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{{Short description|Indian neurologist, medical researcher and academic (22 August 1950–11 June 2021)}}
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'''Ashok Panagariya''' ({{birth based on age as of date |71 |2021|6|11|noage=1}} – 11 June 2021<ref name="death"/>) was an Indian neurologist, medical researcher and academic, known for his research on nerve cells and [[neuromyotonia]]. He was a vice chancellor of [[Rajasthan University of Health Sciences]], [[Jaipur]]<ref name="Dial me Now">{{cite web | url=http://www.dialmenowblog.com/www-dialmenow-in/padma-shri-awarded-to-dr-ashok-panagariya-moinuddin-khan-dr-om-prakash-upadhyay/ | title=Dial me Now | publisher=Dial me Now | date=2014 | access-date=2 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102110503/http://www.dialmenowblog.com/www-dialmenow-in/padma-shri-awarded-to-dr-ashok-panagariya-moinuddin-khan-dr-om-prakash-upadhyay/ | archive-date=2 January 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and a member of the Planning Board of the [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref name="The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'">{{cite web | url=http://www.news18.com/news/rajasthan/panagariya-brothers-rajasthans-pride-and-nations-padmas-670665.html | title=The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas' | publisher=News 18 | date=9 January 2015 | access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Docs' stir: Govt toughens stand"/> He was a recipient of the [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]], the highest Indian award in the medical category.<ref name="The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'" /> Dr. Ashok Panagariya was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2014.<ref name=pib>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Announced |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69364 |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=26 January 2014 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6NEu2cjx3?url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |archive-date=8 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> He died on 11 June 2021 due to COVID-19 complications.<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1609180-padma-shri-recipient-dr-ashok-panagariya-dies-of-post-covid-complications|title=Padma Shri recipient Dr Ashok Panagariya dies of post-Covid complications|work=Devdiscourse|date=11 June 2021|access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>
'''Ashok Panagariya''' (22 August 1950 – 11 June 2021) was an Indian neurologist, medical researcher and academician, known for his research on nerve cells and [[neuromyotonia]]. He was a Vice Chancellor of [[Rajasthan University of Health Sciences]], [[Jaipur]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sharma |first1=B. |last2=Dubey |first2=P. |last3=Paul |first3=M. |title=Prof. Ashok Panagariya (22 August 1950–11 June 2021) |journal=Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |date=2021 |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=642–643 |doi=10.4103/aian.aian_671_21 |doi-access=free |pmc=8513976 }}</ref> and a member of the Planning Board of the [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref name="The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'">{{cite web | url=http://www.news18.com/news/rajasthan/panagariya-brothers-rajasthans-pride-and-nations-padmas-670665.html | title=The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas' | publisher=News 18 | date=9 January 2015 | access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Docs' stir: Govt toughens stand"/> He was a recipient of the [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]], the highest Indian award in the medical category.<ref name="The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'" /> Ashok Panagariya was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2014.<ref name=pib>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Announced |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69364 |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=26 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101141/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> He died on 11 June 2021 due to COVID-19 complications.<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1609180-padma-shri-recipient-dr-ashok-panagariya-dies-of-post-covid-complications|title=Padma Shri recipient Dr Ashok Panagariya dies of post-Covid complications|work=Devdiscourse|date=11 June 2021|access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=डॉ. अशोक पनगड़िया का निधन: मरीजों के लिए ठुकराया था 12 करोड़ का पैकेज |work=Dainik Bhaskar |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/jaipur/news/rajasthan-doctor-ashok-panagariya-passes-away-he-had-rejected-12-crore-package-for-his-patients-128584754.html |publisher=दैनिक भास्कर |date=11 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2025 |language=hi}}</ref>


