Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Chadha, Krishan Lal C001

FELLOW, ELECTED 1992

Born in Bhopalwala, Sialkot (now in Pakistan) on 15 November 1936. Educated at Government High School, Jalandhar 1946-51; B.Sc. (Agri) 1955 and M.Sc. (Hort) 1960, Punjab University, Chandigarh; Ph.D. 1964, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi.
Assistant Horticulturist, IARI, 1963-64; Fruit Specialist, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 1964-69; Project Co-ordinator (Fruits) and Head, Central Mango Research Station, Lucknow, 1972-80; Senior Horticulturist and Director, Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR), Bangalore 1969-72 and 1980-86 respectively; Horticulture Commissioner, Govt. of India and Executive Director, National Horticulture Board, New Delhi 1986-87; Deputy Director General (Hort.), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 1987-96; ICAR National Professor (Hort.) at IARI, 1997-2001; Adjunct Professor, IARI, 2011 onwards; Chairman, Indian Society of Agri-business Professional (ISAP) and Indian Agribusiness Systems Pvt. Ltd. (Agriwatch), New Delhi, 2007-08; Chairman, Institute of Horticulture Technology, Greater Noida, 2010 onwards.
Awards/Honours: Borlaug Award, 1984; Om Prakash Bhasin Award, 1992; Dr. H.M. Marigowda Award for Best Horticultural Scientist, 1996; S.K. Mitra Memorial Award, 1998; S.S. Ranade Memorial Life Time Achievement Award, 1999; First HSI-Shivashakthi Life-Time Achievement Award, 2007; National Agriculture Leadership Award, Agriculture Today for Life Time Achievement 2008; Padma Shri, 2012; Krishi Shiromani Samman, Mahindra & Mahindra Pvt. Ltd., 2014. D.Sc. (h.c.) C.S. Azad University of Agricultural and Technology, 1995, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, 2008 and Rajendra Prasad Agricultural University, 2009.
President, The Horticultural Society of India and Past President, Indian Society of Agriculture Sciences, Mushroom Society of India, Orchid Society of India; Boungainvillea Society of India; Vice-President, Indian Society of Vegetable Sciences; and Rose Society of India; Chief Patron, Association for Improvement in Production and Utilization of Banana and All India Kitchen Garden Association; Member and Vice Chairman, Board of Trustee, International Potato Centre (CIP), Lima, Peru; Member, Editorial Board, Commonwealth Agriculture Burequ; Consultant to FAO, USAID, World Bank and IFGRI
Fellow: The Horticultural Society of India, 2003; Indian Society of Vegetable Science, 2004; International Society of Horticulture Science, Netherlands, 2014.
Research Areas: Horticulture
Address: President, Horticultural Society of India, F1- National Societies Block, NASC Complex, DPS Marg, New Delhi 110012; H.No. 7281, B-10, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9312005646; Email: [e-mail]]
Vice-President 1 Jan, 2000 to 31 Dec, 2002; Editor 1 Jan, 1999 to 31 Dec, 1999; Dr. B.P. Pal Memorial Award, 2003-2004

Chadha, Madan Mohan Lal C002

FELLOW, ELECTED 2013

Born at Bhopalwala, Punjab, India on 7 March 1946. Educated at Government Higher Secondary School, Phillaur, 1959-62; B.Sc. (Agri. & A.H.) 1964-68, M.Sc. (Hort) 1970, Ph.D. 1973, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana; Post-Doc. 1978-80, Institute for Applied Genetics, Hannover, Germany.
Chairman, Madan Chadha Safe Healthy Vegetable Foundation (MCSHVF), Hisar, Haryana.
Assistant Vegetable Botanist, PAU 1974-80; Director, PAU-Regional Research and Seed Multiplication Center, Usman, Amritsar 1980-84; Vegetable Botanist cum Team Leader, PAU, 1984-89; Sr. Vegetable Breeder/ Professor, PAU, Ludhiana 1989-91; Resident Senior Horticulturist/Agronomist and Team Leader, AVRDC-USAID project, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1991-97; Director, AVRDC- The World Vegetable Centre, Regional Centre for Africa, Arusha, Tanzania 1997-2006; Director, AVRDC-The World Vegetable Centre, Regional Centre for South Asia, ICRISAT, Hyderabad 2006-11; Consultant, Haryana Farmers Commission, Government of Haryana CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar May 2011-13.
Awards/Honours: HSI-Shivashakthi Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015; Certificate of Scientific Achievement in Bangladesh, 2007; ISHS Medal and Certificate - Ivs Conference, India 2006; AVRDC Merit Award for the year 1999, 2000 and 2002; AVRDC Gold Medal, 2001; Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Award 1990-92. Vice President, The Horticulture Society of India.
Fellow: Horticultural Society of India; Vegetable Society of India; German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Research Areas: Vegetable Breeding, home gardening, indigenous vegetables, protected cultivation
Address: Chairman, Madan Chadha Safe Healthy Vegetable Foundation (MCSHVF), 1625, Sector 13, Hisar 125005, Haryana; [Tel: Off. 8295951625; Res. [phone], Cell: 9949503830; Email: [e-mail]]
Chakrabarti_,_Rina'>Chakrabarti, Rina C003

