Ashok Panagariya | |
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| Born | 22 August 1950 |
| Died | (aged 70) Jaipur |
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| Spouse | Meena Panagariya |
| Children | Arihant Panagariya, Aditi Tandon, Arushi Jain |
| Relatives | Arvind Panagariya (brother) |
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Ashok Panagariya (22 August 1950 – 11 June 2021) was an Indian neurologist, medical researcher and academician, known for his research on nerve cells andneuromyotonia. He was a vice chancellor ofRajasthan University of Health Sciences,Jaipur[1] and a member of the Planning Board of theGovernment of Rajasthan.[2][3] He was a recipient of theDr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category.[2] Ashok Panagariya was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award ofPadma Shri by theGovernment of India in 2014.[4] He died on 11 June 2021 due to COVID-19 complications.[5]
Ashok Panagariya was born on 22 August 1950 inJaipur, in the Indian state ofRajasthan,[6] in a family of freedom fighters. His father Balu Lal Panagariya was a civil servant in the govt of Rajasthan.[2] He obtained hisMBBS in the year 1972 and completed post-graduate training in Internal Medicine in 1976 at theSawai Man Singh Medical College; he then obtained his DM in Neurology at PGI Chandigarh and became a fellow of theRoyal College of Physicians.[7]
He headed the department of neurology at the SMS Medical College and became the Principal of the institution.[3][8] He also served as vice chancellor ofRajasthan University of Health Sciences,[1] as the president of Indian Academy of Neurology 2010–2011[9] and was a member of the State Planning Board on health.[2][3]
Panagariya was a professor emeritus of theSMS Medical College and an honorary neurologist to theArmed Forces of India.[6] He was the chairman of DISHA Foundation, a non-profitnon-governmental organization engaged in the welfare of people with special needs.[10] He was also associated with thePost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and the Press Club of Jaipur, as a member.
Panagariya had more than ninety publications in peer reviewed journals[6] and contributed to a textbook on neurology by Walter George Bradley.[11] He also wrote on health issues and the science of spiritualism.[9][12]
Panagariya received the Merit award from theGovernment of Rajasthan in 1992.[6] TheMedical Council of India awarded him theDr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category, in 2002.[13] He was awarded the civilian honour ofPadma Shri in 2014 by theGovernment of India.[4]
He was a recipient of theUNESCO Award for medical/social contributions, the Lifetime Achievement Award fromThe Times of India[citation needed] and of the Lifetime Achievement Award of Madras Neuro Trust.[14]
In 2022, the Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) established the Dr. Ashok Panagariya Research Scholar Award, an annual award in memory of Panagariya. This award, presented by the IAN, is granted to neurologists under the age of 40 and includes a ₹1 lakh cash prize.[15]