Vasant Ramji Khanolkar
Vasant Ramji Khanolkar, Indian pathologist (Quetta, Pakistan 13 April 1895 – 29 October 1978) Authored over 100 scientific papers and 3 books World famous for his work on racial distribution of blood groups especially the Rh group The racial distribution of the blood groups. J. Anthrop. Soc. 1:110-33, 1945 With B. Suryabai. Cancer in relation to usages. Three new types in India. Arch. Pathol. 40:351-61, 1945 Developed Khanolkar reaction for ketosteroids With A.S. Krishnamurthi, C.D. Bagul & M.B. Sahasrabudhe. A new method of histochemical localization of corticoids. Indian J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 1:84-9, 1958 Developed Khanolkar concentration test for Mycobacterium leprae With K. Rajalakshmi. A method for the concentration of acid-fast bacilli in skin biopsies from leprosy patients. Leprosy in India 24:47-61, 1952 Method of taking biopsy for histological examination. Lepr. Rev. 22:83-5, Isolated a new strain of Mycobacterium leprae First proposed the presence of Mycobacterium leprae within axons (1955) and established its mode of dispersion (neural leprosy) With Cochrane suggested the term dimorphous leprosy (1956)
Tsi’yu Kao
Tsi’yu Kao or Ch’ung-hsi Kao or Chongxi Gao, Chinese chemist (1901 – 1952) A new method of ring closure in the cyclobutane series (1931) The mechanism of the cleavage of diethyl-a, a’-dibromadipate by secondary amines. A new synthesis of cyclobutane derivatives. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 51(5):1536-9, 1929 EPONYMY Wang-Kao-Sak reagent Tung-Kao-Sah reagent for amines Kao-Chen reagent for copper Kao-Fang-Sah reagent for amines Kao-Tao-Sah reagent for aldehydes and ketones Chang-Kao reagent
Triloki Nath Khoshoo
Triloki Nath Khoshoo, Indian plant geneticist (Srinagar, Kashmir 07 April 1927 – 10 June 2002) Authored over 250 research papers and 7 books on plant genetics, conservation and utilisation and management of natural resources Elucidated the role of polyploidy in speciation ob biosystenmatics of Sisymbrium irio complex Biosystematics of the Sisymbrium irio complex. Nature 176:608, 1955 Elucidated the genetic system of gymnosperms Polyploidy in gymnosperms. Evolution 13:24-39, 1959 Discovered an unique all-telocentric karyotype in the genus Welwitschia, for the first time in the plant kingdom With M.R. Ahuja. The karyotype of Welwitschia mirabilis. Nature 193 (4813):356, 1962 Developed many basic concepts still valid today First to delineate centres of diversity/origin of ornamental and subsidiary food plants such as bougainvilleas, amaranths, gladiolus and chrysanthemums Standardised procedures for taxonomy of cultivated plants Evolved over 30 cultivars of ornamental and subsidiary food plants Perfected breeding methodology for F1 hybrid seed production of triploid marigolds First to realise the importance of protein-rich grain amaranths with their carotene rich leaves Other papers in Nature With S.N. Sobti. Cytology of Indian species of Artemisia. Nature 181:853-4, 1958 Basic chromosome numbers in Silence and Saponaria. Nature 186 (4722):412-3, 1960 LINKS http://www.insa.ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1234567/370/BM30_0604.pdf
Tharavat S. Kutty
Tharavat S. Kutty, Indian paleontologist and stratigrapher (fl.1962) DESCRIBED FOSSIL REPTILIA TAXA Genera Barapasaurus 1975 with Jain, Roy-Chowdhury & Chatterjee Jaklapallisaurus 2011 with Novas, Ezcurra & Chatterjee Lamplughsaura 2007 with Chatterjee, Galton & Upchurch Pradhania 2007 with Chatterjee, Galton & Upchurch Nambalia 2011 with Novas, Ezcurra & Chatterjee Species Barapasaurus tagorei 1975 with Jain, Roy-Chowdhury & Chatterjee Jaklapallisaurus asymmetrica 2011 with Novas, Ezcurra & Chatterjee Lamplughsaura dharmaramensis 2007 with Chatterjee, Galton & Upchurch Nambalia roychowdhurii 2011 with Novas, Ezcurra & Chatterjee Pradhania gracilis 2007 with Chatterjee, Galton & Upchurch HONORS Kuttycephalus Sengupta 1995 (Fossil Amphibia)
Siddarth Kumar Khetarpal
