1. Dr. ASHOK KUMAR PANT
Born: 18th
April 1958
Chausar Almora (Uttarakhand)
Parents: Late Mr. Bhola Dutt Pant
Late Mrs. Janaki Pant
Known for: Science Popularization and Science Communication
Home Town: Pithoragarh
Education: 1962-66 Primary education – Almora
1966 – 75 Schooling - Almora, Pithoragarh and Bareilley
1975 – 79 Higher education – LSMPG College Pithoragarh, Kumaon University Nainital
1979 – M.Sc. in Botany with specialization in Plant Pathology
1996 – Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development ( PGDRD ) IGNOU
1978 – Basic course in Rock climbing and Mountaineering NTMC Nainital
2006 – Ph.D from Kumaon University Nainital on ‘’Assessment and Status of Pteridophyte
Diversity in Milam (Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve)’’.
Occupation: Principal
S D S Government College
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)
Field of specialization:
1. Science Popularization and Science Communication
2. Community Development
3. Education
Pioneer work: REWA-analternate device forrecyclingandre use of domestic waste water and rain water.
Nominations/Deputations:
1988 – 1992 Circle Organizer SSB Cabinet Secretariat Govt. of India – worked for
national integration,nationalsecurityandtransbordersecurity,alsoworkedfor motivation
of border area people towards patriotic values.
1994 – 2000 District Coordinator for District Science Club run by UP State Council for
Science &TechnologyLucknow - workedfor formation of science clubs and mobilization of
childrenforscientificactivities.Alsoorganizedprogrammesaimed for developing scientific
temper among the people.
1993 – 1996 – District Convener Uttarakhand Cancer Awareness Research Project
(UCARP – K.G.Medical College Lucknow) Pithoragarh – worked for developing awareness
among people towards cancer through schools and colleges.
1994 – District Convener Allied Social Welfare Foundation (ASWF – U P) – worked for
socio- scientific activities among the students.
1998 – District Coordinator – Child Rights Congress (UNICEF) – Worked to coordinate
awareness programmes on child rights in Uttarakhand.
1999 – 2006 Project Manager cum Community Development Specialist (CDS) in World
Bank assisted project - U. P. Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project ( SWAJAL Project) –
workedforcommunitymobilizationforplanning,implementationand maintenance of rural
water supply schemes. Also worked for women empowerment, health and hygiene and
conservation of forests.

2. 1996 – contd. Scientific Advisor ( Hony.) of Peoples’s Association of Hill Area Launchers
(PAHAL),a socio-scientificpioneer organization of Uttarakhand – working for mobilization,
motivation and guidance for scientific projects and inculcating scientific temper among
students, teachers and common masses in Uttarakhand.
2000 – cont. State Coordinator – National Children Science Congress (NCSC) in
Uttarakhand ( a programme of NCSTC DST Govt. of India) – working for 10-17 age group
school and nonschool goingchildrenforpreparingscience researchprojectsandinculcating
scientific temper as well as research aptitude.
2004 – 2006 Member Governing body – NCSTC Network N. Delhi – worked for
coordination, planning, mentoring of science projects nationwide.
2006 – 10 Coordinator – College of Teacher Education (CTE) in LSMPG College
Pithoragarh - A programme of Min. of HRD Govt. of India through SCERT Uttarakhand -
worked for organization, training of teachers, workshops, symposia and problem solving
exercises.
2007 Member, Expert Committee for MPs of Rajya Sabha Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Science, Technology, Environment & Forests – worked as panel
member with MPs of Rajya Sabha and experts on CPCB.
2012 contd. Chairman – Career Point(District Library) Pithoragarh – workingvoluntarilyfor
career approaches for students and preparing them for competitive examinations.
2013 –Chief Convener – I Uttarakhand Teachers’ Science Congress on ‘’Science Education
for Better Life” – a programme of UCOST Dehradun.
2014 – National convener- National Teachers’Science Congress on “ Science Education for
Sustainable Development”- a programme of DST Govt. of India 2014.
2015 cotd. – Member Project Advisory Committee (P A C) Deptt. Of Science & Technology
Govt. ofIndia – workingaspanel memberforprojectproposalssubmittedtoDST especially
children centric programmes.
Experiences:
1.Teaching as Biology lecturer for 18 years.
2.Teaching, training, educational research, mentoring and monitoring in DIET for 4 years.
