Padma Vibhushan

Dr. R. A. Mashelkar

National Research Professor and Former Director General, CSIR

Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar is known for his world-class scientific research in polymer science & engineering, for his transformative national research institution leadership, for his pioneering different movements such as evolving global systems for traditional knowledge protection, helping create strong yet balanced IPR systems, inclusive innovation movement based on the concept of Gandhian Engineering that he pioneered. He has been an influential thought leader in shaping Science, Technology, and innovation policies in post-liberalised India.

The President of India honoured Dr Mashelkar with three of the highest civilian awards, namely Padmashri (1991), Padma Bhushan (2000) and Padma Vibhushan (2014).

He has received a record of 47 honorary doctorates from universities around the world, from London to Pretoria to Wisconsin to Monash to Delhi.

He was the Director of the National Chemical Laboratory (1989-95) and later became the largest serving head of three major organizations, namely Director General of CSIR (1995-2006), Chairman of the National Innovation Foundation (2000- 2018) and President of Global Research Alliance (2007-2017). He has been the President of the Indian National Science Academy - INSA (2004-2006) and President of the Materials Research Society of India (2004-2006).

CIPU is honoured to have him as our mentor and advisor in our endeavour towards making India as the knowledge capital of the world.