FELLOW, ELECTED 2007

Born at Sankari, District Burdwan, West Bengal, India on 1 April 1960. Educated at Sankari High School, 1970-76; Burdwan Municipal Girls' School, 1976-78; Burdwan Raj College, 1978-83; University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 1983-85; Kalyani University, Kalyani, 1985-92; Ph.D. 1990; Research Associate of CSIR, 1991-92; DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service, Fellowship, 1992, U.G.C. Career Award, 1994-1997; BADC, Belgium Government Fellowship, 1996.
Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, 2008 to date.
Lecturer, 1992-2000, and Reader, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, 2000-08.
Awards/Honours: Jawaharlal Nehru Award, 1990.
Research Areas: Larviculture; maintenance of water quality, aquahouse, recirculating system.
Address: Professor, Aqua Research Lab, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007; B-2 Riedes Line, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], 27666446; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Chakrabarti, Swarup Kumar C004

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Gopinathpur, West Bengal, India on 5 March 1958. Educated at Birsingha Bhagavati Vidyalaya, West Midnapur, West Bengal 1969-76; Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, West Bengal 1976-81; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1981-86; B.Sc. (Ag.) Hons. 1980; M.Sc. 1983; Ph.D. 1987.
Director, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 2016 to date.
Scientist S1, 1986-91; Scientist (Sr. Scale), 1991-98; Senior Scientist, 1998-2006; Principal Scientist (Biotechnology), 2006-09; Head, Division of Plant Protection, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 2009-12 and Director, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 2012-16.
Awards/Honours: Dr. S. Ramanajuam Award, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, 2014; IPA-Kaushalaya Sikka Memorial Award, Indian Potato Association, 2014; Biotechnology Overseas Associateship, Department of Biotechnology, 2002-03; Biotechnology National Associateship, Department of Biotechnology, 1995-97; Dr. J.P. Verma Memorial Award, Indian Phytopathological Society, 2010; Recognition Award, Indian Potato Association, 2011; Pioneers in Genomic Education, Ocimum Biosolutions and Gene Logic, 2010; Expert Member, Academic Council of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2013-16; President, Indian Potato Association, 2016 to date; Councillor, International Society for Tropical Root Crops, UK, 2013 till date; Councillor, International Society for Plant Pathology, USA, 2010 till date; Junior Fellowship, ICAR, 1981-83; Senior Research Fellowship, ICAR, 1983-86; Merit Scholarship, ICAR, 1976-80.
Fellow: Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi; Indian Potato Association, Shimla; Confederation of Horticultural Associations of India, New Delhi.
Research Areas: Plant Pathology, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Genomics.
Address: Director, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171001, H.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Shri L.C. Sikka Endowment Award 2013-2014

Chakrabarty, Pranjib Kumar C005

FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Kharar, West Bengal on 12 October 1958. Educated at Central School, Ferozepur Cantt, 1976; RSD College, Ferozepur City, 1978; College of Agriculture, Solan, Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishva Vidyalaya, Palamur; 1979-1982; College of Agriculture, Dr Y.S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan 1983-86; Ph.D. 1986.
Assistant Director General (Plant Protection and Biosafety), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, 2013 to date.
Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, 1986-91; Scientist Senior Scale, 1991-98; Senior Scientist, 1998-2005; Principal Scientist, 2005-09 and Head, Division of Crop Improvement, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, 2009-2013.
Awards/Honours: INSA Visiting Scientist Fellowship; MJ Narasimhan Award, Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi; Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA; Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; KPV Menon Award 2005, 2015, Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi; Adjunct Professor, University of Florida, USA; Prof EJ Butler memorial lecture award, Indian Mycological Society, 2016.
Fellow: Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Udaipur; Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi; Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Pune; Indian Mycological Society, Kolkata.
Research Areas: Mycology & Plant Pathology; Molecular Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, host-pathogen interaction, Molecular diagnosis.
Address: ADG (Plant Protection & Biosafety), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, R.No. 215, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi 110001; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 9540029275; Email: [e-mail]]
Chakraborty_,_Subhra'>Chakraborty_,_Niranjan'>Chakraborty_,_Bishwanath'>Chakraborty, Bishwanath C006

