Vishwambhar Puri Medal was instituted during 1977, by Professor V. Puri commemoration Organizing committee in the name of Professor V. Puri for his well known services to the society and the subject of Botany. The medal is prepared out of the proceeds of an endowment of Rs.5,000/-.The medal is awarded each year to a distinguished Indian Botanist (life member of IBS) for his/her significant contributions to the advancement of Botany on the recommendations of the Executive Council*. In alternate year the medal is to be awarded to a distinguishd person for contributions to Morphology of Angiosperms. A special function is organised during the Botanical Conference in connection with the presentation of this med