and science.[6] He was the president of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) (1967–68) and the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS)[12] and was a member of the editorial boards of the Indian Journal of Chemistry and two international journals, Tetrahedron and Phytochemistry.[6] He also served as the president of organizations such as the Indian Chemical Society, Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Oil Technology Association, the North India chapter of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, London, Indian Pharmaceutical Congress and Indian Science Congress Association (1966–67).[10]
Awards and honours
Seshadri received doctorates (
Bibliography
- Srinivasa Rangaswami, Tiruvenkata Rajendra Seshadri (1952). Chemistry of Vitamins and Hormones. Andhra University. p. 467. OCLC 14654195.
- T. R. Seshadri (1971). Advancement of scientific and religious culture in India. Andhra University Press. ASIN B0017XMAPW.
See also
- List of University of Delhi people
- Presidency College, Chennai
References
- ^ S2CID 73378233.
- ^ a b "Member - German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina". German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ OCLC 14654195.
- ^ OCLC 1582447.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "T. R. Seshadri on Bright Sparks Watermarks" (PDF). Bright Sparks Watermarks. 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Always a scientist". The Hindu. 30 January 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2016.[dead link]
- ^ a b c N Rangarajan (July 2008). "A life devoted to Science: T R Seshadri". Chemcos, the Journal of the Chemical Society, IIT Delhi (II).
- S2CID 122829951.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Seshadri on WorldCat". WorldCat. 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Past Presidents of INSA". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Deceased Fellows of Indian Academy of Sciences". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "41st IUPAC Council Meeting". International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. 1 May 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
Further reading
- N. R. Krishnaswamy (February 2004). "Professor T R Seshadri — An Acharaya par excellence". Resonance. 9 (2): 3–5. S2CID 122829951.