Ramesh Lal Bijlani (born 1947) is an Indian writer, inspirational speaker, medical scientist and retired Professor of Physiology who has specialized in

physiology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical ...

, nutrition, and

yoga Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciou ...

. He is the author of more than 200 scientific papers, more than 50 popular articles, and 14 books, including a 1000-page textbook for medical students and teachers, ''Understanding Medical Physiology'' (2004), and a 32-page picture book for 5- to 8-year-olds, ''Our Body: A Wonderful Machine'' (1986), which was the best selling title published by the

National Book Trust National Book Trust (NBT) is an Indian publishing house, which was founded in 1957 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. The activities of the Trust include publishing, promotion of books and reading, ...

for the decade 1995–2005. Professor & Head of Department at Department of Physiology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal from 1996-2000 AD.

Biography

Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India (APPI) in 2010. Bijlani gave a presentation during the award ceremony in March 2011 called "What is Life for Anyway?" Excerpts from the talk are on YouTube.

Bibliography

* ''Eating Scientifically'', Orient Longmans; 1974. . * ''Our Body: a wonderful machine'', National Book Trust (India); 1986. . * ''The Human Machine: how to prevent breakdowns'', National Book Trust (India); 1990. . * ''Nutrition: a practical approach'', Jaypee; 1992. . * ''Understanding Medical Physiology'', Jaypee; 3rd edition, 2004. * ''B.K. Anand: easy to admire, difficult to emulate'', Jaypee; 1997. . * ''Fundamentals of Physiology'', Jaypee; 2001. . * ''The Return of Ram'', Gurgaon: Scholastics; 2006, . * ''Medical Research: all you wanted to know but did not know whom to ask'', Jaypee; 2008. . * ''Back to Health through Yoga'', Rupa; 2008. . * ''Eating Wisely and Well'', Rupa; 2012. * ''Kavya Makes Up Her Mind'', National Book Trust (India); 2014. * ''Kavya ka Faisla'' (Hindi Translation by the author), National Book Trust (India); 2015. * ''The School Called Marriage: how to graduate with flying colours'' (Co-author), Hay House (India); 2015. * ''A Primer on Yoga: theory and practice'', National Book Trust (India); 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bijlani, Ramesh 1947 births Living people Diet food advocates Health and wellness writers Indian spiritual writers Indian nutritionists People from Sukkur District Academic staff of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi alumni Fellows of the National Academy of Medical Sciences Pakistani emigrants to India