Siddarth Kumar Khetarpal, Indian pediatrician and neonatalogist (12 October 1934 – Discovered Chandra-Khetarpal syndrome Levocardia with bronchiectasis and paranasal sinus abnormalities. Indian J. Pedia. 30:78-80, 1963 SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With H. Singh, H.L. Gupta & R.S. Sethi. Cardiac achalasia in childhood. Postgrad. Med. J. 45:327, 1969 Alcaligenes faecalis septicemia in the newborn. Clin. Pediatr. 3:108-10, 1964 Electro retinographic changes in undernourished children. Br. J. Ophthalm. 48:154-7, 1964 With G.S. Sarin. Gargoylism: a study of four cases. Ind. J. Pediatr. 31:21-3, 1964 With V.V. Subrahmanyam. Sclerema neonatorum: a study of 17 cases. Ind. J. Pediatr. 31:8-13, 1964 Electro-retinography in normal children. Ind. J. Pediatr. 30:151-3, 1963 With R.K. Chandra. Hyaline membrane disease. Ind. J. Pediatr. 30:115-7, 1963 With R.K. Chandra. Ventricular tachycardia in children. Ind. J. Pediatr. 30:1, 1963 With O.P.Ghai. Eosinophilic peritonitis. Indian J. Child Health 11:568-71, 1962 With R.K. Chandra & O.P.Ghai. Spinocerebellar degenerations. Ind. J. Pediatr. 29:355-8, 1962 With R.K. Chandra. Scaphocephalosyndactyly. A case report. Indian J. Child Health 11:452-3, 1962
Shyam Lal Kalla
Shyam Lal Kalla, Indian mathematician in Kuwait (Jodhpur, 04 January 1938 – Authored over 370 research papers and 4 books and monographs Eponym of Kalla theorem CONTRIBUTIONS On a generalized finite Hankel transform, Applied Mathematics and Computation, 190(1):705–11, 2007 On a unified mixture distribution, Applied Mathematics and Computation 182(1):325–32, 2006 On a generalized mixture distribution, Applied Mathematics and Computation 169(2): 943–52, 2005 A generalization of beta-type distribution involving ω-Lauricella function in several variables, Integral Transforms and Special Functions 16(8):691–705, 2005 Solution of Volterra-type integro-differential equations with a generalized Lauricella confluent hypergeometric function in the kernels, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences 8:1155–70, 2005 Some results on a generalized ω-Jacobi transform, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences 63:3379–87, 2004 An embedding theorem of Sobolev type, Integral Transforms and Special Functions 15(4):369–74, 2004 A series approximation for disk galaxies by means of the Epstein-Hubbell integral, Mathematical and Computer Modelling 40(5-6): 611–26, 2004 On a fractional generalization of the free electron laser equation. Applied Mathematics and Computation 143(1):89–97, 2003 A generalization of beta-type distribution with Y –Appell function, Integral Transforms and Special Functions 14(4):321–32, 2003 A generalized beta function and associated probability density. International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences 30(8):467–78, 2002 A unified form of gamma-type distributions, Applied Mathematics and Computation 118(2-3):175–87, 2001 A generalized inverse gausssian distribution with τ-confluent hypergeometric function, Integral Transforms and Special Functions 12(2):101–14, 2001 On a generalized fractional intero-differential equation of Volterra-type, Integral Transforms and Special Functions 9(2):81-90, 2000 Multiplication theorems for generalized and double-index Bessel functions, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics 118(1-2):143–50, 2000 On a generalized secant integral, Radiation Physics and Chemistry 59(3):281–5, 2000 A time dependent model for the transport of heavy pollutants from ground-level aerial sources, Applied Mathematics and Computation 105(1):91–9, 1999 A fractional integro-differential equation of Volterra type. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 28(10):103–13, 1998 A partial differential equation related to a problem in atmospheric pollution, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 28(12):1–6, 1998 Solution of a diffusion of dust problem in terms of hypergeometric functions, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 26(3):87–93, 1997 A generalized gamma distribution and its application in reliabilty, Communications in Statistics – Theory and Methods, 25(1):201–10, 1996 Some generalised radiation field integrals, Computers & Mathematics with Applications 32(12):121–8, 1996 Asymptotic formulas for generalized elliptic-type integrals. Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 32(4):49–55, 1996 Algorithms for the approximation of the generalized Hubbell rectangular source integrals, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 43(5):497–502, 1994 On a new approach to convolution constructions. Intern. J. of Mathematics and Math. Sci., 16(3):435–48, 1993 A certain family of infinite series associated with Digamma functions, J. Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 159 (2):361–72, 1991 LINKS http://www.math.bas.bg/~fcaa/volume11/fcaa112/Kalla_CV.pdf