Puspashree Pattnaik Explained

Puspashree Pattnaik
Birth Date:1958
Birth Place:Puri, Odisha, India
Alma Mater:Utkal University
Spouse:Nikhil Mohan Pattnaik
Awards:Pranakrushna Parija Popular Science Award (1997)

Puspashree Pattnaik is an Indian educator, popular science author, activist and archivist. She is known for her contribution to the fields of science education, popular science, environmentalism, and archiving. Exploring Nature is a book by her.[1] She co-founded nonprofit Srujanika that focuses on research and innovation in science, education, and development with an emphasis on the Odia language, along with her husband Nikhil Mohan Pattnaik. Pattnaik co-founded the children's educational initiative Integral Education Centre at Srujanika and co-edited the organization's magazine Bigyana Tarang. The Odisha Bigyan Academy awarded her the Pranakrushna Parija Popular Science Award for the book, Kahinki Bhai Kahinki in 1997.[2]

Early life and education

Puspashree Pattnaik was born in Puri, Odisha, India.

Pattnak studied Master of Science in Zoology from Utkal University[3] and Bachelor of Education.

Career

She co-founded Srujanika along with her husband in 1983 with a focus on research and innovation in science, education, and development,[4] specifically with an emphasis on the Odia language. She led the Integral Children Education Centre for children, co-edited popular science magazine Bigyan Taranga and led Srujanika's teacher and student engagement initiatives. She oversaw the organization's archiving activities including archiving large volume of public domain and other books and review of the digitized version of the Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha, and hosting the books on the online portal Odia Bibhaba.[5] [6]

Pattnaik also co-started the Integral Children Education Centre, also known as the Sunday school, in their private house and garden to help children who faced difficulties in getting an education due to various reasons such as lack of interest from parents, financial problems, or belonging to the Dalit communities. The school was completely voluntary, and the children used to come on Sunday afternoons. Instead of set plans or syllabuses, she and other Srujanika volunteers used teaching aids to teach geometry and science subjects.[7]

Personal life

Pattnaik is married to Nikhil Mohan Pattnaik.[8]

Awards and honours

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exploring Nature . Vigyan Prasar, Government of India . Vigyan Prasar . 9 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Pranakrushna Parija Popular Science Award – Odisha Bigyan Academy . Odisha Bigyan Academy, Government of Odisha . 9 April 2023 . or-IN.
  3. Web site: List of Members. Utkal University — Zoology . Utkal University Zoology Alumni Association . 11 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Report On District Resource Unit (DRU) Koraput: 1992-1993 . Agragamee . 11 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Martin . Jeffrey . Research Guides: South Asia: Orissa Information and Materials . guides.lib.umich.edu . University of Michigan Library . 9 April 2023 . en.
  6. News: 2017-11-12 . Virtual library carrying Odia literary treasures launched . The Times of India . 2023-04-25 . 0971-8257.
  7. ((Hagman, K.)), ((Karlsson, N.)) . A Study on Indian Destitutes: Aspects of the Lives of Destitute Children and Women in Orissa, India. Reprints and Miniprints No. 759. . ERIC . 1992.
  8. Web site: Sahu . Diana . 2016-01-09 . Books at a Click — The Centre for Internet and Society . dead . http://web.archive.org/web/20180618000000/https://epaper.newindianexpress.com/687837/The-New-Indian-Express-Bhubaneswar/09012016#page/1/1 . 2018-06-18 . 2023-04-23 . New Indian Express. Alt URL

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