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 Kerala[citation needed].
B. Ekbal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Ekbal Bappukunju |
| Education | M.B.B.S., M.S., Mch |
| Occupation(s) | Public health activist, Neurosurgeon, Academic and member of Kerala State Planning Board. |
| Organization(s) | Kerala State Planning Board, Kerala University |
| Known for | Health activism, Academic contributions, Planning board member |
| Title | Vice Chancellor, University of Kerala |
| Term | 2000-2004 |
| Spouse | A Meharunnisa |
| Father | Bappukunju |
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.[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, Kerala[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 organisation[citation needed]. He was the President of Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad from 1983 to 1985[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 currently[when?] working as head of department of anatomy in SUT Medical College Trivandrum.
References
edit- ^ "Board at a glance". spb.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ 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)". Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. 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. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Jha, Ajit Kumar (21 June 2004). "Even as new generation leaders rise to the top, fissures over reforms dog CPM". India Today. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2011 CPI (M) Candidates". Kerala: List of Candidates. CPI(M). 19 March 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
Bibliography
edit- Elamon, Joy; Franke, Richard W.; Ekbal, B. (2004), "Decentralization of health services: the Kerala People's Campaign." (PDF), Int J Health Serv, 34 (4), New York: Baywood Publishing Co.: 681–708, doi:10.2190/4L9M-8K7N-G6AC-WEHN, ISSN 0020-7314, PMID 15560430, S2CID 29112205, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2006
- Ekbal, B. (8 December 2000). People's Campaign for Decentralised Planning and the Health Sector in Kerala. People's Health Assembly, 1st meeting, Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Savar, Bangladesh. www.phmovement.org. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- Ekbal, B., ed. (1988), A Decade after Hathi Committee (Committee on Drugs and Pharmaceutical Industry), Trivandrum, India: Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad, LCCN 89903327, OCLC 21041689