Sir - Miss you on your Birthday.

Miss you, papa! Took your granddaughter to the temple on your birthday to seek blessings (from her baba)! She couldn't meet you, but I am sure you're showering your blessings on her! Some of it was evident at the temple -- she was very fussy the entire day, but was sitting very calmly in the temple on my lap for the entire time while watching San Baba's idol and listening to the aarti :)

Miss you Sir. We, your students rather children, still have a group with your name and in touch with eachother just because of you. Can not forget the way to live life with enjoyment while working and always keeping family first, we learned from you.

I want to salute Sarita wife of Late Professor Ambika Nandan Misra for doing an excellent work which would have made Bhaiya very happy. God bless you for that. On personal front one of the most memorable day for us when in March they gave us a fabulous treat at ISCKON Juhu which was followed by our going to their house there. After fabulous lunch , Sarita made some nice tea for us. Bhaiya kept asking for tea by calling Sarita Sarita Chai banao. These memorable moments we will never forget. We will miss you till we are alive.

Departure of my younger brother left us heartbroken. We remember him almost every day. He was one of most intelligent sibling in our family. He is loved by all sisters and brothers.

Today it's his 66th birthday. We miss him everyday. May he keeps inspiring his students and we siblings continue to remember him ❤till we're alive. We also pray that he will become one of our sibling even in our next birth.

Homage to Dr. Ambika Nandan Misra, younger brother on 1st Death Anniversary October11, 2021

Prof. Ambikanandan Raj Narayan Misra - a loving husband, a caring father, a beloved brother, a loyal friend, a nurturing teacher, a highly-accomplished researcher, a visionary leader and a compassionate human being! He wore these hats with panache and an effortless ease, all the while remaining humble and grounded.

The best way to remember him is as a teacher - Professor Ambikanandan Misra. He led by example and was always willing to help others and share his experience. Over the course of his professional career -- as a Professor of Pharmaceutics – he guided 100s of students to success.

Prof. Misra himself was a highly-accomplished researcher who won many awards over the course of his glittering career, including the National Award conferred by the Vice President of India and a special award by American Pharmaceutical Society in Atlanta.

Prof Misra was a prolific author, with 9 books, 60 book chapters and 181 peer-reviewed publications to his name. He truly had an outstanding career, by any yardstick! 

Prof. Misra touched the lives of so many people, and the respect, love and gratitude that everyone has in their hearts for him. The example he set through his life and actions will inspire us to greater things.

Letting Prof. Misra go is the hardest thing we had to face, but we know that he is still changing lives for good, from wherever he is and will go! He will always remain in our hearts and memories, and his teachings shall always be there to inspire and guide us in life.

Saw your a picture sent by after wearing Rakhis some months before.
You are looking so jubiliant that it is hard to believe that you are no more with us at present.

I saw a picture of Bhayia, sent by him after wearing Rakhies of us.
He is looking so jubilant and happy that it is hard to believe that he is no more with us.

Bhayia, why were you in a hurry to go to your final destination. You suddenly left us, for that I was not prepared at all.
Sometimes I feel as I am in unreal world or in dream.
I used to feel protected when you were in the world, but now so helpless only thinking of that sad truth.
Remain happy, where are you at present.

Published in Pharmabiz on 4th November 2020,

Professor Ambikanandan Misra doyen of pharmaceutical education and research passes away at Vadodara.


Professor Ambikanandan Misra Director, Pharmaceutical Research Shobhaben Pratap Bhai School of Pharmacy & Technology Management at SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai passed away on October 11th 2020.

He was the former Professor and UGC-BSR Faculty Fellow at Faculty of Pharmacy and former Dean, Faculty of Technology and Engineering at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
Prof Misra was an accomplished researcher in the field of Novel Drug Delivery Systems(NDDS) and has guided 47 PhD and 136 Master’s degree students.

Being an academician and scientist, he authored several books and written articles in reputed peer reviewed journals on current topics of the pharma research.

Being a popular faculty in pharmacy colleges, he was a prominent member of the Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India(APTI) and constituted an award to recognize the achievements in Pharmaceutical Education. He started his career in Quality Assurance at Sarabhai Chemicals and then as Formulation Development Manager at Cadila. After 7-8 years in Pharma Industry, he shifted to Pharma Education at Pharmacy Department of M.S. University.

Born in Lucknow, U.P. in 1955 Prof Misra has left a long lasting impact on Indian Pharmaceutical research and education landscape and was very active till the last moment.
He studied and completed his M.Pharm in 1979 from Sagar, M.P. securing 2 Gold Medals. Later he did his Ph. D. from M.S. University.

