Madhav Gadgil
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| Born | Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil 24 May 1942 Poona, Bombay Province, British India |
| Died | 7 January 2026 (aged 83) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Citizenship |  British Raj (1942–1947) India (since 1947) |
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| Known for | Gadgil Commission |
| Spouse | Sulochana Gadgil |
| Awards | Awards and recognition |
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| Thesis | Life History Strategies: A Theoretical Investigation (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | William H. Bossert |
Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil (24 May 1942 – 7 January 2026) was an Indian ecologist,[1] academic, writer, and columnist. He was the founder of the Centre for Ecological Sciences.[2][3] He was a former member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India and the Head of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) of 2010, which became known as the Gadgil Commission.[4][5]
Gadgil died on January 7, 2026 at a hospital in Pune, India at the age of 83.[6][7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Gadgil, Madhav. "My Fundays". The telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ "Centre for Ecological Sciences". Indian Institute of Science. 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "HONORARY MEMBERSHIP AWARD" (PDF). Ecological Society of America. 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "FDI does not benefit any country". ReDiff Business. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel" (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil passes away at 82". The Hindu. January 8, 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ "ज्येष्ठ पर्यावरण तज्ज्ञ माधव गाडगीळ यांचे निधन, वयाच्या ८३ व्या वर्षी घेतला अखेरचा श्वास". Lokmat. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
Other websites
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Media related to Madhav Gadgil at Wikimedia Commons
- "Home Page on IISc". Faculty home page. Indian Institute of Science. 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- "A dialougue on Development & Environment". Students in conversation with Dr. Madhav Gadgil and Dr. Amit Bhaduri- YouTube video. Goa University. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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