RockyDill0015: expanded content

2026-03-15T04:05:02Z

expanded content

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:35, 15 March 2026
Line 9:		Line 9:
	\|birth_place = [[Gadhinglaj]], [[Kolhapur]], [[British India]]		\|birth_place = [[Gadhinglaj]], [[Kolhapur]], [[British India]]
	\|known_for = [[Symbiosis Society]] & [[Symbiosis International University]]		\|known_for = [[Symbiosis Society]] & [[Symbiosis International University]]
	\|title = Founder and ~~President~~ of the [[Symbiosis Society]], ~~Chancellor~~ of the [[Symbiosis International University]]		\|title = Founder and president of the [[Symbiosis Society]], chancellor of the [[Symbiosis International University]]
	\| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]], [[Padma Shri]], [[Punyabhushan]], Maharashtra Gaurav		\| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]], [[Padma Shri]], [[Punyabhushan]], Maharashtra Gaurav
	~~\|nationality = Indian~~
	}}		}}

Line 20:		Line 19:
	He joined Fergusson College, Pune as Professor and Head of Department in Botany which position he held for 20 years. He was a recognized post graduate teacher and a guide for Ph.D. students. He was a member of the Pune University's Executive Council, the Senate, Academic Council (for 14 years) and Chairman of the Board of Studies in Botany (for 9 years). He was also I.C.C.R's Foreign Academic Advisor in Pune University (for 7 years). He founded [[Symbiosis International University]] in 1971 to help foreign students in Pune.		He joined Fergusson College, Pune as Professor and Head of Department in Botany which position he held for 20 years. He was a recognized post graduate teacher and a guide for Ph.D. students. He was a member of the Pune University's Executive Council, the Senate, Academic Council (for 14 years) and Chairman of the Board of Studies in Botany (for 9 years). He was also I.C.C.R's Foreign Academic Advisor in Pune University (for 7 years). He founded [[Symbiosis International University]] in 1971 to help foreign students in Pune.

	He has published over 50 original research articles in several national and international scientific journals. He has authored several books on Life Sciences and has contributed over 200 articles on Science, Education and Youth Development. He has also been the ~~Chairman~~ of the Educational Wing of FICCI in ~~2005-2006~~.		He has published over 50 original research articles in several national and international scientific journals. He has authored several books on Life Sciences and has contributed over 200 articles on Science, Education and Youth Development. He has also been the chairman of the Educational Wing of FICCI in 2005–2006.

	Mujumdar is the recipient of many awards. The [[Government of India]] conferred him with the Padma Shri in 2005 and the Padma Bhushan in 2012.<ref name="PadmaAwards">{{cite web \| url=http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf \| title=Year Wise List of Recipients Bharat Ratna Padma Awards 1954 - 2014 \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs \| access-date=7 November 2016 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115022326/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf \| archive-date=15 November 2016 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> He has received [[Punyabhushan]] (2009), FIE Foundation Puraskar (2006), ‘Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar’ (2003), Top Management Club Pune's “Excellence in Education” Award, the Rotary club of Pune's ‘Service Excellence Recognition Award (SERA)’, The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, Giant International Life Time Achievement Award, Lion Gaurav Puraskar, Pune Municipal Corporation's ‘Roll of Honour for Life-Time Achievement’ (2006) and Pune Festival Award.		Mujumdar is the recipient of many awards. The [[Government of India]] conferred him with the Padma Shri in 2005 and the Padma Bhushan in 2012.<ref name="PadmaAwards">{{cite web \| url=http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf \| title=Year Wise List of Recipients Bharat Ratna Padma Awards 1954 – 2014 \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs \| access-date=7 November 2016 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115022326/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf \| archive-date=15 November 2016 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> He has received [[Punyabhushan]] (2009), FIE Foundation Puraskar (2006), ‘Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar’ (2003), Top Management Club Pune's “Excellence in Education” Award, the Rotary club of Pune's ‘Service Excellence Recognition Award (SERA)’, The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, Giant International Life Time Achievement Award, Lion Gaurav Puraskar, Pune Municipal Corporation's ‘Roll of Honour for Life-Time Achievement’ (2006) and Pune Festival Award.

