What is Pushpa Mittra Bhargava?
'''Pushpa Mittra Bhargava''' (22 February 1928 – 1 August 2017) was an Indian scientist, writer, and administrator. He founded the [[Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology]], a federally funded research institute, in [[Hyderabad]]. He was outspoken and highly influential in the development of [[scientific temper]] in India, and argued that scientific rationalism needed to be cultivated as a civic duty.<ref>http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/jobs/0104/05180014.htm</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccmb.res.in/about_profile.html |title=About CCMB > Profile |publisher=Ccmb.res.in |date=1977-04-01 |access-date=2012-08-20}}</ref> Bhargava died on 1 August 2017, aged 89 at [[Hyderabad]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Pushpa Bhargava, Scientist And Activist, Dies At 89 |url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pushpa-bhargava-scientist-and-activist-dies-at-89/article19403218.ece |website = The Hindu |date = August 2017 |access-date = 2017-08-03}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhargava, Pushpa}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Indian biologists]] [[Category:20th-century Indian writers]] [[Category:Medical researchers]] {{bio-stub}}