3.Workingfor transborder securityandnational integrationinborderareasof U P Hills for 4
years.
4.Working as Project Manager in World Bank Projects for 7 years.
5.Worked as PI for opening and running of Vigyan Prasar Kendras by UCOST Dehradun.
6.Convener – UNDERSTANDING Network – a network of NGOs working for scientific
activities.
7. Convener – Science Outreach Programme – a programme of JNCASR Bagalore 2011.
8.Principal Investigator of following projects/programmes of DST Govt. of India.-
1.Creative Science Learning through Hands on Activities.
2.Science Sensitization Workshop for NGOs of UP Hills.
3.Safe Disposal of Garbage through Vermicomposting.
4.Vigyan Chetana Jatha for Himlayan Region – a pilot programme for YSA 2004.
5.Year of Scientific Awareness YSA- 2004.
6.Transit of Venus – 2004.
7.Year of Physics – 2005.
8.National Teachers’ Science Congress – 2005/ 2013.
9.Mountain Bio Resource Bio technology Complex ( MBBC )2007-08.

3. 10.Darwin Tujhe Salaam ( Birth Bi centenary Programme on Charles Darwin) 2012 .
11.Understanding Planet Earth ( UPE 2008-09).
12.Eco Water Social Literacy Programme ( Mahila Pani Panchayat) 2009.
13.Hydroponics 2001.
14.Science behind miracles 2003 .
15.ASMOPLAN ( Atronomy for Students through Mobile Planetarium) 2007, 2012.
16.STIRIUS (ScientificTechnological Interventions & Research Inputs for Upliftment
of weaker sections of Society) 2011.
17. Science exhibitions series 2005.
18. MAUS ( Mobile Planetarium for Astronomical Understanding among Students)
2009.
19. Microorganisms : Let us observe and Learn 2011
Publications/ Articles:
ChiefEditor – PARIVARTAN – the concludingissue of achievements of World Bank assisted
SWAJAL project.
Editor – SRAJAN – an annual magazine containing quality research projects of NCSC in
Uttarakhand.
Executive Editor – “SARASWATI” - annual college magazine of SDS Govt. College
Pithoragarh.
Editor – Vigyan Paricharcha – a quarterly science magazine of UCOST, ISWA & PAHAL
Uttarakhand.
Editor – VAN DEVI KI PUKAR – a poetic version of scientific phenomenon ( PAHAL
publication 2008).
Editor – VIGYAN WARTA – a quarterly science bulletin of PAHAL.
Chief editor – ABHINAVPATH -a teaching module for secondary education in Uttarakhand.
Co writer of- Bhartiya Madhya Himalaya main Vanaspatiyon evam Vanaspati Padarthon se
Sambandhit Prachalit Lok Vishwash – PAHAL Publications Pithoragarh.
Articles published:
1. Non – formal education patterns in hills: a case study of district PIthoragarh. IGNOU
1996.
2. Fungal diseasesinsome medicinalplansof Pithoragarh region in Uttaranchal: GEOBIOS
( Jodhpur) 1980.
3. Piscicidal flora of Pithoragarh District: Indian Drugs and Pharmaceutical journal
( Bombay ) 1981.
4. Saksharata – ek soch: Akshara TLC souvenir (Almora) 1990.
5. Purification, recycling and application of domestic waste water and rain water: Hill
Development- Quest for a viable option ( Kumaon University Nainital) 1994.
6. Role of studentsinhealthawarenessinrural areas – A case study of Pithoragarh District
( Kumaon University Nainital )1995.
7. Himalaya ki vilupta hoti vanoshadhiyan ( Aaj ka Pahar ) 1994, ( Srajan ) 1995 .
8. REWA – Jal sankat ke samadhan ki taknik ( Nainital Samachar ) 1999.
9. Daughters of Dubhana: Mayake ka sandesh ( Swajal samachar ) 2000.
10. Bapu ke sapanon ko sakar karegi Swajal Pariyojana ( Swajal samachar ).
11. Swachhata karyakram – Tarun clubon ke madhyam se ( Swajal samachar ).
12. Ek nai pahal, gram kharkhet ki bahanon ki ( Swajal samachar ).

4. 13. Swachhata Karyakram main Bachchon ki Sahbhagita ( Swajal samachar ).
