Ekbal Bappukunju
M.B.B.S., M.S., Mch
Public health activist, Neurosurgeon, Academic and member of Kerala State Planning Board.
Health activism, Academic contributions, Planning board member
Bappukunju
Ekbal Bappukunju is a public health activist, a neurosurgeon, and an academic in Kerala, India and is serving as a member of the Kerala State Planning Board since 2016.[1] He was the Vice-chancellor of the University of Kerala during the period 2000–2004. He completed his pre-degree from St. Berchmans College Changanacherry.[2] He was a member of the Kerala State Planning Board from 1996 to 2000, during which he played a vital role in People's Plan Campaign, a decentralization move by the Government of KeralaTemplate:Citation needed.
He was contested in the 2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections from Changanassery Assembly Constituency as a LDF candidate and lost to UDF candidate former minister C F Thomas.Template:Citation needed
He was the chairman of Kerala State Pollution Control Board.[3] He is also one of the joint convenors of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (Public Health Movement - India).[4] He is the President of the Democratic Alliance For Knowledge Freedom, KeralaTemplate:Citation needed.
He was the chairperson of the Expert Committee set up by the Government of Kerala to explore the possibility of setting up a new university of health sciences. The committee submitted its report on the proposed structure and functions of the university in April 2007.[5]
Ekbal is an activist of Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad and has held various offices in the organisationTemplate:Citation needed. He was the President of Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad from 1983 to 1985Template:Citation needed. He was former editor of the online Science Journal of Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad: www.luca.co.in. His book Indian Oushadha Mekhala Innale Innu received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for Scholarly Literature in 2015.[6]
Ekbal is a follower of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) from which he was expelled in 2004 by left-wing hardliners.[7] His membership was later restored.[8] He is married to A Meharunnisa, the former principal and Professor of Anatomy of Govt. TD Medical College at Alappuzha and Kottayam Medical College. She is currentlyTemplate:When working as head of department of anatomy in SUT Medical College Trivandrum.
References
- ↑ Board at a glance. spb.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ↑ Former vice chancellors of the University of Kerala [1] Accessed: 2008-10-20. (Archived by WebCite at [2])
- ↑ Kerala state pollution control board members
- ↑ Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (Public Health Movement - India). Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ↑ Focus on promoting medical research in State [3] Accessed: 2008-10-20. (Archived by WebCite at [4])
- ↑ അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാര്ഡ് സമര്പ്പണം ആഗസ്റ്റ് 28ന്. DC Books(18 August 2016). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ Even as new generation leaders rise to the top, fissures over reforms dog CPM. India Today(21 June 2004).
- ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 2011 CPI (M) Candidates. CPI(M)(19 March 2011).
Bibliography
- Decentralization of health services: the Kerala People's Campaign.. Baywood Publishing Co..
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- [{{{url}}} A Decade after Hathi Committee (Committee on Drugs and Pharmaceutical Industry)]. Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad(1988).