Prana Krushna Parija Explained

Prana Krushna Parija
Birth Date:	1891 4, df=y
Birth Place:	Jagatsinghpur,Balikuda, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Ichhapur,Balikuda,Jagatsinghpur,Odisha, India)
Nationality:	Indian
Field:	Botany
Alma Mater:	Ravenshaw University Presidency University, Kolkata University of Cambridge
Workplaces:	Ravenshaw University Banaras Hindu University Utkal University
Module:	Embed: yes Prana Krushna Parija Office: Member: 1st Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency: Balikuda Term Start: 1952 Term End: 1957

Prana Krushna Parija OBE (1 April 1891 – 2 June 1978; born in Ichhapur village, Jagatsinghpur district)^{[1] [2] [3]} was an Indian botanist. His research work comprised mainly fundamental and applied aspects of plant physiology, experimental plant morphology, and ecological studies of plant environment. He studied water hyacinth and other aquatic weeds, respiration in leaves and apples, transpiration and heat resistance in plants, rice and algae and storage of apples. ^[4]

He served as a vice chancellor of Utkal University.^[5] He worked as a principal in Ravenshaw University (formerly Ravenshaw College), Cuttack^{[6] [7]} Pro Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi^[8] and Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.^[9] The "Parija Library" of the university is named after him.^[10] He was President of the Indian Science Congress Association^[11] in 1960. He was an elected member of the first Odisha Legislative Assembly.^[12]

Awards and recognitions

• Fearnsides Scholarship (1918), Christ's College, Cambridge, a scholarship to encourage clinical research in the field of organic diseases of the nervous system.^[13]
• Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1944 New Year Honours
• Padma Bhushan, 1955^[14]

External links

• Odisha Review (Jan 2012): Dr. Pranakrushna Parija
• Parijā, OCLC WorldCat Identities: Prāṇakr̥shṇa 1891-1978

Notes and References

1. Book: 1948-1981. 5 March 2013. 2003. Universities Press. 978-81-7371-433-7. 812–.
2. Web site: Directory of Eminent Personalities of the District. jagatsinghpur.nic.in. Dr. Pranakrushna Parija Balikuda. 5 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121119004950/http://jagatsinghpur.nic.in/dist_portal/eminentperson.htm. 19 November 2012. dead.
3. http://www.dailypioneer.com/329209/Balikuda-locals-remember-son-of-the-soil-Dr-Parija.html Balikuda locals remember son of the soil Dr Parija
4. Web site: INSA :: Deceased Fellow Detail. insaindia.res.in. 2019-11-07.
5. Book: K. M. George. Sāhitya Akādemī. Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology. 14 May 2012. 1992. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-7201-324-0. 319–.
6. http://vanivihar90.org/about-us.htm Vanivihar Homepage
7. Book: Harish Chandra Das. State Level Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Smruti Samsad. The cultural heritage of Khurda. 14 May 2012. 2003. State Level Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Smruti Samsad.
8. Book: The Shaping of Indian Science: 1948-1981. Indian Science Congress Association. 2003. Universities Press. 9788173714337. 812. 26 November 2014.
9. Book: Lakshmikanta Mahapatra. Songs of the soul. 14 May 2012. 1988. Kantakabi Centenary Celebration Committee.
10. News: Among celebrities . P.G. Rama Rao . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331003327/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101206/jsp/orissa/story_13263971.jsp. dead. 31 March 2012. The Telegraph. 6 December 2010.
11. Web site: Government of India,Indian Science Congress. sciencecongress.nic.in. 2019-11-07.
12. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf List of members of OLA, 1951-2004
13. https://archive.org/stream/historicalre191120univuoft/historicalre191120univuoft_djvu.txt The historical register. Supplement
14. Web site: Padma Bhushan Awardees. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. 28 June 2009.