P Mohanty Hejmadi
Ph.D. (1970, Ann Arbor), FASc, is a recipient of Padma Shri. She received the Pitamber Pant National Environment Fellowship and the Justice Raj Kishore Das Memorial Award, in addition to the Pranakushna Parija Award. She has also received awards such as Central Sangeet Natak Academy award, Sarangdev fellowship, etc., for contributions to Odissi dance. Her area of specialization is developmental biology and conservation in the field of herpetology.
Email: mohantyhejmadi@hotmail.com

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