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{{Short description|Indian botanist (1944–2025)}}
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'''Palpu Pushpangadan''' (born 23 January 1944) is a former Director of the [[Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute]] (TBGRI) in [[Kerala]]. He is also a former Director of the [[National Botanical Research Institute]] (NBRI), [[Lucknow]] and [[Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. He received the [[Padmashri]] Award from the [[Government of India]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=40|title=Padma Shri Awardees|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=5 March 2010}}</ref>
{{Infobox scientist
| name              = Palpu Pushpangadan
| birth_date        = 23 January 1944
| birth_place      = [[Prakkulam]], [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date        = {{Death date and given age|df=yes|2025|12|19|81}}
| death_place      = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_cause      =
| citizenship      = India
| fields            = Botany
| known_for        = Development of ''Jeevani'' drug
| work_institutions = {{ubl|[[Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute]]|[[National Botanical Research Institute]]|[[Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology]]}}
| awards            = [[Padma Shri]]<br>[[Borlaug Award]]<br>Dingra Memorial Award<br>John W. Harshberger Medal<br>UN-Equator Initiative Prize<br>Ayurved Gaurav Award<br>[[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam]] Memorial -NABS -Life time achievement Award
}}
'''Palpu Pushpangadan''' (23 January 1944 – 19 December 2025) was an Indian ethnobiologist and botanist, who was a director of the [[National Botanical Research Institute]] (NBRI), [[Lucknow]]. He was also the director of the [[Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute]] (TBGRI), Palode, [[Kerala]].<ref name="Previous Director">{{Cite web |title=Previous Director |url=https://jntbgri.res.in/previous-director/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Home - Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute |language=en-US}}</ref>, [[Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology]] (RGCB), [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and [[Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants]] (CIMAP), Lucknow. 


Born on 23 January 1944 at [[Prakkulam]] in [[Kollam district]] in Kerala, Pushpangadan is known for his contribution to plant sciences. He has got  multidisciplinary training  in [[cytogenetics]], [[plant breeding]], [[bioprospecting]], [[biotechnology]], [[conservation biology]], [[ethnobiology]], [[ethnopharmacology]] and [[pharmacognosy]].
A Fellow of the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]] and [[National Academy of Agricultural Sciences]],<ref name="National Academy of Agricultural Sciences">{{Cite web |title=National Academy of Agricultural Sciences |url=https://naas.org.in/detail.php?id=370 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=naas.org.in}}</ref> He was known for the development of ''Jeevani'', a formulation developed from the medicinal plant, ''Arogyapacha'' ([[Trichopus zeylanicus]]), which was found to enhance immunity in humans and the 'TBGRI-Kani Model' of Benefit sharing. <ref name="Pushpangadan, ‘Jeevani’ pioneer who ensured tribal share in science, passes away">{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=December 19, 2025 |title=Pushpangadan, ‘Jeevani’ pioneer who ensured tribal share in science, passes away |url=https://ianslive.in/jeevani-pioneer-who-ensured-tribal-share-in-science-dr-p-pushpangadan-passes-away--20251219144633 |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=IANS News |language=en}}</ref> He received the [[Padmashri]] Award from the [[Government of India]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=40|title=Padma Shri Awardees|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=5 March 2010}}</ref>


He has published about 317 research papers/articles in various national and international journals, authored/edited 15 books, contributed 41 chapters in books in [[taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], plant breeding, conservation biology, biotechnology, ethnobiology, ethnopharmacology and IPR, etc.  Filed/Awarded 85 patents in herbal drugs/products jointly with other scientists. 15 of his patented products are already commercialized.
==Life and career==
Born on 23 January 1944 at [[Prakkulam]] in [[Kollam district]] in [[Travancore]], Pushpangadan was known for his contribution to plant sciences. He was educated at SNDP High School, Neeravil (1961), [https://snckollam.ac.in/ Sree Narayana College Kollam] (1962-65), [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (1966-75) and started career at [https://iiim.res.in/herbarium/introduction.htm Regional Research Laboratory] (renamed IIIM in 2007), Jammu (1969-1990)<ref name="P. Pushpangadan, plant scientist and ethnobiologist, passes away aged 81">{{Cite news |date=December 19, 2025 |title=P. Pushpangadan, plant scientist and ethnobiologist, passes away aged 81 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/p-pushpangadan-plant-scientist-and-ethnobiologist-passes-away-aged-81/article70415997.ece |access-date=2025-12-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=1667010&u=dr.-p-pushpangadan-passes-away">{{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=Scientist Passes Away |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=1667010&u=dr.-p-pushpangadan-passes-away |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=ml}}</ref> He got multidisciplinary training in [[cytogenetics]], [[plant breeding]], [[bioprospecting]], [[biotechnology]], [[conservation biology]], [[ethnobiology]], [[ethnopharmacology]] and [[pharmacognosy]].


