T. C. Anand Kumar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

T. C. Anand Kumar

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1936

Place of Birth: Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Death: 26-Jan-2010

Profession: andrologist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Trichnopoly Chelvaraj Anand Kumar (1936–2010) was an Indian andrologist, reproductive biologist and the creator of the second scientifically documented test tube baby in India.
He was the founder of Hope Infertility Clinic, Bangalore and the director of the National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (then known as Institute for Research in Reproduction).
He was an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medical Sciences and a recipient of the Sanjay Gandhi National Award.
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 1977, for his contributions to biological sciences.