C. V. Subramanian

C. V. Subramanian
C. V. Subramanian
Born	11 August 1924; Ernakulam, Kerala India
Died	5 February 2016 (aged 91); Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	University of Madras; University of Cambridge; Commonwealth Mycological Institute;
Known for	Studies on Fungi imperfecti
Awards	1944 UoM Pulney Andi Gold Medal; 1965 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize; 1973 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award; 1972 IBS Birbal Sahni Medal; 2000 Janaki Ammal National Award; 2009 IBS Lifetime Achievement Award
	Scientific career
Fields	Mycology; Plant pathology
Institutions	Indian Agricultural Research Institute; University of Rajasthan; University of Madras;
Doctoral advisor	T. S. Sadasivan

Chirayathumadom Venkatachalier Subramanian (11 August 1924 – 5 February 2016), popularly known as CVS, was an Indian mycologist, taxonomist and plant pathologist, known for his work on the classification of Fungi imperfecti, a group of fungi classified separately due to lack of specific taxonomic characteristics. He authored one monograph, Hyphomycetes: An Account of Indian Species, Except Cercosporae and three books, Hyphomycetes, taxonomy and biology, Moulds, Mushrooms and Men and Soil microfungi of Israel, besides several articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He was a recipient of many honours including the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, the Janaki Ammal National Award of the Government of India and seven species of fungi have been named after him. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1965, for his contributions to biological sciences.

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