==Biography==
== Early life and education ==
Ashok Panagariya was born on 22 August 1950 {{birth based on age as of date |71 |2021|6|11|noage=1}}<ref name="death"/>{{efn|kuhadtrust.org gives his birth year as 1944,<ref name="Kuhad Trust Bio"/> but reports of his death in 2021 state he was 71 when he died.<ref name="death"/>}} in [[Jaipur]], in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]],<ref name="Kuhad Trust Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.kuhadtrust.org/ashok-pangariya.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717040159/http://www.kuhadtrust.org/ashok-pangariya.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2010 |title=Kuhad Trust Bio |publisher=Kuhad Trust |date=2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 }}</ref> in a family of freedom fighters and his father Balu Lal Panagariya was a pre-independence journalist.<ref name="The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'" /> He  obtained his MBBS in the year 1972 and completed post-graduate training in Internal Medicine in 1976 at the [[Sawai Man Singh Medical College]]; he then obtained his DM in Neurology at PGI Chandigarh and became a fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians]].<ref name="Hospitals in India">{{cite web | url=http://www.hospitalsinjaipur.com/doctor/dr-ashok-panagariya | title=Hospitals in India | publisher=Hospitals in India | date=2015 | access-date=1 July 2015}}{{deadlink|date=June 2021}}</ref> He headed the department of neurology at the SMS Medical College and became the Principal of the institution.<ref name="Docs' stir: Govt toughens stand">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Docs-stir-Govt-toughens-stand/articleshow/4831946.cms?referral=PM | title=Docs' stir: Govt toughens stand | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=29 July 2009 | access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="A letter at a time, we move ahead">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/A-letter-at-a-time-we-move-ahead/articleshow/8147900.cms?referral=PM | title=A letter at a time, we move ahead | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=3 May 2011 | access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> He also served as vice chancellor of [[Rajasthan University of Health Sciences]],<ref name="Dial me Now" /> as the president of Indian Academy of Neurology 2010–2011<ref name="Living longer living happier: My journey from clinical neurology to complexities of brain">{{cite journal | url=http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2011;volume=14;issue=4;spage=232;epage=238;aulast=Panagariya | title=Living longer living happier: My journey from clinical neurology to complexities of brain | author=Ashok Panagariya | journal=Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology | year=2011 | volume=14 | issue=4 | pages=232–238 | doi=10.4103/0972-2327.91931| pmid=22346008 | pmc=3271458 }}</ref> and was a member of the State Planning Board on health.<ref name="The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'" /><ref name="Docs' stir: Govt toughens stand"/>
Ashok Panagariya was born on 22 August 1950 in Suwana [[Bhilwara]], in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]],<ref name="Kuhad Trust Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.kuhadtrust.org/ashok-pangariya.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717040159/http://www.kuhadtrust.org/ashok-pangariya.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2010 |title=Kuhad Trust Bio |publisher=Kuhad Trust |date=2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 }}</ref> in a family of freedom fighters. His father Balu Lal Panagariya was a civil servant in the govt of Rajasthan.<ref name="The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'" /> He  obtained his [[MBBS]] in the year 1972 and completed post-graduate training in Internal Medicine in 1976 at the [[Sawai Man Singh Medical College]]; he then obtained his DM in Neurology at PGI Chandigarh and became a fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians]].<ref name="Hospitals in India">{{cite web | url=http://www.hospitalsinjaipur.com/doctor/dr-ashok-panagariya | title=Hospitals in India | publisher=Hospitals in India | date=2015 | access-date=1 July 2015 | archive-date=2 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102100407/http://www.hospitalsinjaipur.com/doctor/dr-ashok-panagariya | url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
== Career ==
He headed the department of neurology at the SMS Medical College and became the Principal of the institution.<ref name="Docs' stir: Govt toughens stand">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Docs-stir-Govt-toughens-stand/articleshow/4831946.cms?referral=PM | title=Docs' stir: Govt toughens stand | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=29 July 2009 | access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="A letter at a time, we move ahead">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/A-letter-at-a-time-we-move-ahead/articleshow/8147900.cms?referral=PM | title=A letter at a time, we move ahead | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=3 May 2011 | access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> He also served as Vice Chancellor of [[Rajasthan University of Health Sciences]], as the president of Indian Academy of Neurology 2010–2011<ref name="Living longer living happier: My journey from clinical neurology to complexities of brain">{{cite journal | url=http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2011;volume=14;issue=4;spage=232;epage=238;aulast=Panagariya | title=Living longer living happier: My journey from clinical neurology to complexities of brain | author=Ashok Panagariya | journal=Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology | year=2011 | volume=14 | issue=4 | pages=232–238 | doi=10.4103/0972-2327.91931| pmid=22346008 | pmc=3271458 | doi-access=free }}</ref> and was a member of the State Planning Board on Health.<ref name="The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'" /><ref name="Docs' stir: Govt toughens stand"/>


