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	\| name = Harish Chandra Verma		\| name = Harish Chandra Verma
	\| image = ~~H C Verma.jpg~~		\| image =
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	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1952\|04\|08\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1952\|04\|08\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
	~~\| nationality = [[Indian people\|Indian]]~~
	\| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list \|[[Patna Science College]]\|[[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] \|}}		\| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list \|[[Patna Science College]]\|[[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] \|}}
	\| thesis_title = Studies Of The Electric Field Gradients in Non-cubic Metals Using 57^Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopy (1980)\|		\| thesis_title = Studies Of The Electric Field Gradients in Non-cubic Metals Using 57^Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopy (1980)\|
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	\| website = {{url\|https://hcverma.in}}		\| website = {{url\|https://hcverma.in}}
	\| field = [[Nuclear physics]]		\| field = [[Nuclear physics]]
	\| awards = {{unbulleted list \| Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Siksha Puruskar (2017)\| [[Padma Shri]] (~~2020~~)\|}}\|		\| awards = {{unbulleted list \| Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Siksha Puruskar (2017)\| [[Padma Shri]] (2021)\|}}\|
	\| caption = Verma during a lecture		\| caption = Verma during a lecture
			\| honorific_prefix = [[Padma Shri]]
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	'''Harish Chandra Verma''' (born 8 April 1952) is an ~~[[India\|~~Indian]] [[experimental physicist]] and [[professor ~~emeritus~~]] of the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]]. His field of research is [[nuclear physics]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://iitk.ac.in/new/h-c-verma \| title=Profile of DR. H. C. Verma \| publisher=Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur \| access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>		'''Shree Harish Chandra Verma''' (born 8 April 1952), popularly known as '''HC Verma''', is an Indian [[experimental physicist]], author and [[emeritus professor]] of the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur\|Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)]]. In 2021, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest [[Indian honours system\|civilian award]], by the [[Government of India]] for his contribution to Physics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Year=2020-2020\|title=Padma Awards {{!}} Interactive Dashboard\|website=www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref> His field of research is [[nuclear physics]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://iitk.ac.in/new/h-c-verma \| title=Profile of DR. H. C. Verma \| publisher=Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur \| access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>

	He has authored several school, undergraduate and graduate textbooks, the most popular ~~being the~~ two-volume ''Concepts of Physics''.<ref name=Hindustan /><ref name=Deccan>{{cite web\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/060618/meet-the-man-who-taught-india-physics.html\|title=Meet the man who taught India physics\|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]\|date=6 June 2018}}</ref> He has co-founded ''Shiksha Sopan'', a social upliftment organization for economically weaker children living near the campus of IIT Kanpur.<ref name=Hindustan>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/meet-padma-shri-hc-verma-who-struggled-to-pass-exam-in-school-but-teaches-india-physics-today/story-tRRdohVIk4sxGDpKti8wtL.html\|title=Meet Padma Shri HC Verma, who struggled to pass in school, teaches India Physics today		He has authored several school, undergraduate and graduate level textbooks, including but not limited to, the most popular and most reputated two-volume ''Concepts of Physics, extensively used by students appearing for various high level competitive examinations such as JEE Mains, JEE Advanced, etc.''<ref name="Hindustan" /><ref name="Deccan">{{cite web\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/060618/meet-the-man-who-taught-india-physics.html\|title=Meet the man who taught India physics\|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]\|date=6 June 2018}}</ref>
	\|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]\|date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140831/spectrum/main2.htm \| title=Spreading the light of knowledge \| date=31 August 2014 \| access-date=19 September 2014 \|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]}}</ref>

