Khader Vali Explained
Khader Vali, also spelled Khadar Valli Dudekula, residing in Mysore is a food and nutrition specialists, who advocates consumtion of millets to control life style diseases like diabetes, hypertension.[1] [2] He was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India during 2023 and the same was handed over to him by President of India on 5 April 2023.[3] [4]
Early life and education
Born in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, he completed MSc in Regional institute of Education (RIE)Mysore and Phd in steroids at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and he became a postdoctoral fellow in Environmental science at Beaverton, Oregon, US.[5]
Khader Vali was working in US as a scientist and returned to India during 1997.[3] He is advocating the benefits of consuming millets in place of rice and wheat and is engaged in studying the benefits of millets since last 20 years.[6] He also works on saving fertility of soil and right kind of agricultural practices.[7]
Notes and References
- News: Devulapalli . Rahul . Podcast: Millets— India's age-old super-food . 11 April 2023 . The Week . The Week Magazine . 26 March 2019.
- News: Three from Mysuru conferred Padma awards . 11 April 2023 . The Hindu newspaper . The Hindu . 26 January 2023.
- Web site: Webdesk . DNA . Padma Awards 2023: Who is scientist Khadar Valli, 'India's Millet Man', left high-paying US job for healthier society . DNA . DNA webteam . 11 April 2023.
- News: Dr. Khadar Valli Dudekula of Mysuru and Rani Machaiah of Kodagu receive Padma Shri Awards . 19 April 2023 . Star of Mysore newspaper . Star of Mysore . 6 April 2023.
- Web site: Richard . E V . Who Is Scientist Khadar Valli, 'India's Millet Man', Left High-Paying US Job For Healthier Society? . vervetimes.com . 26 January 2023 . 11 April 2023.
- News: Prasad . Sanath . Unsung Heroes: Millet man of India Dr Khadar Vali is driving a silent revolution . 11 April 2023 . Indian Express . Indian Express Newspaper . 11 February 2023.
- News: Shilpa . P . Sunday story: Positive grains of truth for a negative age . 19 April 2023 . Deccan Chronicle . 14 August 2016.
