Dharani Dhar Awasthi

Dharani Dhar Awasthi (28 September 1922, Naret village, Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand – 21 August 2011, Lucknow)[1] was an Indian botanist, taxonomist, and lichenologist, often given the appellation "Father of Indian Lichenology".[2]

  1. ^ Upreti, D. K. (10 July 2012). "Dharni (sic) Dhar Awasthi (1922–2011)" (PDF). Current Science. 103 (1): 94. (This 2012 article erroneously states the year in which Awashti received his first Ph.D.)
  2. ^ "Deceased Fellow: Dr DD Awasthi". Indian National Science Academy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.