14. Uttaranchal ki Poshanonmukhi Khadya Padhdhatiyan (NCSC Bulletin 2/2002).
15. Hum kahan ja rahe hain ( Navonmesh SIEMAT Dehradun ) 2013.
16. Pteridophyte Diversity of Alpine zone of Central Himalaya ( Proceedings on
Opportunities and scope for research in Govt. colleges ) 2007.
17. Swajal Pariyojana main Lok kala Madhyamon ki Bhumika ( Parivartan ) 2004.
18. Pteridophyte Diversity of Kumaon Central Himalaya ( Plant Diversity in India ) 2004.
19. Exit from Swajal village Jayanti ( Swahal Samachar) 2002.
20. Pragati Maidan main Swajal ( Swajal samachar ) 2001.
21. Pratyaropan- ek jeeven vardaan ( Uttarakhand Vigyan Varta ) 2009.
Worshops / Seminars attended:
1.National seminar on : “Hill Development – Quest for viable option” organized byUGC at
LSMPG College Pithoragarh 1994.
2.National seminar on :” Democratic decentralization through Panchyati raj –New trends”
organized by UGC at LSMPG College Pithoragarh 1995.
3.National seminar on :Nature – let us conserve, care and share” organized by NCSTC DST
Govt. of India at Chennai 1998.
4.”Organizational Development Exercise” organized by ASCI Hyderabad at ATI Nainital
1999.
5. State level seminar on : ”Role of PMU and DPMU in SWajal” organized by world bank at
ATI Nainital 1999.
6.State level orientation workshop on : Blue prints for success” organized by Qualified
Learning Systems INS USA at ATI Nainital 1999.
7.State level orientationprogramme on: Art of Livingadvance course” organizedby Artof
Living foundation Bangalore 1999.
8. Regional semiar on : “ Integrated Watershed development in Ramganga Binau
Watershed in Almora” organized by Remote Sensing Application Centre Uttarakhand at
Almora 1999.
9.National workshop on : “ Creation of awareness among school children about domestic
garbage and its utilization” organized by DST Govt. of India at Wardha – Mah.) 2001.
10.State workshopon: “Science sensitizationofNGOsofUP Hills” organized by NCSTC DST
Govt. of India 1999.
11. State level workshopon: “Hygieneandenvironmental sanitationawareness” organized
by DST at JNCASR Bangalore 2000.
12. Workshop on : “structure and functional modalities of Swajal Project” organized by
PMU Lucknow at A & N Islands.
13.State workshop on : “Sustainability of Swajal schemes” organized by PMU Uttaranchal
at Leh 2001.
14. National workshop on : “ Awareness and initiatives for donation of human body”
organized by Ganadarpan W.Bengal at Kolkata 2002.
15. National seminar on : “ Harness water resources for better life” organized by NCSTC
DST at Haridwar 2003.
16. Brain storming workshop on : “Science Education for Sustainable Development”
organized by NCSTC DST Govt. of India at Dehradun 2014.

5. 17. National seminar on : “ Ethnopharmocology – Indian trends, perspectives and
innovations” organized by UGC at Pithoragarh 2014.
18. National workshop on : “Design road map of Children Science Congress” organized by
NCSTC DST Govt. of India at Nashik 2013.
Awards / Acknowledgements:
1. Member – Research Board of Advisors ABI Raleigh, North Carolina.
2. Best State Coordinator Award NCSC in 2009 by NCSTC, DST Govt. of India.
3. Republic Day Award for outstanding contribution performance and innovations in
education in 2013.
Brief: Dr. AshokKumarPant isan educationistandwell knownforhisoutstandingcontributioninthe field
of science popularizationandscience communicationthroughvariousoutreachandinnovative programmes.
He is committed for upliftment of children dynamically. He got a new lease of life in 2009 when he
underwentlivertransplant andhisyoungersonDr.ShivasheeshPantdonatedhislivertosave hisfathers’life
and well knownsurgeonDr. SubhashGupta - LiverTransplant Surgeon of Apollo Hospitals N. Delhi did this
commendable job. Dr. Pant after getting new life has dedicated himself for every efforts for GOOD of the
society.Hisrealizationof deathmomentshe experiencedandgettingnew life is expressed in his own word
as _ ‘’ All the scientific processes and miracles in life where we all surrender is the mighty spirit of GOD “.
Dr. Pant isof firmviewthateverymomentof life mustbe takenaslastmomentof life anddomaximumone
can.
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(Biodata of Dr. A.K.Pant updated as on 17.07.2015)