Pushpa Mittra Bhargava
Pushpa Mittra Bhargava | |
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| Born | 22 February 1928 |
| Died | 1 August 2017 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology (Biotechnology) |
| Institutions | Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) |
| Website | pmbhargava |
Pushpa Mittra Bhargava (22 February 1928 – 1 August 2017) was an Indian scientist, writer, and administrator. He founded the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, a federally funded research institute, in Hyderabad. He was outspoken and highly influential in the development of scientific temper in India, and argued that scientific rationalism needed to be cultivated as a civic duty.