Pushpangadan published about 515 research papers/articles in various national and international journals, authored/edited 26 books, contributed 41 chapters in books in [[taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], [[plant breeding]], [[conservation biology]], [[biotechnology]], [[ethnobiology]],  [[ethnopharmacology]] and [[Intellectual property]], etc. Filed/Awarded 232 patents in herbal drugs/products jointly with other scientists.<ref name="Profile: Dr P Pushpangadan – Gitamritam">{{Cite web |title=Profile: Dr P Pushpangadan – Gitamritam |url=https://www.gitamritam.com/profile-palpu/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Palpu Pushpangadan">{{Cite web |title=Palpu Pushpangadan |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qgHdQ_sAAAAJ&hl=en |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=scholar.google.com}}</ref><ref name="Glimpses of Indian ethnopharmacology">{{Cite web |title=Glimpses of Indian ethnopharmacology |url=https://wellcomecollection.org/works/azwjfgjp |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Wellcome Collection |language=en}}</ref><ref name="P. Pushpangadan - Semantic Scholar">{{Cite web |title=P. Pushpangadan - Semantic Scholar |url=https://www.semanticscholar.org/author/P.-Pushpangadan/4190448 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=www.semanticscholar.org |language=en}}</ref> 15 of his patented products are already commercialized.<ref name="Dr. P. Pushpangadan passed away" /> He was a recipient of several awards and honors which include Dingra Memorial Award (1980, 1983), [[Borlaug Award]] (1998),<ref name="Borlaug Award To Go To Three Conservationists">{{Cite web |title=Borlaug Award To Go To Three Conservationists |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/borlaug-award-to-go-to-three-conservationists-198032801103_1.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230906062129/https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/borlaug-award-to-go-to-three-conservationists-198032801103_1.html |archive-date=2023-09-06 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref> John W. Harshberger Medal (2001), UN-Equator Initiative Prize (2002), Ayurved Gaurav Award (2009), and [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam]] Memorial -NABS -Life time achievement award (2020).<ref name="National Academy of Agricultural Sciences" />
Pushpangadan died on 19 December 2025, at the age of 81.<ref name="Dr. P. Pushpangadan passed away">{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2025 |title=Dr. P. Pushpangadan passed away |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/environment/news/dr-p-pushpangadan-passes-away-ethnobotanist-w8geaqyq |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=@mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>
==Eponymy==
''Garcinia pushpangadaniana'' T.Sabu, N.Mohanan, Krishnaraj & Shareef (Clusiaceae), ''Heptapleurum pushpangadanii'' (Chakrab.) G.M.Plunkett & Lowry (Araliaceae), ''Ischaemum pushpangadanii'' Ravi, N.Mohanan & Kiran Raj (Poaceae), ''Meliola pushpangadanii'' Hosag. & T.K.Abraham (Meliolaceae), ''Myristica pushpangadaniana'' M.G.Govind & Dan ex Kottaim.(Myristicaceae), ''Pedicularis pushpangadanii'' T.Husain & Arti Garg (Orobanchaceae), ''Schefflera pushpangadanii'' Chakrab. (Araliaceae),<ref>{{cite web |title=Binomials in honor of Dr Palpu Pushpangadan |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=pushpangadanii |website=POWO |access-date=20 December 2025}}</ref>
{{botanist|Pushp.}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120224007/http://www.nbri-lko.org/director%20data/index5.htm P. Pushpangadan Model of benefit sharing]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120224007/http://www.nbri-lko.org/director%20data/index5.htm P. Pushpangadan Model of benefit sharing]
* [http://www.goodnewsindia.com/index.php/Supplement/article/285/ A model to fight bio-piracy]
* [http://www.goodnewsindia.com/index.php/Supplement/article/285/ A model to fight bio-piracy]
* [http://infochangeindia.org/2002100354/Agriculture/Changemaker/Kani-tribals-reap-financial-benefits-from-wonderdrug-Jeevani.html Kani tribals reap financial benefits from wonderdrug Jeevani]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204121002/http://infochangeindia.org/2002100354/Agriculture/Changemaker/Kani-tribals-reap-financial-benefits-from-wonderdrug-Jeevani.html Kani tribals reap financial benefits from wonderdrug Jeevani]}}
* [http://www.nbri-lko.org/director%20data/index5.htm P. Pushpangadan Model of benefit sharing]
* [http://www.nbri-lko.org/director%20data/index5.htm P. Pushpangadan Model of benefit sharing]


