Keshav Chandra Pandey (5 July 1943 – 1 December 2019), popularly known as K. C. Pandey, was an Indian educationist and zoologist with 55 years research experience, a Fellow of the Zoological Society of India (F.ZSI),[1] and a Fellow of the Helminthological Society of India (FHSI).

K. C. Pandey
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh being presented a memento by the President of ISCA, Prof. K.C. Pandey, at the inauguration of the 98th Indian Science Congress, Chennai, on 3 January 2011
Born
Keshav Chandra Pandey

(1943-07-05)5 July 1943
Died1 December 2019(2019-12-01) (aged 76)
Education
Alma materLucknow University
Known for
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Career

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Pandey started his teaching career in 1967 at Zoology Department, Lucknow University. In 1980 he was selected as Professor and Head in the Department of Zoology, Meerut University (now CCS University, Meerut).[2] He rejoined Lucknow University in 1990, and eventually became Dean of the Faculty of Science.

From 1994 to 1997 Pandey served as the Vice Chancellor of CCS University, Meerut, and, after his full term as Vice Chancellor,[3] he rejoined Lucknow University in late 1997. His teaching experience spanned about 50 years, during which he supervised more than 50 Ph.D. and MPhil candidates. After his retirement from Lucknow University, he continued with research work and ISCA [4] where he got elected as the 98th General President[5] of the Indian Science Congress Association[6] in 2010–11.[7] It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.[8] As a Life Member of ISCA, he held various positions before getting elected as the General President (2010–2011), including member of the Executive Council and Recorder (2001–2002) and Sectional President (2005–2006) of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences.[citation needed]

Pandey was also member of the Institute Body of AIIMS, New Delhi.[9]

Pandey undertook advanced research on Fish parasitology[10][11][12] and has authored or co-authored about 200 research papers.[13][14] His work was on biodiversity of helminthes and parasites of vertebrates in general, and fish in particular. His work on new and known species of trematode, Cestode[15] nematode, monogenea, and acanthocephalan, which cause mass mortalities.

As a researcher,[16][17][18] he presented various research papers like one in International Symposium on Monogenea.[19] His last book was released after his death.[20]

In 2010, Pandey was selected as Emeritus Professor at the Department of Zoology, CCS University. He remained in this post until his death.[21]

Medals and awards

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  • BS Chauhan Gold Medal by Zoological Society of India (1980 )[citation needed]
  • Bhalerao Gold Medal by Helminthological Society of India (1991)[citation needed]
  • Indian Society of Life Sciences Gold Medal (1981)[citation needed]
  • K.N. Bahl Memorial Gold Medal by Indian Society of Biosciences (1994–1995)[citation needed]
  • Congress of Zoology Gold Medal by Zoological Society of India (2005)[citation needed]
  • Sir Dorba Ji Tata Gold Medal by Zoological Society of India (1995–1997)[citation needed]
  • E.P. Odum Gold Medal by International Society for Communication (2007)[citation needed]
  • Sarswati Samman by Government of Uttar Pradesh (2010)[22]
  • Great World Earth Legend Award (2017)[23]

Selected bibliography

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  • K. C. Pandey (1988). Concepts of Indian Fisheries. Shree Publishing House. p. 146. ISBN 9788183294782
  • K. C. Pandey (1996). Functional Morphology Of Wallago Attu (schneider). Shree Publishers & Distributors. p. 320. ISBN 8170711614, 9788170711612.
  • K. C. Pandey (2018). Trematode Fauna of Freshwater Fishes of India. Zoological Survey of India. p. 388. ISBN 9788181715098
  • K. C. Pandey (2020). Textbook of ICHTHYOLOGY. Daya Publishing House . p. 554. ISBN 9789389719413

Selected research papers

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to Zoologycal Society". Welcome to Zoological Society Kolkata. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut". www.ccsuniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Will quit if registrar works: CCSU VC | Meerut News - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "K.C.Pandey Indian national science congress - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ "PM to honour PU V-C for lifetime achievement". The Indian Express. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Government of India, Indian Science Congress". www.sciencecongress.nic.in. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Little research taking place in our universities: ISC prez". Deccan Herald. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Avoid redtape, PM tells universities | India News – Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  9. ^ "AIIMS, INSTITUTE BODY". www.aiims.edu. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  10. ^ Pandey, K. C. (1969). "Bucephalopsis hexaglandulata sp. n., B. oxygasteri sp. n., and B. multiglandulata sp. n.: Gasterostome Metacercariae from Indian Fishes". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 88 (4): 486–491. doi:10.2307/3224242. ISSN 0003-0023. JSTOR 3224242. PMID 5372088.
  11. ^ "K.C. Pandey's research works | University of Lucknow, Lucknow and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.co.in. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  14. ^ Hoberg, Jean-Lou Justine, Chahrazed Rahmouni, Delphine Gey, Charlotte Schoelinck, and Eric P. (26 December 2013), English: Full text: The Monogenean Which Lost Its Clamps, by Jean-Lou Justine, Chahrazed Rahmouni, Delphine Gey, Charlotte Schoelinck, Eric P. Hoberg (PDF), retrieved 11 July 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "editorial Board". www.scienceandculture-isna.org. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  16. ^ Pandey, K. C. (1969). "Bucephalopsis hexaglandulata sp. n., B. oxygasteri sp. n., and B. multiglandulata sp. n.: Gasterostome Metacercariae from Indian Fishes". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 88 (4): 486–491. doi:10.2307/3224242. ISSN 0003-0023. JSTOR 3224242. PMID 5372088.
  17. ^ Lenis, Carolina; Garcia-Prieto, Luis (2009). "Polystomoides magdalenensis n. sp. (Monogenoidea: Polystomatidae), a Parasite of Buccal Cavity of Trachemys callirostris callirostris (Testudinata: Emydidae) from Colombia". The Journal of Parasitology. 95 (4): 850–854. doi:10.1645/GE-1977.1. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 27735671. PMID 20049992. S2CID 37940484.
  18. ^ Pandey, K. C. (1 October 1970). "Studies on metacercaria of freshwater fishes of India". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B. 72 (4): 162–170. doi:10.1007/BF03050378. ISSN 0370-0097. S2CID 198143328.
  19. ^ http://www.gyrodb.net/ISM6_Final_Circular.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  20. ^ "Textbook of Ichthyology". www.astralint.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  21. ^ "प्रो.केसी पांडेय को दी श्रद्धांजलि". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Govt felicitates teachers | Lucknow News". The Times of India. TNN. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Day in Photos: April 22, 2017". News18. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

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