Dayananda Bajracharya () was a Nepalese professor, biologist, and science writer. He got his master's degree from India and Ph.D. from Freiburg University, Germany. He was the vice chancellor of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology from 1998 to 2006.http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Scientist+Dayananda+Bajracharya+passes+away++&NewsID=396713
His Ph.D. thesis and research on plant physiology and cytology are amongst the principles on which modern cell biology is based. In honor of Dr. Bajracharya, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) has established Prof. Dr. Dayananda Bajracharya Research Award.
Awards and honors
1967: Mahendra Vidyabhusan Gold Medal, Class II 1976: Mahendra Vidyabhusan Gold Medal, Class I 1999: Prasiddha Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu
Books and Publications Experiments in Plant Physiology (1978) - published by Narosa Publishers, India Chetanako Yatra Baigyanik Goretoma Adhayro Ma Ek Kaati Salaai
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