	He has ~~been awarded the [[Abul Kalam Azad\|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]]~~ Shiksha ~~Puruskar by~~ the [[~~Bihar]] [[Government of Bihar\|state government~~]].<ref name=Hindustan ~~/><ref name=Azad~~>{{cite web\|url=https://www.~~telegraphindia~~.com/~~bihar~~/~~azad~~-~~honour~~-~~for~~-physics-~~teacher~~/~~cid/1368629~~\|title=~~Azad honour for physics teacher~~\|publisher=~~The Telegraph~~\|date=~~11 November 2017~~}}</ref> ~~In 2020, the [[Government of India]] awarded him the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest [[Indian honours system\|civilian award]].~~<ref ~~name=":0"~~>{{~~Cite web~~\|url=http://www.~~dashboard-padmaawards~~.~~gov~~.~~in/?Year=2020-2020~~\|title=~~Padma Awards {{!}} Interactive Dashboard~~\|~~website=www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in\|language~~=en\|access-date=~~2020-01-26~~}}</ref>		He has co-founded ''Shiksha Sopan'', a social upliftment organization for economically weaker children living near the campus of [[IIT Kanpur]].<ref name="Hindustan">{{cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/meet-padma-shri-hc-verma-who-struggled-to-pass-exam-in-school-but-teaches-india-physics-today/story-tRRdohVIk4sxGDpKti8wtL.html\|title=Meet Padma Shri HC Verma, who struggled to pass in school, teaches India Physics today
			\|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]\|date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140831/spectrum/main2.htm \| title=Spreading the light of knowledge \| date=31 August 2014 \| access-date=19 September 2014 \|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]}}</ref> He has dedicated himself in training young minds in the field of Physics. He has immensely contributed in popularising Physics education among Indian students and teachers by conducting lectures and experimental demonstrations.

	~~==Early life==~~		He has been awarded the [[Abul Kalam Azad\|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]] Shiksha Puruskar by the [[Bihar]] [[Government of Bihar\|state government]].<ref name="Hindustan" /><ref name="Azad">{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/azad-honour-for-physics-teacher/cid/1368629\|title=Azad honour for physics teacher\|publisher=The Telegraph\|date=11 November 2017}}</ref>
	~~Verma was born in~~ [[~~Darbhanga~~]], Bihar~~. His father was a teacher in~~ [[~~Samastipur~~]].<ref name=~~Deccan~~ /> ~~After he passed high school, he~~ obtained his [[Bachelor of Science\|B. Sc.]] degree at the [[Patna Science College]]. He obtained his [[Master of Science\|M.Sc.]] and [[Doctor of Philosophy\|Ph.D.]] at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.<ref name=Hindustan /><ref name=Deccan />
			==Early life and study==
			Verma obtained his [[Bachelor of Science\|B.Sc.]] degree at the [[Patna Science College]]. He obtained his [[Master of Science\|M.Sc.]] and [[Doctor of Philosophy\|Ph.D.]] at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.<ref name="Hindustan" /><ref name="Deccan" />

	==Career==		==Career==
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	===Physics outreach===		===Physics outreach===
	Verma has developed more than six hundred ‘low cost’ physics experiments which teachers can employ in their classrooms. In 2011, he set up the National Anveshika Network of India (NANI), a flagship programme of the [[Indian Association of Physics Teachers]] (IAPT). He is the national coordinator for this programme. There are currently 22 Anveshikas in the country. <ref name=Hindustan /><ref name=Deccan />		Verma has developed more than six hundred ‘low cost’ physics experiments which teachers can employ in their classrooms. In 2011, he set up the National Anveshika Network of India (NANI), a flagship programme of the [[Indian Association of Physics Teachers]] (IAPT). He is the national coordinator for this programme. There are currently 22 Anveshikas in the country.<ref name=Hindustan /><ref name=Deccan />

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
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	* ''Foundation Science Physics for class 9'', Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, {{ISBN\|9788177097313}}		* ''Foundation Science Physics for class 9'', Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, {{ISBN\|9788177097313}}
	* ''Foundation Science Physics for class 10'', Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, {{ISBN\|9350270064}}		* ''Foundation Science Physics for class 10'', Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, {{ISBN\|9350270064}}
			* ''Bhautiki Ki Samajh Part-1'', Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, {{ISBN\|9350271990}}
			* ''Classical Electromagnetism'', Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, {{ISBN\|978-9388704823}}

