Atma Ram (12 October 1908 – 6 February 1983) was an Indian scientist. In his memory, the ''

Atmaram Award The Atmaram Award is an honor in India, which is given in memory of the Indian scientist, Atmaram. It is one of the major awards given by the Central Hindi Directorate, (Kendriya Hindi Sansthan), Ministry of Human Resource Development. It is conf ...

'' is given by the

Central Institute of Hindi The Central Institute of Hindi ( hi, केंद्रीय हिंदी संस्थान ''Kendrīya Hindī Sansthān'') is an institution that promotes the Hindi language in India. It is run by the Ministry of Human Resource Developme ...

, an

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institute run by the

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of the

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. He was the Director of

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) is a Kolkata-based National research institute under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. Established in 1950, it focuses on the area of glass, ceramics, mica, refractories ...

and assumed the post of Director General of

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (IAST: ''vaigyanik tathā audyogik anusandhāna pariṣada''), abbreviated as CSIR, was established by the Government of India in September 1942 as an autonomous body that has emerged as the l ...

on 21 August 1966. He was also Principal Advisor to Prime Minister and Union Cabinet on Science and Technology from 1977 to 1983. The

honoured him in 1959, with the award of

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions. Dr. Atma Ram was born in Pilana village, Chandpur in

Bijnor Bijnor is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

* M.Sc.,

Allahabad Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...

* Ph.D.,

Honours and awards

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-la ...

(1959) * Plaque of Honour, All India Glass Manufacturers Federation (1964) *

(1959)

References

;Other citations * Indian Scientist (Google Books; Writer-Krishnamurari Lal Srivastava; page 188)

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Dr. Atmaram, founder of glass technology in India (India Water Portal)Dr. AtmaRam - A Personal Tribute
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Honours and awards

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