P. K. Rajagopalan

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P. K. Rajagopalan
Born Tathamangalam, Palakkadu, Kerala, India
Other names Pylore Krishnaier Rajagopalan
Occupation Vector control scientist, acarologist
Known for Vector Control programme in India
Awards Padma Shri
Om Prakash Bhasin Award

Pylore Krishnaier Rajagopalan is an Indian vector control scientist, biologist and acarologist, known for his pioneering contributions to the control programmes against vector-borne diseases in India.[1] He is a former director of the Indian Council of Medical Research managed Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry.[2][3] He graduated in 1949 from the Banaras Hindu University and completed his master's degree in science there itself in 1951, after which he secured a master's degree in Public Health and Social Welfare from the University of California.[4] His doctoral degree came from Pune University and he also passed an advanced diploma in acarology from the University of Maryland.[1]

Rajagopalan, after his superannuation in 1990, served the World Health Organization as a member of their steering committees on Filariasis and on biological control of vectors.[1] He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine, UK[2] and is credited with several articles on vector control and acarology.[5][6] A recipient of Om Prakash Bhasin Award in 1985,[7] Rajagopalan was awarded the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990 by the Government of India.[8]

Selected bibliography

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See also

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