==Positions==
Panagariya was a professor emeritus of the [[Sawai Man Singh Medical College|SMS Medical College]] and an honorary neurologist to the [[Armed Forces of India]].<ref name="Kuhad Trust Bio" /> He was the chairman of DISHA Foundation, a non-profit [[non-governmental organization]] engaged in the welfare of people with special needs.<ref name="DISHA - Institute for specially abled">{{cite web | url=http://www.dishafoundation.org/governing_board.html | title=DISHA - Institute for specially abled | publisher=DISHA Foundation | date=2015 | access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> He was also associated with the [[Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research]], Chandigarh and the Press Club of Jaipur, as a member.
Panagariya was a professor emeritus of the [[Sawai Man Singh Medical College|SMS Medical College]] and an honorary neurologist to the [[Armed Forces of India]].<ref name="Kuhad Trust Bio" /> He was the chairman of DISHA Foundation, a non-profit [[non-governmental organization]] engaged in the welfare of people with special needs.<ref name="DISHA - Institute for specially abled">{{cite web | url=http://www.dishafoundation.org/governing_board.html | title=DISHA - Institute for specially abled | publisher=DISHA Foundation | date=2015 | access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> He was also associated with the [[Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research]], Chandigarh and the Press Club of Jaipur, as a member.


==Honours==
== Publications ==
Panagariya received the Merit award from the [[Government of Rajasthan]] in 1992.<ref name="Kuhad Trust Bio" /> The [[Medical Council of India]] awarded him the [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]], the highest Indian award in the medical category, in 2002.<ref name="Dr. B.C. Roy awards presented">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/04/stories/2004080406431200.htm | title=Dr. B. C. Roy awards presented | date=4 August 2004 | work=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=1 July 2015}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was awarded the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 2014 by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="pib" /> He was a recipient of the [[UNESCO]] Award for medical/social contributions, the Lifetime Achievement Award from ''[[The Times of India]]''{{cn|date=June 2021}} and of the Lifetime Achievement Award of Madras Neuro Trust.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/lifetime-achivement.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 August 2020 |archive-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907203315/http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/lifetime-achivement.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Panagariya had more than ninety publications in peer reviewed journals<ref name="Kuhad Trust Bio" /> and contributed to a textbook on neurology by Walter George Bradley.<ref name="List of Publications of Ashok Panagariya">{{cite web | url=http://www.freewebs.com/smsmedicalcollege/departments/neurology%20department.htm | title=List of Publications of Ashok Panagariya | publisher=SMS Medical College | date=2015 | access-date=1 July 2015 | archive-date=30 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130073156/http://www.freewebs.com/smsmedicalcollege/departments/neurology%20department.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> He also wrote on health issues and the science of spiritualism.<ref name="Living longer living happier: My journey from clinical neurology to complexities of brain" /><ref name="Enjoy Qualitative Longevity Using Brain and Mind">{{cite web|url=http://newsbuzzindia.com/health-wellness/enjoy-qualitative-longivity-using-brain-and-mind-dr-ashok-panagariya/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701124933/http://newsbuzzindia.com/health-wellness/enjoy-qualitative-longivity-using-brain-and-mind-dr-ashok-panagariya/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2015 |title=Enjoy Qualitative Longevity Using Brain and Mind |publisher=News Buzz |date=6 March 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 }}</ref>
 
==Awards and recognition ==
Panagariya received the Merit award from the [[Government of Rajasthan]] in 1992.<ref name="Kuhad Trust Bio" /> The [[Medical Council of India]] awarded him the [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]], the highest Indian award in the medical category, in 2002.<ref name="Dr. B.C. Roy awards presented">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/04/stories/2004080406431200.htm | title=Dr. B. C. Roy awards presented | date=4 August 2004 | work=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=1 July 2015}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was awarded the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 2014 by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="pib" />


==Publications==
He was a recipient of the [[UNESCO]] Award for medical/social contributions, the Lifetime Achievement Award from ''[[The Times of India]]'' and of the Lifetime Achievement Award of Madras Neuro Trust.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/lifetime-achivement.html |title=Madras Neuro Trust |access-date=16 August 2020 |archive-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907203315/http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/lifetime-achivement.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lifetime Achievement Awardees |url=https://www.madrasneurotrust.org/lifetime-awardees.php |publisher=Madras Neuro Trust |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref>
Panagariya had more than ninety publications in peer reviewed journals<ref name="Kuhad Trust Bio" /> and contributed to a textbook on neurology by Walter George Bradley.<ref name="List of Publications of Ashok Panagariya">{{cite web | url=http://www.freewebs.com/smsmedicalcollege/departments/neurology%20department.htm | title=List of Publications of Ashok Panagariya | publisher=SMS Medical College | date=2015 | access-date=1 July 2015}}{{deadlink|date=June 2021}}</ref> He also wrote on health issues and the science of spiritualism.<ref name="Living longer living happier: My journey from clinical neurology to complexities of brain" /><ref name="Enjoy Qualitative Longevity Using Brain and Mind">{{cite web|url=http://newsbuzzindia.com/health-wellness/enjoy-qualitative-longivity-using-brain-and-mind-dr-ashok-panagariya/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701124933/http://newsbuzzindia.com/health-wellness/enjoy-qualitative-longivity-using-brain-and-mind-dr-ashok-panagariya/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2015 |title=Enjoy Qualitative Longevity Using Brain and Mind |publisher=News Buzz |date=6 March 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 }}</ref>


