Waman ''"Dādā"'' Bapuji Metre (14 February 1906 – 21 November 1970) was the doyen of Indian petroleum

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althoug ...

s. He was awarded India's third-highest civilian award, the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

, for his contribution to petroleum exploration and development in India and for his 'significant contribution to the growth of the oil industry in the country'.

Biography

Metre was born on February 19, 1906 in Kalamb, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India. He graduated from

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad (abbreviated IIT (ISM), Dhanbad) is a prestigious public technical university located in Dhanbad, India. It has main campus of 218 acres in Sardar Patel Nagar area of Dhanbad and ...

in 1930. Between 1931–1938, he was a geologist in

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

Arakan Arakan ( or ) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to its north and Burma proper to its east. The Arakan Mountains isolated the region and made it accessi ...

. He was elected to the membership of

Indian National Science Academy The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) is a national academy in New Delhi for Indian scientists in all branches of science and technology. In August 2019, Dr. Chandrima Shaha was appointed as the president of Indian National Science Acade ...

(INSA) in 1956. He was a fellow of

Geological Society of London The Geological Society of London, known commonly as the Geological Society, is a learned society based in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest national geological society in the world and the largest in Europe with more than 12,000 Fellows. Fe ...

, and served as the President (Geology section) of the 1961 Indian Science Congress Association.

Kshama Metre Kshama Metre, popularly known as Doctor Didi, is an Indian rural development leader, and a pediatrician, who has led the Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD) since the founding of its predecessor organization in 1985, and she lea ...

, Indian rural development leader and pediatrician, is his daughter. Since she also won a Padma award, the two make a rare combination of ''father-daughter'', both of whom won a Padma award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Metre, Waman Bapuji 20th-century Indian geologists Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering People in the petroleum industry Scientists from Nagpur Scientists from Maharashtra 1906 births 1970 deaths People from Yavatmal district Marathi people Burmah-Castrol Petroleum industry in India Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad alumni

Biography

See also

References