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Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar

Indian chemist (1894-1955) · India · Scientists · Died at 60

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Sir Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar was an Indian colloid chemist, academic and scientific administrator. The first director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Bhatnagar is revered as the Father of Research Laboratories in India.

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Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry
Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Knight Bachelor

About this person

Sir Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar was an Indian colloid chemist, academic and scientific administrator. The first director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Bhatnagar is revered as the Father of Research Laboratories in India. He was also the first Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Country
India
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1955 · aged 60

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