Professor Emeritus Harkishan Singh, Ph.D, D.Sc Padma Shri Awardee
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Book Reviews
Pharmacopoeias  and  Formularies

Famous pharmacopoeial  historian  Professor David L. Cowen   (Rutgers)  stated:   'The reading  of this  history of British and Indian  pharmacopoeias and  their relationships brings to mind  George Urdang's  'Pharmacopoeias  as Witnesses of World History.'   Dr Singh's detailed account demonstrates how ideas and demands  of empire,  and the striving for independence   and nationhood of Indian people affected the pharmacopoeias.'

Pharmaceutical  Education

'Like  the first  book  this one  is thoroughly researched and documented.............In a  nation  as large and diverse as  India, the development of pharmacy  education has been complex  and Prof. Singh puts it together into a coherent  narrative.'    (Dr C. G. J.  Higby) 

Pharmacy Practice

'Professor  Singh  has produced an excellent record of the history of pharmacy in India. This will serve as the standard  text and reference on the  subject for many years to come.  Its  publication should stimulate a greater interest in the history of pharmacy in India  and comprehensive references quoted will be of great value to other  researchers who wish to work in the field'  (P. Worling)

Builders  and  Awareness  Creators of  Modern Pharmacy   1 :   Mahadeva  Lal   Schroff  and Making of Modern  Pharmacy 
'It is often felt that a good  biography should  tell you enough of the person, set him (or) her in the context of the time  and should be readable. This biography excels  on all these  accounts'     (Dr  Nitya  Anand)

Builders  and  Awareness  Creators  of  Modern    Pharmacy   2

'This book, like the previous  ones on  the series  has  been  rigorously  researched  and is meticulously  referenced.  The next step is  to  present  this material in broad  social, political and   economic  and  cultural context, and to locate it in the wider  literature  on the history of pharmacy and medicine; Singh has created an important legacy on which future social historians of pharmacy can build'   (Dr  S.  Anderson) 

Medico-Pharmaceutical  Professionals

It embodies  the research carried out  on Brevet Colonel Ram Nath Chopra, and his one time associates  Professor  Khem  Singh   Grewal  and Dr  Bishnupada   Mukerji. 

Sir  Ram Nath Chopra--Work,  Vision and Legacy

Sir Ram Nath  Chopra  became legend  during  his  lifetime.   This is  what one reviewer  wrote about the book and its subject:  'For historians  of pharmacy the book brings together  a number of  important  and significant contributions by someone  who was at the very  center of   the action  in early  1930s,  and who offers insights on the state of pharmacy in India  right up to 1960s.  But also of interest are the analysis  of the pharmaceutical  industry, and research on Indian medicinal plants.  The value of the book is to bring  the personal reflections of a leading  figure  who was intimately engaged with the state of pharmacy in India to the attention of pharmaceutical historians'  (Dr S. Anderson)

 Pharmaceutical   History  of  India  

'.............. serve as a standard textbook  in the Indian universities and  reference to the subject of history of Indian pharmacy'   (Dr  Ravindernath  Kaul)

Pioneers of Pharmaceutical  Industry  

'The full history of the  Indian   pharmaceutical  industry  has yet to be written but with this book Singh has  made a small   but useful contribution to fulfilling this aim'    (Dr  S.  Anderson)

Pharmaceutical History


Research Papers

Harkishan Singh, Pharmaceutical Society of India: The Oldest Indian Pharmaceutical Organization, Indian J. Hist. Sci., 35, 67 (2000)

Harkishan Singh, The Pharmacopoeial History of Colonial India, Pharm. Hist., 30, 26 (2000)

Harkishan Singh, The Overseas Drug Trade of Colonial India, Pharm. Hist., 31, 4 
(2001)

Harkishan Singh, European Pharmacies in Colonial India, Pharm. Hist., 31, 58 (2001)

Harkishan Singh, Apothecaries and Hospital Assistants, Pharm. Hist., 32, 15
(2002)

Harkishan Singh, The Western Medical System in Colonial India, Pharm. Hist., 33, 7 (2003)

Harkishan Singh, The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER): Conception and Creation, Pharma Times, 36 (10), 26 (2004)

Harkishan Singh, Diamond Jubilee Lecture: Pharmaceutical Education - Lahore to Chandigarh through Amritsar, Pharmacos, 34, 13 (2005)

Harkishan Singh, Jyotish Chandra Ghosh (1870-1957) – The Forgotten and Unsung Pioneer of Pharmacy,Indian J. Hist. Science, 41, 207 (2006)

Harkishan Singh, Professor Gorakh Prasad Srivastava – Personality, Pedagogy and Devotion to his Guru Schroff, Pharma Review, 5, 80 (2006-2007)

