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Panchanan Maheshwari FRS — A Karmayogi (1904-1966)
Born on 09 November 1904, schooled in his hometown Jaipur, Rajasthan, and graduated from the University of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh (BSc 1925, MSc 1927), Maheshwari qualified for the DSc of the University of Allahabad in 1931 under the inspiring guidance of the American missionary teacher Dr Winfield Dudgeon. Maheshwari’s career has been a classical example of ‘guru shishya parampara’.
Maheshwari’s doctoral research was on the embryology of the leguminous tree Albizzia lebbek; the work involved the daring job of climbing up the trees to collect floral materials at different developmental stages. Microtoming of the paraffin-embedded material during the summer heat of Allahabad was not possible for want of room cooling facilities; the undaunted Maheshwari carried a microtome (a precision instrument used for preparing micron-thin sections) and the plant material to the cool place Almora where he continued his research activity.
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