Remembering “Bhaiya”
(Dr. Ambika Nandan Misra)

A Eulogy:

We all in our extended family and friend circle know the many very high scholastic and excellence in Pharmaceutical field awards Dr. Ambika Nandan Misra received throughout his lifetime.
To me “Bhaiya”, as he was fondly called by his family, truly personified “simple living and exemplary behavior every way”.
Anytime I was in his company, I could feel his warmth, calmness, and peacefulness.
He was gem of a person all his life.
Losing him to COVID has been very sad.
The solace I have is from the conviction that his soul is now with God and enjoying total bliss.

Shambhu Misra
Cousin
Los Angeles, California

Bhaiya Mama was a noble soul forever humble , meticulous and a perfectionist..Such people are rare and hardly exist....He was very much attached to the extended clan and helped in every possible way... He was a favourite of my mother among all the siblings .. she can narrate their childhood tales with joy, love and respect for hours...He was a huge support , a person who you can rely upon without any apprehensions...
Highy intelligent scholar and a great researcher his passing away has shattered us and left us dumbfounded...
May his soul rest in peace and may his life continue to inspire us...

I am still not able to come out of the shock of bhaiya’s sudden demise.. It all seems as a passing phase and I still have to come to terms with the fact that I will not see bhaiya again...
His smiling face comes to my mind everytime ... he was a big support and a kind hearted soul even during his last days he helped me procure a most needed drug in Delhi while sitting in Vadodara...
My childhood spent with him was all about sibling love and revelry ... I knew I could fall back upon him for any kind of help and he will always be there for me... He was closest to me of all the brothers... His passing away has left a void in my life which can never be filled....May God keep him happy and peaceful... Om Shanti...

Savita Bajpai
(Meena)

My Dear Bhaiya,

Why have you left us so early? You were a very noble, loving and caring human being. You left a lasting impression on whosoever came in contact with you. You were a highly acclaimed pharmaceutical scientist professionally. Personally you were a kind person and Sai Bhakt. People such as you are near and dear to God, and thus, He has called you to be with him in heaven. Bhaiya, we miss your daily uplifting "good morning" messages and Sai blessings. You will always remain in my heart. I will continue to cherish your memories. throughout my life.

God bless your soul! Om Sai Ram!!

Lovingly,
Dr. Girja Nandan Misra

Shail Bala Misra
I lost my Bhaiya.
I can feel and write a long essay on him. I am very senior in age to him. Not a single complaint and unpleasant incident in my long life against him. He was a rare person in high knowledge and simplicity.
I force myself to remain calm, but love and emotions overflow.
Gaurav Tewari
Heaven gained another angel today. Ambikanandan Misra, my mama, was one of the most genuine and selfless person I have met. He lived a life of a true teacher. Even in his last days when he was the most vulnerable, he put others first. He was a friend when I was young and counsellor when I needed one. He will be missed. Please pray for the family and all the loved ones he left behind.
Shefali Bajpai
So many whys hovering in the mind...answer to time I commit... great loss ... nobody can fill the void... wishing mama a happy place.... his deeds stand mighty...



Vidushee Sharma
May the Nobel soul get solace and peace in the world of angels. Our heartfelt condolence to the family
Tathgata Datta
No one will send Good Morning Messages in Facebook and WhatsApp, everyday like you Sir.
Shyam Sundar Pancholi
Bahut dukhad...
sir se hamesha margdarshan pate rahe...
nishthur ghadi men wo hamse vida ho gaye ...
Ashrupurit Shraddhanjali
Om shanti shanti shanti
Sandhya Anil Pande
unforgettable days at Ramniwas with you all.  Our precious moments in life.
Khaderao Sawant
Om Shanti. Rip. It is a great loss to Pharmacy department.
Vijay Bhalla
ॐ Om Bhur Bhuvaḥ Swaḥ
Tat-savitur Vareñyaṃ
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yonaḥ Prachodayāt ॐ
Pinkisanjay Singh
May God give peace to divine soul we all miss him very much. Om Shanti
C.P Agarwal
A person of warmth and love and outspoken and more so friend and class fellow left for heavenly abode amongst us as to the family for never to seen again. It is almighty wish and pray for the peace to his soul and give him a heavenly abode.
Atima Pathak
A brilliant mind...a gentle soft spoken person ... so humble in spite of all his accomplishments...one of the best behaved people, even in his student days, I have had the privilege of knowing ...wayyyy too young to go ... an irreparable loss to his family and students.... Om Shanti [

Rakesh Kumar Sharma
Fondly recall our collaboration on pharmacoscintigraphy study to demonstrate nose to brain delivery that fetched us coveted AAPS Pharm SciTech award.
ॐ शांति!
Swamy Ngn
Heartfelt condolences sir. We will not come across another person like him. Very Sad. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Om Shanti.
Shivanku Misra
May Sai embrace you forever and keep you happy in his heart... love you and will all miss you Chacha, Om Shanti
Rama P Tripathi
Vinamra Shradhanjali to Prof Ambikanandan Misra. Another blow to our pharma fraternity due to covid. May his soul rest in peace. Om Shanti
Meera Trivedi
My most beloved brother, highly talented and loving brother.