== Explanatory notes ==
== Legacy ==
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In 2022, the Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) established the Dr. Ashok Panagariya Research Scholar Award, an annual award in memory of Panagariya. This award, presented by the IAN, is granted to neurologists under the age of 40 and includes a ₹1 lakh cash prize.<ref>{{cite news |title=Award in memory of Ashok Panagariya|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/award-in-memory-of-ashok-panagariy/articleshow/95343489.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=November 7, 2022}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20130126135545/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-21/jaipur/28123934_1_cme-laboratory-rajasthan "Haematology lab at SMS soon"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 21 March 2010. Archived from the [http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-21/jaipur/28123934_1_cme-laboratory-rajasthan original] on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
* [https://archive.today/20130126135545/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-21/jaipur/28123934_1_cme-laboratory-rajasthan "Haematology lab at SMS soon"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 21 March 2010. Archived from the [https://archive.today/20130126135545/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-21/jaipur/28123934_1_cme-laboratory-rajasthan original] on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2015.


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Latest revision as of 06:26, 29 January 2026

Ashok Panagariya
Born22 August 1950
Suwana Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India [1]
Died11 June 2021(2021-06-11) (aged 70)
Jaipur
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Neurologist
  • medical researcher and academic
Spouse(s)Meena Panagariya
ChildrenArihant Panagariya, Aditi Tandon, Arushi Jain
RelativesArvind Panagariya (brother)
Awards

Ashok Panagariya (22 August 1950 – 11 June 2021) was an Indian neurologist, medical researcher and academician, known for his research on nerve cells and neuromyotonia. He was a Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur[2] and a member of the Planning Board of the Government of Rajasthan.[3][4] He was a recipient of the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category.[3] Ashok Panagariya was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014.[5] He died on 11 June 2021 due to COVID-19 complications.[6][7]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Ashok Panagariya was born on 22 August 1950 in Suwana Bhilwara, in the Indian state of Rajasthan,[8] in a family of freedom fighters. His father Balu Lal Panagariya was a civil servant in the govt of Rajasthan.[3] He obtained his MBBS in the year 1972 and completed post-graduate training in Internal Medicine in 1976 at the Sawai Man Singh Medical College; he then obtained his DM in Neurology at PGI Chandigarh and became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.[9]

Career[edit | edit source]

He headed the department of neurology at the SMS Medical College and became the Principal of the institution.[4][10] He also served as Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, as the president of Indian Academy of Neurology 2010–2011[11] and was a member of the State Planning Board on Health.[3][4]

Panagariya was a professor emeritus of the SMS Medical College and an honorary neurologist to the Armed Forces of India.[8] He was the chairman of DISHA Foundation, a non-profit non-governmental organization engaged in the welfare of people with special needs.[12] He was also associated with the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and the Press Club of Jaipur, as a member.

Publications[edit | edit source]

Panagariya had more than ninety publications in peer reviewed journals[8] and contributed to a textbook on neurology by Walter George Bradley.[13] He also wrote on health issues and the science of spiritualism.[11][14]

Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

Panagariya received the Merit award from the Government of Rajasthan in 1992.[8] The Medical Council of India awarded him the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category, in 2002.[15] He was awarded the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2014 by the Government of India.[5]

He was a recipient of the UNESCO Award for medical/social contributions, the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Times of India and of the Lifetime Achievement Award of Madras Neuro Trust.[16][17]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

In 2022, the Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) established the Dr. Ashok Panagariya Research Scholar Award, an annual award in memory of Panagariya. This award, presented by the IAN, is granted to neurologists under the age of 40 and includes a ₹1 lakh cash prize.[18]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "डा. अशोक पनगड़िया सुयाना के थे पुत्र" (in हिन्दी). Patrika. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Sharma, B.; Dubey, P.; Paul, M. (2021). "Prof. Ashok Panagariya (22 August 1950–11 June 2021)". Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 24 (4): 642–643. doi:10.4103/aian.aian_671_21. PMC 8513976.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "The Brothers Panagariya: Rajasthan's pride and nation's 'Padmas'". News 18. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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