Ashok Panagariya

Ashok Panagariya
Born22 August 1950
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Died (aged 70)
Jaipur
Occupations
  • Neurologist
  • medical researcher and academic
SpouseMeena Panagariya
ChildrenArihant Panagariya, Aditi Tandon, Arushi Jain
RelativesArvind Panagariya (brother)
Awards

Ashok Panagariya (22 August 1950 – 11 June 2021) was an Indian neurologist, medical researcher and academic, known for his research on nerve cells and neuromyotonia. He was a vice chancellor of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur[1] and a member of the Planning Board of the Government of Rajasthan.[2][3] He was a recipient of the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category.[2] Ashok Panagariya was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014.[4] He died on 11 June 2021 due to COVID-19 complications.[5]

  1. ^ "Dial me Now". Dial me Now. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'". News 18. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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  4. ^ "Padma Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Padma Shri recipient Dr Ashok Panagariya dies of post-Covid complications". Devdiscourse. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.