M. S. Valiathan - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

He is also a Homi Bhabha Senior Fellow and a student of Sanskrit, he carried out a study of the "Caraka Samhita", which was published by Orient Longman in 2003 as “The Legacy of Caraka”. The companion volumes on the Legacies of “The Great Three” of Ayurveda – Suśruta and Vagbhata – were released by the same publisher in 2006 and 2009. A new book “An Introduction to Ayurveda” is under publication.

Dr.Valiathan's contributions to medical sciences and technology have brought him many honours and awards such as the Fellowships of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Indian National Academy of Engineering, Third World Academy of Sciences, American College of Cardiology, the Royal College of Physicians of London and the International Union of Societies of Biomaterials and Engineering. He is a Hunterian Professor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and a Senior Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons of the United States and the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain. The French Government has honoured him by making him a Chevalier in the order of Palmes Academiques. He is a recipient of many Awards for Science, Technology and Education, which include the R.D. Birla Award, O.P. Bhasin Award, Jawaharlal Nehru Award, Dhanwantari Prize, Aryabhata medal, Basanti Devi Amirchand Prize, J.C. Bose medal, Kerala State Science and Technology Award, B.C. Guha Award, Pinnamaneni Foundation Award, Sat Pal Mittal Award, G.M. Modi Award, M. V. Pylee Award, and H.K. Firodia Award. He received the Dr. Samuel P. Asper International Award from the Johns Hopkins University, USA for his contributions to medical education.

Professor Valiathan served on numerous Government committees and academic councils which pertain to education, medicine, science and technology. These include, among many others, the University Grants Commission, Indian Council of Medical Research, Science and Engineering Research Council of the DST, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board and the Science Advisory Committee to the Cabinet. He was the Chairman of the Committee on Bioethics of the Indian Council of Medical Research and was previously the Chairman of the State Committee for Science, Technology and Environment of the Government of Kerala. He is a past President of the Association of Indian Universities.

Valiathan has received numerous honorary degrees, fellowships and awards

• Honorary Fellow Indian College of Cardiology
• Delhi University in Delhi (D.Sc.)
• Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi (D.Sc.)
• Indira Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi (D.Sc.)
• Kanpur University in Kanpur (D.Sc.)
• Punjab University in Chandigarh (D.Sc.)
• Padma Vibhushan in 2005.