Dear Bhaiya,

We are left heartless as you left us so unexpectedly. Perhaps, God needed a noble soul at that very moment and He did not have a better choice than you.

As I think of you, your memories start flooding in and around me. You were inseparable from our family. Outside of your academic engagements, you were always concerned immensely with the affairs of our Misra family and gave your guidance wherever it was required. Besides the time spent with you and Sarita at Lucknow, I also fondly remember the trips taken with you to Shirdi, to Dwarkaji, and recently to Mathura-Vrindavan. In all those places, we could enjoy our carefree stay only because you took the burden of meticulous planning and execution of our stay. Bhaiya may your soul rest In eternal peace!!

Om Sai Ram !!

From yours,
Pushpa Bhabhi

Dearest Bhaiya Chacha,

I will not write about how sorry I am at your demise. I know you would be in a better place with God. I will always remember you for the awesome person you were. You have been a role model for me in what a person can achieve if they remain simple, humble and dedicated in ones effort. You are also a role model in how to lead a loving family life. May you be at peace in your heavenly abode and you will continue to be in my memories forever.

Sincerely,
Madhup

Though you were 5 years younger than me but you have taught me about life and also as a fellow Pharmacist. You have thousands of admirers in Pharma Education and Industry. I am proud of you. Love you Bhaiya.

Rest in peace Dear Prof. Ambika Misra. You left us too early to your eternal abode - missed to meet you in Palia and now forever. Heartfelt condolences to  dear sister Sarita - we are with you at this saddest moments.

Bhaiya chacha, you will be missed...!! But I am sure you are happy where you are and are blessing all of us from there. I met chacha for the first time when he visited us in Charlotte. I still remember walking the downtown streets with chacha and chachi, and then having coffee with them. Chacha visited us in Boston, and we took a trip down to Martha’s Vineyard. Ayan was almost two years and chacha spent a lot of time playing with him. Out of all the trips he made to the US, my most favorite one was Raleigh, where we chatted for hours, had amazing food and took a tour of the Duke University!!

My recent conversations with Chacha happened when we were working on the Ram Niwas book. In-spite of his extensive traveling, he made sure to join the calls, and I could see how passionate he was towards completing this book!!

Chacha, you have taught us to fly high and your teachings will always be an inspiration!

My interaction with uncle was limited, however times when we had conversation, could sense the depth of his vast knowledge. He was very clear in his thoughts and would articulate in best possible manner! Ours is just a simple prayer, God bless and keep you in His care

Badri chacha we miss your presence but am confident that angels have accepted you with an open arm. I am sure Daddy will make sure that your ride beyond this Earth will be a pleasant one, after all he always mentioned how you were his favorite cousin. While it is incredibly sad to lose someone like you, the beautiful memories that we got an opportunity to create with you shall last our lifetime. One such memory is the fun ride on your two wheeler from the Vadodara station to your home - while we were scared by the speed, you made sure we have fun all the while... lots of love and charansparsh

Chacha I am laying a flower to honor your life because even when a flower perishes, it leaves people with the beautiful fragrance and memories of its life. I know we couldn't stay in touch and meet the last few years of your life but you remained for me a constant presence. I always knew that I had one uncle who, like me, believed in the power of research and knowledge, who believed in equal opportunities for girls and boys, and who above all believed in being honest and open. Perhaps it is your honesty and saying things 'as they are' that I will miss the most. I have so many memories from Charbagh and your visits to Valsad where you would just call on people, including my father (your brother) for doing irrational things, in your usual honest and funny way. I still laugh. When you asked ajiya for instance, "amma yeh pillowcase akhri baar kab dhoyaa thaa?" Or when you asked me when I was much older, "Gina beer peenaa hai to aise hee bataa do." I also want to thank you from the bottom of my heart as the only person who stood for me when I was in high school and encouraged me to pursue a "non-traditional" career path. I wish I could have told you in person. May be you wouldn't even think of it but years later, now, as I have made my own life on my terms, I realize how much it meant for me to have an uncle like you in my life. We are all still shocked and it's still sinking in and eventually we will all continue living but as a tribute to you as a person and scholar, at least I promise to live it up and live my life in pursuit of knowledge. Always.

Dr. Misra sirji was exceptionally talented and beyond inspiration to anyone. He was an awesome teacher, the best guide and an outstanding researcher. I am sure he is greatly missed today. My heartfelt condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace. God, please give courage to his family members during this difficult time.

