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{{Short description|Indian forensic expert, writer}} | |||
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| occupation = Forensic expert | | occupation = Forensic expert | ||
| known for = investigation of the [[assassination of Rajiv Gandhi]] | | known for = investigation of the [[assassination of Rajiv Gandhi]] | ||
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2000) | | awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2000)<ref name="Padma Awards" /> | ||
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'''Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan''' (15 April 1934 – 11 July 2017) was an Indian forensic expert, writer and a former director of the Department of Forensics Sciences of the Government of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Assassin wore bomb strapped to her waist">{{cite web | url= | '''Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan''' (15 April 1934 – 11 July 2017) was an Indian forensic expert, writer and a former director of the Department of Forensics Sciences of the Government of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Assassin wore bomb strapped to her waist">{{cite web | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/05/24/assassin-wore-bomb-strapped-to-her-waist/ | title=Assassin wore bomb strapped to her waist | work=The Baltimore Sun | date=24 May 1991 | access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> He was best known for his contributions in the investigations in the [[Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi|Rajiv Gandhi assassination]] case.<ref name="Human Bomb -- How Assassin Killed Gandhi - And Herself">{{cite web | url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19910524/1285136/human-bomb----how-assassin-killed-gandhi---and-herself | title=Human Bomb -- How Assassin Killed Gandhi - And Herself | publisher=The Seattle Times | date=24 May 1991 | access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Assassin Greeted Gandhi With a Bomb on Her Back">{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-24-mn-2181-story.html | title=Assassin Greeted Gandhi With a Bomb on Her Back | work=Los Angeles Times | date=24 May 1991 | access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
Born on 15 April 1934<ref name="Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences">{{cite web | url=http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search~S2?/aChandra+Sekharan%2C+P.+(Pakkiriswamy)%2C+1934-/achandra+sekharan+p+pakkiriswamy+1934/-3,-1,0, | Born on 15 April 1934<ref name="Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences">{{cite web | url=http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search~S2?/aChandra+Sekharan%2C+P.+(Pakkiriswamy)%2C+1934-/achandra+sekharan+p+pakkiriswamy+1934/-3,-1,0, | title=Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences | publisher=State Library - New South Wales | work=proceedings of Third Indo Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences | date=1990 | access-date=19 September 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2024}}</ref> at [[Nagapattinam]], a coastal town in the south Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]], Chandra Sekharan secured his graduate and post-graduate degrees from [[Annamalai University]] and did doctoral research to obtain a PhD in [[forensic science]] from the [[University of Madras]] in 1986.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} He was the president of the ''Forensics International'' and has published several articles on the subject of forensics, including ''Studies on certain forensic aspects of skull identification and individualization'',<ref name="Studies on certain forensic aspects of skull identification and individualization">{{cite journal | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/34052140 | title=Studies on certain forensic aspects of skull identification and individualization | author=P. Chandra Sekharan | journal=ResearchGate | year=1986}}</ref> and ''Forensic science--as is what is''<ref name="Forensic science--as is what is">{{cite journal | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/9011150 | title=Forensic science--as is what is | author=Chandra Sekharan P., Damodaran C | journal=Forensic Science Society of India | year=1987 | pages=392}}</ref> and a monograph, ''Lip forensics : forensic cheiloscopy for crime investigation and criminal identification : labial structure for personal appearance identification and personal identification''.<ref name="Lip forensics : forensic cheiloscopy for crime investigation and criminal identification : labial structure for personal appearance identification and personal identification">{{cite book | title=Lip forensics : forensic cheiloscopy for crime investigation and criminal identification : labial structure for personal appearance identification and personal identification | publisher=Anand Publications | author=P. Chandra Sekharan | year=2011 | pages=144 | isbn=9788184657173|oclc = 794543505}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2000, for his contributions to society.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016 | archive-date=15 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was married to Evelyn and the couple had a daughter, Meena.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} | ||
Chandra Sekharan died on 11 July 2017, following a brief illness.<ref>{{cite news| url= | Chandra Sekharan died on 11 July 2017, following a brief illness.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/forensic-expert-prof-p-chandra-sekharan-passes-away-996482-2017-07-11| title=Forensic expert Prof P Chandra Sekharan passes away| date=11 July 2017| work=India Today}}</ref> | ||
== Awards and honors == | |||
State honors:<ref name="Padma Awards" /> | |||
* [[File:Padma Bhushan Ribbon.svg|x15px|Padma Bhushan riband]] [[Padma Bhushan]], India's third highest civilian honor (2000) | |||
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Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1934 Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 11 July 2017 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Forensic expert |
| Known for | investigation of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2000)[1] |
Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan (15 April 1934 – 11 July 2017) was an Indian forensic expert, writer and a former director of the Department of Forensics Sciences of the Government of Tamil Nadu.[2] He was best known for his contributions in the investigations in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.[3][4]
Born on 15 April 1934[5] at Nagapattinam, a coastal town in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Chandra Sekharan secured his graduate and post-graduate degrees from Annamalai University and did doctoral research to obtain a PhD in forensic science from the University of Madras in 1986.[citation needed] He was the president of the Forensics International and has published several articles on the subject of forensics, including Studies on certain forensic aspects of skull identification and individualization,[6] and Forensic science--as is what is[7] and a monograph, Lip forensics : forensic cheiloscopy for crime investigation and criminal identification : labial structure for personal appearance identification and personal identification.[8] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2000, for his contributions to society.[1] He was married to Evelyn and the couple had a daughter, Meena.[citation needed]
Chandra Sekharan died on 11 July 2017, following a brief illness.[9]
Awards and honors[edit | edit source]
State honors:[1]
Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honor (2000)
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ "Assassin wore bomb strapped to her waist". The Baltimore Sun. 24 May 1991. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Human Bomb -- How Assassin Killed Gandhi - And Herself". The Seattle Times. 24 May 1991. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Assassin Greeted Gandhi With a Bomb on Her Back". Los Angeles Times. 24 May 1991. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences". proceedings of Third Indo Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences. State Library - New South Wales. 1990. Retrieved 19 September 2016.[dead link]
- ↑ P. Chandra Sekharan (1986). "Studies on certain forensic aspects of skull identification and individualization". ResearchGate.
- ↑ Chandra Sekharan P., Damodaran C (1987). "Forensic science--as is what is". Forensic Science Society of India: 392.
- ↑ P. Chandra Sekharan (2011). Lip forensics : forensic cheiloscopy for crime investigation and criminal identification : labial structure for personal appearance identification and personal identification. Anand Publications. p. 144. ISBN 9788184657173. OCLC 794543505.
- ↑ "Forensic expert Prof P Chandra Sekharan passes away". India Today. 11 July 2017.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Ravi Visvesvaraya Prasad (2016). "Indira Gandhi I knew". The Herald of India. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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