Harkishan Singh, A Place of Pilgrimage for Pharmacists – The Department of Pharmaceutics, Banaras Hindu University, Pharma Review Special Feature, 59th I P C, December 2007

Harkishan Singh, Ram Nath Chopra (1882-1973) – A Visionary in Pharmaceutical Science, Indian J. Hist. Sci,43, 231 (2008)

Harkishan Singh, Khem Singh Grewal (1894-1965) – A Prominent Medico-Pharmaceutical Professional,Indian J. Hist. Sci., 43, 631 (2008)

 Harkishan Singh, Modern Pharmacy in India – A Historical Perspective, Japanese J. Hist. Pharm., 43, 140 (2008)

Harkishan Singh, Manohar Lal Khorana and His Journalistic Promotion of the Profession, Pharma Times,41(7), 11 (2009)

Harkishan Singh, Ratilal Prabhudas Patel – The Profession Need Resurrect His Name and Image, Pharma Times, 41(10), 10 (2009)

Harkishan Singh, Homi Ruttonji Nanji and His Promoting Development of Drug Industry, Pharma Times,41(12), 30 (2009)

Harkishan Singh, Bishnupada Mukerji (1903-79) -  A Medico-Pharmaceutical Professional of Eminence,Indian J. Hist. Sci., 44, 569 (2009)

Harkishan Singh, Tribhovandas Kalyandas Gajjar (1863-1920) – Pioneer Industrial Chemist of India, Indian J. Hist. Sci., 45, 419 (2010)

Harkishan Singh, Khwaja Abdul Hamied (1898-1972) – Pioneer Scientist Industrialist, Indian J. Hist. Sci., 45, 533 (2010)

Harkishan Singh, Charles W. White and Walter White, Pharm. Hist. (London), 41, 13 (2011)

Harkishan Singh, Harry Cooper 1888-1935, Pharm. Hist. (London), 41, 15 (2011)

Harkishan Singh, Professor Sankatha Prasad, Pharma Review, 9, 116 (2011)

Harkishan Singh, Professor William Basil Whalley (1916-2002), Pharm. Hist. (London), 41, 41 (2011)

Harkishan Singh and V. K. Kapoor, Professor Kidar Nath Gaind, Pharmacos (Panjab University), 38, 1 (2011)

Harkishan Singh, Apostolos Raptakos, Pharma Times, 45(2), 21 (2013)

Harkishan Singh, Amrut Vithaldas Mody, Pharma Times, 45(7), 12 (2013)

Harkishan Singh, Hospital Pharmacy in India: A Historical Perspective, Indian J. Hosp. Pharm., 50(5), 103 (2013)

Harkishan Singh, Madras Medical Journal, Pharm. Hist.(London), 43(4), 81 (2013) 

Harkishan Singh, Speech at USciences Founders’ Day on Conferment of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa), 20 February 2014, Indian J. Hist. Sci., 49(1), 84 (2014) 

Harkishan Singh, David Waldie (1813-89), Pharm. Hist. (London), 44(2), 45 (2014) 

Harkishan Singh, Professor Mahadeva Lal Schroff – Journalism as his Forte, Indian Pharm., 12(3, September), 17 (2014) 

Harkishan Singh, Medicinal Chemistry Research in India, Indian J. Hist. Sci., 49(4), 413 (2014)

Books:

Harkishan Singh, Pharmacopoeias and Formularies, Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi, pp xvi+159. (1994)

Harkishan Singh, Pharmaceutical Education, Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi, pp xvi+204. (1998)

Harkishan Singh, Pharmacy Practice, Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi, pp xiv+226. (2002)

Harkishan Singh, Builders and Awareness Creators of Modern Pharmacy 1: Mahadeva Lal Schroff and the Making of Modern Pharmacy, Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi, pp xvi+216. (2005)

Harkishan Singh, Builders and Awareness Creators of Modern Pharmacy 2, Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi, pp xiv+362. (2008)

Harkishan Singh, Views and Reviews 1, Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, Bangalore, pp xii+627. (2008)

Harkishan Singh, Builders and Awareness Creators of Modern Pharmacy 3: Medico-Pharmaceutical Professionals, Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi, pp xiii+174. (2009)

Harkishan Singh, Builders and Awareness Creators of Modern Pharmacy 4: Sir Ram Nath Chopra− Work, Vision and Legacy , Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi, pp xi+266. (2010)

Harkishan Singh, Pharmaceutical History of India, Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi, pp xvi+322. (2011)

Harkishan Singh, Pioneers of Pharmaceutical Industry, Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi, pp xii+200. (2011)

Harkishan Singh, Views and Reviews 2, Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, Bangalore, pp xii+300. (2012) 

Harkishan Singh, Witness to an Era – An Autobiography, Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi, pp ii+322. (2013)



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