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{{Short description|Nepalese scientist and physicist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Bala Ram Joshi
| image = Balram Joshi.jpg
| native_name = बलराम जोशी
| native_name_lang = ne
| birth_date = {{birth year|1930}}
| birth_place = Dillibazar, [[Kathmandu]], Nepal
| death_date = {{death year and age|1993|1930}}
| nationality = {{flagicon|Nepal}} Nepalese
| education = [[Ph.D.]]
| alma_mater = [[Glasgow University]]
| occupation = [[Physicist]]
| notable_works = Adhikbibhav Sthirbidhoot Utpadhak
| spouse = [[Angur Baba Joshi]]
| parents = {{Plainlist|
*Chandra Kumari Joshi (mother)
*Himalaya Raj Joshi (father)
}}
| awards = [[Madan Puraskar]], 1956
}}

Dr. '''Bala Ram Joshi''' was a Nepalese scientist and professor of physics who made significant contributions to the fields of science and technology of Nepal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Thapa|first=Richa|date=2018-05-31|title=Senior neurosurgeon Devkota receives Dr Balaram Joshi Gyan Bigyan Puraskar|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/temp/senior-neurosurgeon-devkota-receives-dr-balram-joshi-knowledge-and-science-award|access-date=2021-11-15|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en}}</ref> His Ph.D. thesis at [[The University of Glasgow]], ''Studies of orbital electron capture by scintillation counter methods'',<ref>{{Cite thesis|title=Studies of orbital electron capture by scintillation counter methods|url=http://theses.gla.ac.uk/73581/|publisher=University of Glasgow|date=1961|degree=Ph.D.|first=Bala R.|last=Joshi}}</ref> thesis earned him the Thomson Prize at the University of Glasgow.

==Early life and background==
Joshi was born to Himalaya Raj Joshi and Chandra Kumari Joshi in 1987 BS in Dillibazaar, [[Kathmandu]]. His father died when he was just eight months old and his mother was just 15 years old. After the death of his father, Joshi was raised at his maternal grandparents' house in Dhoka Tole, Kathmandu where he completed his primary education. Later he was admitted to [[Durbar High School]], [[Ranipokhari]], Kathmandu. He secured high ranks in his class and received many accolades.

Joshi married [[Angur Baba Joshi]] in 2000 B.S. Angur is also a well-known educator and social worker in Nepal. Their marriage was performed based on the then Nepali custom and tradition. At the time of marriage, Joshi was 12 years old and his wife then was 11 years old. The couple studied together and both of them passed the SLC (school leaving certificate) exam in 1948. After completion of their primary school level education, Joshi did his Intermediate in Science (I.Sc.) in 1950 and later on completed his Bachelor in Science in 1952. Similarly, he completed M. Sc in [[Physics]] from [[Banaras Hindu University]], Banaras, India in 1954.

==Later life==
After completion of his M.Sc. in 1954, Joshi returned to Nepal and began teaching at [[Tri-Chandra College]], Kathmandu. After three years, Joshi was nominated for a Ph.D. [[Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|fellowship]] under the Colombo Plan and subsequently traveled to the United Kingdom with his wife in 1957. During their educational settlement in the United Kingdom, Joshi studied at Glasgow University while his wife continued her education at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]]. His Ph.D. studies culminated in his research presentation titled "Studies of Orbital Electron by Scintillation Counter Method." His presentation earned him the Thomson Award. He had also published several research articles in ''Proceedings of the Physical Society'' in London. In addition to these publications, he had published one research article in a scientific journal of Sweden. His creation named ''Ultra High Voltage Static Electric Generator'' was awarded the Madan Puraskar, one of the highest awards in Nepal.

Joshi was the [[Vikram Samvat|2013 B.S.]] (1956) winner of the [[Madan Puraskar]].

