| John Benedict Chitambar | |
| Birth Date: | 1920 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lucknow, India |
| Death Place: | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Field: | Rural Sociology Continuing education |
| Work Institutions: | Allahabad Agricultural Institute World Vision International |
John Benedict Chitambar (16 August 1920 – 8 September 2005) was an Indian educator at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute.
Chitambar was born in Lucknow, India. He received his doctorate in rural sociology from Cornell University.
After the independence of India, he moved to the Allahabad Agricultural Institute, where he served for 31 years, initially in the Department of Extension and then as principal until 1980.[1]
He relocated to the United States in 1981, where he worked with World Vision International for 10 years as a director of rural development and agriculture. He published numerous papers and three textbooks in his field of rural sociology.[2] [3] [4] [5]