	== Online ~~Courses~~ ==		== Online courses ==
	*''Nuclear Physics: Fundamentals and Applications'' (organised by National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning, NPTEL)		*''Nuclear Physics: Fundamentals and Applications'' (organised by National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning, NPTEL)
	*''Learning Physics through Simple Experiments'' (Massive Online Open Course in 2016)		*''Learning Physics through Simple Experiments'' ([[Massive open online course\|Massive Online Open Course]] in 2016)
	*''Physics of Semiconductors'' (Massive Online Open Course in 2017)		*''Physics of Semiconductors'' (Massive Online Open Course in 2017)
	*''B.Sc. courses in Hindi - Basics of Special Theory of Relativity'' (2018)		*''B.Sc. courses in Hindi - Basics of Special Theory of Relativity'' (2018)
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	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	* [[Padma Shri]] (~~2020~~)<ref name=":0" />		* [[Padma Shri]] (2021)<ref name=":0" />
	* Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Shiksha Purashkar (2017)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=प्रो. एचसी वर्मा को मौलाना आजाद शिक्षा पुरस्कार\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/patna/story-pro-maulana-azad-education-award-for-hc-verma-1632444.html\|access-date=2020-08-28\|website=Hindustan\|language=hi}}</ref>		* Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Shiksha Purashkar (2017)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=प्रो. एचसी वर्मा को मौलाना आजाद शिक्षा पुरस्कार\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/patna/story-pro-maulana-azad-education-award-for-hc-verma-1632444.html\|access-date=2020-08-28\|website=Hindustan\|language=hi}}</ref>

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	Verma was born in [[Darbhanga]], Bihar. His father was a teacher in [[Samastipur]].<ref name=Deccan /> After he passed high school, he obtained his [[Bachelor of Science\|B. Sc.]] degree at the [[Patna Science College]]. He obtained his [[Master of Science\|M.Sc.]] and [[Doctor of Philosophy\|Ph.D.]] at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.<ref name=Hindustan /><ref name=Deccan />		Verma was born in [[Darbhanga]], Bihar. His father was a teacher in [[Samastipur]].<ref name=Deccan /> After he passed high school, he obtained his [[Bachelor of Science\|B. Sc.]] degree at the [[Patna Science College]]. He obtained his [[Master of Science\|M.Sc.]] and [[Doctor of Philosophy\|Ph.D.]] at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.<ref name=Hindustan /><ref name=Deccan />

	==Career==		==Career==

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{{short description|Indian nuclear physicist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Harish Chandra Verma
| image = H C Verma.jpg
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|04|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list |[[Patna Science College]]|[[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] |}}
| thesis_title = Studies Of The Electric Field Gradients in Non-cubic Metals Using 57^Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopy (1980)|
| doctoral_advisor = Prof. G. N. Rao ([[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|IIT Kanpur]])
| known_for = ''Concepts of Physics'' textbook
| website = {{url|https://hcverma.in}}
| field = [[Nuclear physics]]
| awards = {{unbulleted list | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Siksha Puruskar (2017)| [[Padma Shri]] (2020)|}}|
| caption = Verma during a lecture
}}
'''Harish Chandra Verma''' (born 8 April 1952) is an [[India|Indian]] [[experimental physicist]] and [[professor emeritus]] of the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]]. His field of research is [[nuclear physics]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://iitk.ac.in/new/h-c-verma | title=Profile of DR. H. C. Verma | publisher=Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>

He has authored several school, undergraduate and graduate textbooks, the most popular being the two-volume ''Concepts of Physics''.<ref name=Hindustan /><ref name=Deccan>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/060618/meet-the-man-who-taught-india-physics.html|title=Meet the man who taught India physics|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=6 June 2018}}</ref> He has co-founded ''Shiksha Sopan'', a social upliftment organization for economically weaker children living near the campus of IIT Kanpur.<ref name=Hindustan>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/meet-padma-shri-hc-verma-who-struggled-to-pass-exam-in-school-but-teaches-india-physics-today/story-tRRdohVIk4sxGDpKti8wtL.html|title=Meet Padma Shri HC Verma, who struggled to pass in school, teaches India Physics today
|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140831/spectrum/main2.htm | title=Spreading the light of knowledge | date=31 August 2014 | access-date=19 September 2014 |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref>

