Pushpa Mittra Bhargava

Pushpa Mittra Bhargava
Born(1928-02-22)22 February 1928
Ajmer, British Raj
Died1 August 2017(2017-08-01) (aged 89)
Hyderabad, India
NationalityIndian
AwardsPadma Bhushan
Scientific career
FieldsBiology (Biotechnology)
InstitutionsCentre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
Websitepmbhargava.com

Pushpa Mittra Bhargava (22 February 1928 – 1 August 2017) was an Indian scientist, writer, and administrator. He founded the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, a federally funded research institute, in Hyderabad. He was outspoken and highly influential in the development of scientific temper in India, and argued that scientific rationalism needed to be cultivated as a civic duty.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The Hindu Opportunities : An interview with Dr. Pushpa Mittra Bhargava, recipient of the Padma Bhushan". Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ "About CCMB > Profile". Ccmb.res.in. 1 April 1977. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.