Narinder Singh Randhawa Explained

Narinder Singh Randhawa
Birth Date:1927 3, df=yes
Birth Place:India
Occupation:Agricultural scientist
Writer
Yearsactive:1967–1996
Known For:Plant nutrition
Soil fertility
Awards:Padma Bhushan
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award
National Citizen Award

Narinder Singh Randhawa (1927–1996) was an Indian agricultural scientist, writer and the director general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).[1] [2] He was the president of the Indian Society of Soil Science during 1980–81 term[3] and was a recipient of National Citizen Award and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1989, for his contributions to agricultural science.[4]

Biography

Randhawa, born on 13 March 1927, secured his doctoral degree (PhD) from the University of California in 1964.[5] Returning to India, he joined the All India Coordinated Project on Micronutrients in Soils and Plants of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research as a national coordinator in 1967 and served the project till 1977. During this period, he also served Punjab Agricultural University as a professor at the Department of Soils and stayed at the university till 1979, holding positions such as that of a senior professor, head of the department, dean of the College of Agriculture, and the director of research. In 1979, he returned to ICAR as the deputy director general and continued there till his superannuation in 1985 as the director general. In between, he also had a short stint as a government secretary at the Department of Agricultural Research and Education of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Randhawa was known to have done research in micro-nutrient management of soil and soil fertility and published several books, articles and monographs.[6] [7] [8] He was a member of the Indian National Science Academy Council (1993–95), the research advisory council of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (1986–90) and the consultative group of the CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Center (1985–90). He presided two science organizations, Indian Society of Soil Sciences and Indian Society of Plant Nutrition and was the vice president of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the vice chair of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad from 1985 to 1990. He delivered several award orations including the inaugural Dr. S. P. Raychaudhuri Memorial Lecture of the Indian Society of Soil Science (1990)[9] and the Professor N.R. Dhar Memorial Lecture of the National Academy of Sciences, India (1993).[10] The Indian Council of Agricultural Research awarded him the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award in 1975 and he received the civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan in 1989. A recipient of the National Citizen Award (1990), he was an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences[11] and the Indian National Science Academy.

Randhawa died on 26 November 1996, at the age of 69. The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences have instituted an annual award, Dr. N.S.Randhawa Award, in his honor.[12] His contributions have been compiled in an article, Contributions of Dr. N. S. Randhawa to Indian Horticulture, published in Punjab Horticultural Journal.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Tajamul Haque. Sustainability of Small Holder Agriculture in India. 1 January 1996. Concept Publishing Company. 978-81-7022-578-2. 7–.
  2. Book: Bala Singh Malik. Farm Women: Their Roles and Training Needs. 1 January 1997. Discovery Publishing House. 978-81-7141-391-1. 3–.
  3. Web site: Presidents . Indian Society of Soil Science . 2016 . 23 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2016 . 3 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Deceased Fellow . 2016 . Indian National Science Academy . 23 July 2016.
  6. Web site: editor chief . Google Scholar . 2016 . 23 July 2016.
  7. Book: Mohinder Mudahar. Fertilizer sulfur and food production. 17 April 2013. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-94-017-1540-9. 235–.
  8. Book: Domy C. Adriano. Trace Elements in Terrestrial Environments: Biogeochemistry, Bioavailability, and Risks of Metals. 19 March 2013. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-0-387-21510-5. 42–.
  9. Web site: Professor J.N. Mukherjee – ISSS Foundation Lecture . Dr. S.P. Raychaudhuri Memorial Lecture . 2016 . 23 July 2016.
  10. Web site: Professor N.R. Dhar Memorial Lecture . National Academy of Sciences, India . 2016 . 23 July 2016.
  11. Web site: NAAS Fellow . National Academy of Agricultural Sciences . 2016 . 23 July 2016.
  12. Web site: Dr. N.S.Randhawa Award . International Center for Scientific Research . 2016 . 23 July 2016.
  13. Dr. N. S. Randhawa to Indian Horticulture . K. K. Singh . Punjab Horticultural Journal . 2013 . 0033-4324.

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