			[[Fergusson College]] Alumni Association felicitated him as a Distinguished Alumnus and awarded him with 'Fergusson Gaurav Puraskar', on 13 January 2024, at the hands of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj ([[Shahu II of Kolhapur]]), the Chairperson of [[Deccan Education Society]] which runs the Fergusson College.

	==Awards==		==Awards==
Line 44:		Line 45:
	[[Category:Living people]]		[[Category:Living people]]
	[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education]]		[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education]]
	~~[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education]]~~
	[[Category:People from Kolhapur district]]		[[Category:People from Kolhapur district]]

->CommanderWaterford: Importing Wikidata short description: "Indian academic" (Shortdesc helper)

2021-03-01T10:57:42Z

Importing Wikidata short description: "Indian academic" (Shortdesc helper)

New page

{{Short description|Indian academic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Shantaram Balwant Mujumdar
|image =
| caption =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1935|07|31}}
|birth_place = [[Gadhinglaj]], [[Kolhapur]], [[British India]]
|known_for = [[Symbiosis Society]] & [[Symbiosis International University]]
|title = Founder and President of the [[Symbiosis Society]], Chancellor of the [[Symbiosis International University]]
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]], [[Padma Shri]], [[Punyabhushan]], Maharashtra Gaurav
|nationality = Indian
}}

'''Shantaram Balwant Mujumdar''' is the founder and president of the [[Symbiosis Society]], a multinational educational and cultural center, and chancellor of [[Symbiosis International University]]. He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2005 and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79881|title= Padma Awards|publisher=pib|date= 27 January 2013 |access-date= 27 January 2013 }}</ref>

Mujumdar was born on 31 July 1935 at Gadhinglaj, a Taluka in Kolhapur District in Maharashtra. He had his school education at Gadhinglaj and college education at Rajaram college, Kolhapur and Pune. In his master's degree (M.Sc.) in Botany, he stood first class first with distinction in Pune University. He obtained his Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Microbiology from Pune University.

He joined Fergusson College, Pune as Professor and Head of Department in Botany which position he held for 20 years. He was a recognized post graduate teacher and a guide for Ph.D. students. He was a member of the Pune University's Executive Council, the Senate, Academic Council (for 14 years) and Chairman of the Board of Studies in Botany (for 9 years). He was also I.C.C.R's Foreign Academic Advisor in Pune University (for 7 years). He founded [[Symbiosis International University]] in 1971 to help foreign students in Pune.

He has published over 50 original research articles in several national and international scientific journals. He has authored several books on Life Sciences and has contributed over 200 articles on Science, Education and Youth Development. He has also been the Chairman of the Educational Wing of FICCI in 2005-2006.

Mujumdar is the recipient of many awards. The [[Government of India]] conferred him with the Padma Shri in 2005 and the Padma Bhushan in 2012.<ref name="PadmaAwards">{{cite web | url=http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf | title=Year Wise List of Recipients Bharat Ratna Padma Awards 1954 - 2014 | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs | access-date=7 November 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115022326/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf | archive-date=15 November 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> He has received [[Punyabhushan]] (2009), FIE Foundation Puraskar (2006), ‘Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar’ (2003), Top Management Club Pune's “Excellence in Education” Award, the Rotary club of Pune's ‘Service Excellence Recognition Award (SERA)’, The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, Giant International Life Time Achievement Award, Lion Gaurav Puraskar, Pune Municipal Corporation's ‘Roll of Honour for Life-Time Achievement’ (2006) and Pune Festival Award.

==Awards==
* 2012, [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79881|title= Padma Awards|publisher=pib|date= 27 January 2013 |access-date= 27 January 2013 }}</ref>
* 2009, [[Punyabhushan]]
* 2005, [[Padma Shri]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://symbiosis.ac.in/founder.html Symbiosis]
* [http://siu.edu.in/symbiosis-chancellor.php Symbiosis International University]
{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2010–19}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature & Education}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mujumdar, Shantaram Balwant}}
[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education]]
[[Category:People from Kolhapur district]]

S. B. Mujumdar - Revision history

RockyDill0015: expanded content

->CommanderWaterford: Importing Wikidata short description: "Indian academic" (Shortdesc helper)