I wish to express my heart felt gratitude towards Prof. A.N Mishra, who was a great teacher with an understanding towards all practical and professional aspects of life. His passion towards Research and development in pharmacy will always be remembered by all who were associated with him.

My interaction with Prof. Ambikanandan Misra Sir initiated from M.Pharm and further through Ph.D at MSU. Each interaction has always been a great learning and inspiration for me. He always wanted me to work for my own satisfaction. After each bunch of experiments he used to ask me are you satisfied? He also inspired me to work for a cause/ purpose. He always was and will be a fatherly figure for me. His playful nature revealed when he started interacting with my daughter Haimi. She remembers him as Misra Dada. Sir, You are always alive and would be guiding us through life. Thank you for sharing your life with Me.

Dr. Ambika Nandan Misra was my mama. His emotionally strong personality made him guardian, if not father, figure for many. I too saw him as my extended parent. He would ALWAYS had same emotions as my parents did on my achievements. It is heartbreaking to accept that he is not among us today. He left behind a ton of memories. I will always lovingly remember liberties I took with him and he always responded with either love or Mama-wala-gussa(which was practically nothing).

His love and affection is etched in my soul. While I mourn his passing now, I will forever celebrate his life through his teachings and guidance .

Love and regards
Akhil

I wish to express my heart -felt gratitude towards, Dr. Ambikanandan Misra, who to me was a well-wisher, a father-figure, an inspiring dynamic, vibrant person with a heart of gold. I first met him in a research meeting this year on Feb 3, and in the short period of 8 months, he mentored me on research, grants, encouraged and motivated me. There will never be anyone like Misra Sir, who in a short period made such a profound impression on my life and to whom I will remain forever indebted to. My words fall short of what a great personality Sir was. He deserves the highest awards and the highest honours. People like Dr. Misra are rare and he was invaluable to me and all my colleagues at SPPSPTM. He remains vibrantly alive in our memories and we hope to be as passionate and dedicated to our work as he was. He will continue to guide and inspire us.

With profound respect & gratitude
Dr. Archana Upadhya
Assistant Professor
SPPSPTM.

Respected Misra Sir.....i had a very short interaction with u during accrediation inspection comittie visit and was highly influenced with ur standard of inspection that u have set during the visit...not only you accurately revived the status of ours at glance but guided us in most easiest way for our betterment......The promises we made are still alive and we promise u .....ur suggestion will be our target values.......we will miss ur guidance.....may your soul rest in peace

We are missing Dr.A.N.Misra a lot. It is a great loss to pharmacy community.

I came in contact with Dr.Ambikanandan Misraji in the year 1980. We both were working at Sarabhai Research Center.He was very Senior to me and guided me so well.He motivated me to join Post-graduate studies. Later on,he joined the department as PhD Scholar while I was persuing my PG studies. His passion and determination to contribute in the domain of Controlled Drug Delivery was remarkable. Later he joined the department as Faculty while I started my career in Academics after completing PG studies. I used to seek his guidance. I also used to ask my students to consult him and he has always remained very helpful. An extraordinary human being,so humble,so helpful,great scholar....
he has left all of us too early... May be that is the wish of God....We will miss him a lot....We will miss you Misraji ....May God bless you with eternal peace...

Misra sir,
You have been my guiding star and will always be. I will cherish your wise and witty comments and all those tiny and big fond memories with you forever. My mind was always at ease knowing that you were in my corner. If something goes wrong, I would turn to you and your simplest advice would make it feel like it is nothing. Now that you are not here, I feel anxious but I believe you will still watch over me from up above.
I will miss you dearly Misra sir. You rest in peace now.
- Imbran (that's how you used to spell my name initially).

Prof. Ambika Nandan Misra was my maternal uncle. We called him Bhaiya Mama. He was deeply devoted to his family. He had a special bond with my mother. He had a tremendous sense of responsibility towards his sisters, a sense passed on to him by his father, my Nana late Pandit Raj Narain Misra.
Bhaiya Mama was a scholar and a researcher par excellence. His work is exemplary. We miss his presence very much. His memory will keep us inspired forever.

Dear Papa,

The last few days feel very surreal but I know that you will always be with me -- in my mind and my heart -- to guide me through life. After all, you are and will always be the biggest hero of my life!

With love and regards,
Pulkit

Dr. Ambikanandan Misra was not only my mama but also the reason that I joined the world of Pharmaceutical Sciences. His achievements are immense and my college mates used to hunt me down and get my attention just because I was his niece. 

Mama was a dedicated family man as well. His sincerity and affection for his family was unparalleled. Although he’s not among us in body his guidance and love will ever be a part of myself.