Prof. Dr. Govind Pandey
| Prof. Dr. Govind Prasad Pandey in 2026 | |
| Born | 10 October 1956 (age 69) Gerui, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (BVSc & AH, MVSc & AH, PhD), Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (LLB, MA Hindi, MA English, MA Political Science), Awadhesh Pratap Singh University (MA Sociology), Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MBA, PGDCA, LLM) |
| Occupation | Educationist, Veterinary Scientist, Veterinary Pharmacologist, Toxicologist, Professor, Academic Administrator, Advocate, Hindi Litterateur, Poet, Lyricist, Writer, Astrologer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Known for | Veterinary pharmacology and toxicology research, ethnoveterinary medicine, academic administration, Hindi literature, interdisciplinary academic qualifications |
| Notable works | Archan, Ehsas, Tarang, Vartaman Ke Aar-Paar, Thahakon Ki Mehfil |
| Awards | Sri Ram Lal Agrawal National Award (1991); Eminent Scientist Gold Medal (2015); Lifetime Achievement Award (2022); International Award for Best Academician with Administration Excellency (2017); 65+ national and international honours |
| Parents | Pt. Ram Rasile Pandey |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Prof. Dr. Govind Prasad Pandey popularly known by his literary pen name Dr. Govind Pandey "Prem", is an Indian multifaceted personality, educationist , veterinary pharmacologist , toxicologist , academic administrator, advocate , Hindi litterateur, poet, lyricist, writer, and social worker. His professional career spans more than four decades, and he has been involved in senior academic, administrative, and research roles, such as serving as the Registrar of Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University (NDVSU) Jabalpur, and also as Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at multiple veterinary institutions across India.
Pandey's scholarly work mainly touches veterinary pharmacology, toxicology, ethnoveterinary medicine , and herbal therapeutics. He has authored and edited many books, published close to 270 research papers, guided postgraduate and doctoral scholars, and taken part in national and international scientific programmes. Beyond these scientific paths, he stays engaged in Hindi literature too , as a poet, lyricist, dramatist, and writer under the pen name Dr. Govind Pandey "Prem", where his literary works have been published as well as broadcasts on All India Radio, and Doordarshan. He has also received several honours , both at national level and international level, for his work in education, research, literature, and public service.
Early Life & Education
Prof. Dr. Govind Prasad Pandey was born on 10 October 1956, in Gerui village, in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, India. He was born to Pt. Ram Rasile Pandey and he did his early schooling within Madhya Pradesh. He cleared the Higher Secondary School Certificate exam, in the biological sciences stream in 1973.
Later on, Pandey pursued higher education across several themes, like veterinary science , law, management, computer applications, political science, sociology, and also the language side English and Hindi literature. He even studied astrology, in the same overall direction. He earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (BVSc & AH), his Master of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (MVSc & AH), and then PhD in Veterinary Pharmacology from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur. After that, he also collected degrees such as LLB, MA (Hindi), MA (English), and MA (Political Science) from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya. He completed MA (Sociology) from Awadhesh Pratap Singh University. He then obtained an MBA, PGDCA, and LLM from Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University.
Along with those formal qualifications, Pandey received honorary doctorates and fellowships, and he also kept working on doctoral style research in law and management. That sort of many-angled academic background has helped shape his work across education, veterinary sciences, research writing, literature, and public administration.
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Madhya Pradesh
- Indian educators
- Indian academics
- Indian veterinary scientists
- Indian veterinarians
- Indian pharmacologists
- Indian researchers
- Indian administrators
- Indian lawyers
- Indian writers
- Indian poets
- Indian lyricists
- Indian dramatists and playwrights
- Indian social workers
- Indian astrologers
- Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya alumni
- Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya alumni
- Awadhesh Pratap Singh University alumni
- Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University alumni