He has been awarded the [[Abul Kalam Azad|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]] Shiksha Puruskar by the [[Bihar]] [[Government of Bihar|state government]].<ref name=Hindustan /><ref name=Azad>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/azad-honour-for-physics-teacher/cid/1368629|title=Azad honour for physics teacher|publisher=The Telegraph|date=11 November 2017}}</ref> In 2020, the [[Government of India]] awarded him the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest [[Indian honours system|civilian award]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Year=2020-2020|title=Padma Awards {{!}} Interactive Dashboard|website=www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref>

==Early life==
Verma was born in [[Darbhanga]], Bihar. His father was a teacher in [[Samastipur]].<ref name=Deccan /> After he passed high school, he obtained his [[Bachelor of Science|B. Sc.]] degree at the [[Patna Science College]]. He obtained his [[Master of Science|M.Sc.]] and [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.<ref name=Hindustan /><ref name=Deccan />
==Career==

===Patna Science College===
In early 1980, Verma joined Patna Science College as a lecturer.<ref name=Hindustan /> He remained at the college as a lecturer and reader for 15 years<ref name=Azad /> before resigning from the college and joining IIT Kanpur.

===IIT Kanpur===
Verma joined IIT Kanpur in 1994 as an assistant professor. Here he pursued research in experimental [[nuclear physics]]. He has published 139 research papers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Verma|first1=H C|url=http://www.hcverma.in/ReadMore|website=H C Verma|access-date=10 April 2018|title=Prof. H C Verma}}</ref> He retired on 30 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-kanpur-hc-verma-retires-concepts-of-physics-textbooks-students-pour-adoration-on-twitter-4733345/|title=IIT Kanpur’s HC Verma retires, students pour adoration on Twitter|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=3 July 2017}}</ref>

===Physics outreach===
Verma has developed more than six hundred ‘low cost’ physics experiments which teachers can employ in their classrooms. In 2011, he set up the National Anveshika Network of India (NANI), a flagship programme of the [[Indian Association of Physics Teachers]] (IAPT). He is the national coordinator for this programme. There are currently 22 Anveshikas in the country. <ref name=Hindustan /><ref name=Deccan />

==Bibliography==
* ''Concepts of Physics Part-1'', Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, 1992, {{ISBN|8177091875}}
* ''Concepts of Physics Part-2'', Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, 1992, {{ISBN|8177092324}}
* ''Quantum Physics'', Surya Publication, {{ISBN|9788192571409}}
* ''Foundation Science Physics for class 9'', Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, {{ISBN|9788177097313}}
* ''Foundation Science Physics for class 10'', Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, {{ISBN|9350270064}}

== Online Courses ==
*''Nuclear Physics: Fundamentals and Applications'' (organised by National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning, NPTEL)
*''Learning Physics through Simple Experiments'' (Massive Online Open Course in 2016)
*''Physics of Semiconductors'' (Massive Online Open Course in 2017)
*''B.Sc. courses in Hindi - Basics of Special Theory of Relativity'' (2018)
*''Basics of Quantum Mechanics'' (2019)
*''Advanced Course on the Special Theory of Relativity'' (2020)
*''Classical Electromagnetism - Electrostatics'' (2020)
*''Classical Mechanics'' (2021)
*''The Story of Photoelectric Effect'' (2021)

== Awards ==
* [[Padma Shri]] (2020)<ref name=":0" />
* Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Shiksha Purashkar (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|title=प्रो. एचसी वर्मा को मौलाना आजाद शिक्षा पुरस्कार|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/patna/story-pro-maulana-azad-education-award-for-hc-verma-1632444.html|access-date=2020-08-28|website=Hindustan|language=hi}}</ref>

==References==
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