== Dr. Bala Ram Joshi Award ==
Dr. Bala Ram Joshi's award (Dr Balaram Joshi Gyan Bigyan Puraskar) was initiated in his memory by his wife in 1996. The award honors outstanding contributions in the field of Science and Knowledge in Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-20|title=Senior neurosurgeon Devkota receives Dr Balaram Joshi Gyan Bigyan Puraskar {{!}} The Himalayan Times|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/temp/senior-neurosurgeon-devkota-receives-dr-balram-joshi-knowledge-and-science-award/|access-date=2020-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720061708/https://thehimalayantimes.com/temp/senior-neurosurgeon-devkota-receives-dr-balram-joshi-knowledge-and-science-award/|archive-date=2018-07-20}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Publications ==

* Studies of orbital electron capture by scintillation counter methods
* On the Measurement of Orbital Electron Capture with particular reference to 131Cs<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=B R Joshi|last2=G M Lewis|date=1960-09-01|title=On the Measurement of Orbital Electron Capture with particular reference to 131Cs|url=https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0370-1328/76/3/305/meta|journal=Proceedings of the Physical Society |language=en|volume=76|issue=3|pages=349–354|doi=10.1088/0370-1328/76/3/305|issn=0370-1328}}</ref>
* Orbital Electron Capture Ratio and Beta Spectrum of 204Tl<ref>{{Cite journal|title=ShieldSquare Captcha|url=https://hkvalidate.perfdrive.com/captcha?ssa=45fa6b81-7a37-48ff-82c2-21f955a92052&ssb=fahealei6d66a510eh6bpebee&ssc=https%3A%2F%2Fiopscience.iop.org%2Farticle%2F10.1088%2F0370-1328%2F77%2F6%2F315%2Fmeta&ssd=420011617286821&sse=@lp@@ej@hkohmfa&ssf=6263c1f06ce9e9db543a94ad404b4f864f6edb98&ssg=c70085ef-b3ca-4a11-96be-6f91d887def7&ssh=96095d22-2f3a-491d-9baa-61da692fdfbd&ssi=096cc3b9-8427-4722-a8cc-5419d9160a0a&ssj=7fb31a34-be40-4cd4-92da-ed64b5180c98&ssk=support@shieldsquare.com&ssl=755755438230&ssm=07765073638912463108895176313365&ssn=8e26bd2c2030de7a04b1f81b76a0c47a7a52d19202f0-bd45-4454-957c8a&sso=d4176e0e-707fc1a1cf085407d9c393b54736fee676460c317d2fb543&ssp=82258440441594712300159474606778808&ssq=61438700887334562724408873084993128696308&ssr=MjA4LjgwLjE1My42MQ==&sss=Mozilla/5.0%20(compatible;%20Yahoo!%20Slurp;%20http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/slurp)&sst=ZoteroTranslationServer/WMF%20(mailto:services@lists.wikimedia.org)&ssu=Mozilla/4.0%20(Windows%20NT%205.1)%20AppleWebKit/535.7%20(KHTML,like%20zeco)%20Chrome/33.0.1750.154%20Safari/536.7&ssv=@ls3311oo3su93r&ssw=&ssx=659891118550069&ssy=@iidcbochknomfffhokgggf@p@kdgghiialpeodi&ssz=a0da062de58f794|access-date=2020-07-14|website=hkvalidate.perfdrive.com| volume=77 |doi=10.1088/0370-1328/77/6/315}}</ref>
* Internal Source Scintillation Spectrometry<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Joshi|first1=B. R.|last2=Lewis|first2=G. M.|last3=Smith|first3=K. M.|date=1963-07-01|title=Internal source scintillation spectrometry|url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0029-554X%2863%2990289-1|journal=Nuclear Instruments and Methods|language=en|volume=24|pages=77–80|doi=10.1016/0029-554X(63)90289-1|issn=0029-554X}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1930 births]]
[[Category:Nepalese Scholars]]
[[Category:1993 deaths]]
[[Category: Madan Puraskar winners]]
[[Category:Durbar High School alumni]]
[[Category:Nepalese scientists]]
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[[Category:Banaras Hindu University alumni]]

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