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Birbal Sahni FRS [1] (14 November 1891 – 10 April 1949) was an Indian paleobotanist who studied the fossils of the Indian subcontinent. He also took an interest in geology and archaeology. He founded what is now the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany at Lucknow in 1946.
Professor Birbal Sahni, FRS, and a great visionary, established the Institute as Institute of Palaeobotany in the year 1946... Read More
Birbal Sahni the founder of palaeobotanical research in India was a dreamer and a great visionary. He was born on 14th November 1891 at Behra, a small town in Shahpur District (now a part of west Punjab in Pakistan).
Birbal Sahni was an Indian palaeobotanist who founded the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany in Lucknow. This biography of Birbal Sahni provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Birbal was the third child of his parents, the late Prof. Ruchi Ram Sahni and Shrimati Ishwar Devi. He was born on the 14th of November 1891, at Bhera, a small town in the Shahpur district, now a part of the West Punjab, and once a flourishing centre of trade, which had the distinction of an invasion by the iconoclast, Mahmud of Ghazni.
The Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany commemorates the name of its reverend founder, Professor Birbal Sahni, one of the great sons of modern India.
The Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany is named after its esteemed founder, Professor Birbal Sahni, a distinguished figure in contemporary India. In September 1939, a group of palaeobotanists in India established a committee, led by Professor Sahni, to oversee and publish regular reports on palaeobotanical research. [5]
The Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences is an autonomous organization under the aegis of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, established by Professor Birbal Sahni, FRS to explore and develop paleobotany as a science in itself, visualizing its potential in solving issues ...
Birbal Sahni - Story of a (1891- The Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany at Lucknow, founded in 1949, stands as a monu- ment testimony to its founder Professor Birbal Sahni. In his welcome speech requesting Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to lay the foundation stone of the institute, Sahni said, "For what is it, after all,
Birbal Sahni was an Indian paleobotanist and geologist who made significant contributions to the field of earth sciences during the early 20th century. He is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of paleobotany in India and his work on fossil plants remains highly influential to this day. CEO’s | Actors | Politicians | Sports Stars. Stories.