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Latest revision as of 11:02, 23 December 2025


Palpu Pushpangadan
Born23 January 1944
Prakkulam, Kollam, Kerala, India
Died (aged 81)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
CitizenshipIndia
Known forDevelopment of Jeevani drug
AwardsPadma Shri
Borlaug Award
Dingra Memorial Award
John W. Harshberger Medal
UN-Equator Initiative Prize
Ayurved Gaurav Award
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Memorial -NABS -Life time achievement Award
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Institutions

Palpu Pushpangadan (23 January 1944 – 19 December 2025) was an Indian ethnobiologist and botanist, who was a director of the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow. He was also the director of the Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI), Palode, Kerala.[1], Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram and Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow.

A Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences,[2] He was known for the development of Jeevani, a formulation developed from the medicinal plant, Arogyapacha (Trichopus zeylanicus), which was found to enhance immunity in humans and the 'TBGRI-Kani Model' of Benefit sharing. [3] He received the Padmashri Award from the Government of India in 2010.[4]

Life and career[edit | edit source]

Born on 23 January 1944 at Prakkulam in Kollam district in Travancore, Pushpangadan was known for his contribution to plant sciences. He was educated at SNDP High School, Neeravil (1961), Sree Narayana College Kollam (1962-65), Aligarh Muslim University (1966-75) and started career at Regional Research Laboratory (renamed IIIM in 2007), Jammu (1969-1990)[5][6] He got multidisciplinary training in cytogenetics, plant breeding, bioprospecting, biotechnology, conservation biology, ethnobiology, ethnopharmacology and pharmacognosy.

Pushpangadan published about 515 research papers/articles in various national and international journals, authored/edited 26 books, contributed 41 chapters in books in taxonomy, plant breeding, conservation biology, biotechnology, ethnobiology, ethnopharmacology and Intellectual property, etc. Filed/Awarded 232 patents in herbal drugs/products jointly with other scientists.[7][8][9][10] 15 of his patented products are already commercialized.[11] He was a recipient of several awards and honors which include Dingra Memorial Award (1980, 1983), Borlaug Award (1998),[12] John W. Harshberger Medal (2001), UN-Equator Initiative Prize (2002), Ayurved Gaurav Award (2009), and Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Memorial -NABS -Life time achievement award (2020).[2]

Pushpangadan died on 19 December 2025, at the age of 81.[11]

Eponymy[edit | edit source]

Garcinia pushpangadaniana T.Sabu, N.Mohanan, Krishnaraj & Shareef (Clusiaceae), Heptapleurum pushpangadanii (Chakrab.) G.M.Plunkett & Lowry (Araliaceae), Ischaemum pushpangadanii Ravi, N.Mohanan & Kiran Raj (Poaceae), Meliola pushpangadanii Hosag. & T.K.Abraham (Meliolaceae), Myristica pushpangadaniana M.G.Govind & Dan ex Kottaim.(Myristicaceae), Pedicularis pushpangadanii T.Husain & Arti Garg (Orobanchaceae), Schefflera pushpangadanii Chakrab. (Araliaceae),[13]

The standard author abbreviation Pushp. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[14]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Previous Director". Home - Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "National Academy of Agricultural Sciences". naas.org.in. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ↑ IANS (19 December 2025). "Pushpangadan, 'Jeevani' pioneer who ensured tribal share in science, passes away". IANS News. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Padma Shri Awardees". Government of India. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "P. Pushpangadan, plant scientist and ethnobiologist, passes away aged 81". The Hindu. 19 December 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "Scientist Passes Away". Keralakaumudi Daily (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Profile: Dr P Pushpangadan – Gitamritam". Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Palpu Pushpangadan". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Glimpses of Indian ethnopharmacology". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "P. Pushpangadan - Semantic Scholar". www.semanticscholar.org. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Dr. P. Pushpangadan passed away". @mathrubhumi. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Borlaug Award To Go To Three Conservationists". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Binomials in honor of Dr Palpu Pushpangadan". POWO. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  14. ↑ IPNI.  Pushp.

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