Prof Dhanachand memorial lecture
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 18 2017:
In connection with the 12th death anniversary of Professor Ch Dhanachand, a memorial lecture was organised at the seminar hall of Life Sciences Department, Manipur University today .
Dean, School of Life Sciences, MU, Prof W Vishwanath; Registrar Prof M Shyamkesho and HOD, Life Sciences, Prof RK Gambhir attended the lecture programme as presidium members.
Addressing the gathering, Prof Vishwanath stated that Prof Dhanachand was a respected Professor who specialised in the branches of Nematology and Parasitology of Life Sciences .
He recalled that Dhanachand started working as an Assistant Professor in 1982, the time when Manipur University was facing an acute shortage of Zoology teachers.
He also stated that Professor Dhanachand had worked hard to set up a separate Department for Parasitology in the university .
He maintained that Prof Dhanachand had published more than 100 research papers and discovered around 100 parasites.