| Position |
INSA Emeritus Scientist
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| Affiliation |
Dangoria Charitable Trust
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| Location |
Hyderabad, TS
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| Current Role |
Science Communicator
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| Area of Research |
Health, food, Nutrition, promotion
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| UG |
Chemistry, Botany, 1955, Bombay Univesity
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| PG |
Biochemistry, 1957, Bombay University
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| PhD |
Biochemistry, 1961, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Bombay university)
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| Awards |
25 Mahtab S. Bamji- Awards
1. Shankuntala Devi Amir Chand Prize of ICMR 1971
2. Patwardhan Prize ICMR 1973
3. WHO Visiting Scientist Fellowship Jan. March, 1973
4. National Science Foundation Travel Award, USA 1983
5. Amrut Mody Award 1985
6. Dr.B.C.Guha Lecture Award of Indian National Science Academy 1987
7. Federation of Parsi Zorastrian Association of India- 1987
8. B.C. Guha Lecture award, Indian Science Congress, 1997.
9. Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Lecture, Indian National Science Academy, 1998.
10. Srikantia Memorial Oration, Nutrition Society of India, 1999.
11. National Women Bioscientist award- 2000, Department of Biotechnology, GOI.
12. Rustom Ranji, Rotary lecture award, 2004.
13. Distinguished woman scientist honour- Academy for Science Technology and Communication, Hyderabad, 2004
14. The Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman Medal of the Indian National Science Academy. 2005
15. Kamala Puri Sabharwal lecture award, 2008
16. Distinguished alumni award of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on its centenary 2008
17. Dr. Rajammal Devdas memorial award, Nutrition Society of India, November 2010
18. Achievers in Agriculture honour, Farm and Rural Science Foundation, Hyderabad, 2012
19. Prof. Archana Sharma Memorial Lecture Award, 2012., Indian National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI).
20. Indian Dietetics Association, Founder’s lecture award.2013.
21. KT Achaya Memorial award lecture, CSIR-IICT in collaboration with Oil Technologist Association of India, 2015
22. Living legend award of International Union of Nutrition Sciences( IUNS), 2017
23. Lifetime achievement award of International Union of Food Science and Technology ( IUFoST), 2018
24. CR Ramachandaran Oration award of the Nutrition Foundation of India, 2018
25. Life Time Achievement Award of Nutrihub, ICAR-IIMR (2021).
Fellowships:
1. Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
2. National Academy of Agricultural Scientists (NAAS)
3. National Academy of Medical Scientists (NAMS)
4. Hon. Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)
5. Hon. Fellow, Telangana and Andhra Academy of Sciences
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| Significant Contribution |
Her significant contributions include development of biochemical tests for early detection of B-vitamins deficiency, deriving Recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamins B1 and B2 for Indians, elucidating the biochemical bases of skin lesions of B vitamins deficiency, and lysine Carnitine relationship in animals and men.
Since her retirement Dr. Bamji has joined an NGO Dangoria Charitable Trust, in Hyderabad and is currently INSA Emeritus Scientist. She is trying to develop strategies for health, food, nutrition, environment and livelihood security in villages of Medak district, of Telangana, and has set up an award- winning food processing cum training centre. Apart from guiding students and publishing research papers she has edited a very popular multi-authored Text book of Human Nutrition, which is in its 4th edition.
She has been a member of many review and policy making committees and chaired the national task force for women in science set up by DST.
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| Bio |
Dr..Bamji is a graduate of Bombay University, and alumnus of the IISc,Banalore (PhD).Her areas of specialisation are: Biochemistry, and Nutrition. She joined the National Institute of Nutrition, (NIN) Hyderabad in 1965 after completing 3 and half years of post-doctoral work at Tufts university Boston and Johns Hopkins university.
Since her retirement from NIN in 1965 she is associated with the Dangoria Charitable Trust and working in villages of Medak district TS, on strategies for health, food and nutrition security.
She is a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, Natl academy of agricultural sciences, National academy of medical sciences, Hon fellow of National academy of sciences –India and Telangana academy of sciences. She has received 25 national and international awards including Living legend award of International Union of Nutrition Sciences ( IUNS), 2017 , Lifetime achievement award of International Union of Food Science and Technology ( IUFoST), 2018, and Life Time Achievement Award of Nutrihub, ICAR-IIMR (2021).
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| Primary Role |
Research;Science Communication
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| Leadership |
Chaired INSA and DST committees on women in science, and publicised the reports. Guided research. Hon president of Jana vignana vedica ( people's science movement). Rest in biodata
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| Twitter |
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| Contact |
msbamji@gmail.com
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