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Laheriasarai, Bihar, India on 12 July 1955. Educated at M.L.Academy, Laheriasarai, 1966-71; C.M.College, Darbhanga, 1972-74, Ballygunge Science College, Calcutta University, Kolkata, 1974-76; B.Sc.(Hons),1974; M.Sc.(Botany) specializing in Mycology and Plant Pathology, 1976; Ph.D.1982
Professor, Department of Botany, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, 1998 to date.
Lecturer in Botany, St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, 1982-84, Lecturer in Botany, Department of Botany, 1984-95, Reader in Botany 1995-98; Head, Department of Botany, 1998-2000 and 2014-15; Dean, Faculty of Science, 2005-2009 and Professor, University of North Bengal, 1998 to date. Deputy Coordinator, SAP-DRS-I, 2002-2007; Director, Centre for Development Studies, NBU, 2005-2009; Vice Chairman, Centre for Floriculture and Agrobusiness Management, NBU, 2005-2009; Programme Coordinator, SAP-DRS-II, 2007-2012.Zonal President (Eastern Chapter), Indian Phytopathological Society, 1996; Zonal Councillor (East Zone), 2009, Vice President, 2010, President-2012, Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology. Vice President, Crop Protection Federation, 2012-16; Councillor, International Society of Plant Pathology, 2013-18; Chairman, Regional Research Advisory Committee, Regional Sericultural Research Station, Kalimpong, Central Silk Board, Govt. of India, 2013-17; Vice President, Indian Mycological Society, 2016-2019; President, Indian Phytopathological Society, 2016
Awards/Honours: DBT Long term Overseas Biotechnology Award, 1989-91; Dr.R. L. Narasimha Swamy Memorial Award, 1998; Prof. K. P. V. Menon award, 2003; Guman Verma Memorial Award, 2004, 2008,2010; Researcher Award, 2004; Ram Sakhi Devi Award, 2005; P. P. Singhal Memorial Pesticides India Award, 2005, 2010, 2012,2014; Prof. K.S. Bilgrami Award, 2007, 2010, 2014,2016; Prof. K. Natarajan Endowment Lecture Award,2010; Prof. M.J.Narasimhan Medal, 2011; Dastur Memorial Lecture Award, 2011; P.R.Varma Award, 2013, 2016; Prof. R.P.Purkayastha Memorial Lecture Award, 2014; N.Prasad Memorial Lecture Award, 2014; Prof. A.K.Sinha Memorial Lecture Award, 2016; Prof. S.N.Banerjee Memorial Lecture Award, 2016; Prof. V.P.Bhide Memorial Lecture Award, 2016
Fellow: Royal Society of Chemistry, London; West Bengal Academy of Science; Indian Society of Plantation Crop; Indian Phytopathological Society; Mycological Society of India; International Society for Conservation of Natural Resources; Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology; Indian Mycological Society.
Research Areas: Molecular Plant Immunity, Microbial Biotechnology, Harnessing beneficial microbial resources for crop improvement
Address: Professor, Immuno-Phytopathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of North Bengal, P.O. - NBU, Siliguri 734013, W.B.; Upohar Condoville, Flat - 1001, Tower - 05, 2052 Chak Garia, Kolkata 700094, W.B.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 09800266298, 09434715402; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Chakraborty, Niranjan C007

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Netrakona, Bangladesh (formally East Pakistan) on 24 February 1958. Educated at Chandra Nath High School, Netrakona, Bangladesh, 1965-73; Ananda Mohan College, Mymensing, Bangladesh, 1974-76; Dhaka University, Bangladesh, 1978-82; B.Sc. 1980; M.Sc. 1982; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, Ph.D. 1993; Post-doctoral research, University of California, Riverside, California, USA, 2004-2005.
Senior Scientist, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, 2003 to date.
Research Scientist, Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1993-1998; Scientist, National Centre for Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, 1998-2003. Research Associate, University of California, Riverside, USA, 2004-05; Guest Faculty, Tezpur University, Assam; Guest Faculty, Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Awards/Honours: ICCR Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship; DBT Award of Biotechnology Overseas Associateship.
Fellow: National Academy of Science, India; Indian National Science Academy, India. Member: International Plant Proteomics Organization (INPPO); Proteomic Society, India (PSI); Society for Biological Chemists (SBC); International Society for Plant Molecular Biology (ISPMB); American Society for Microbiology (ASM), USA; Editorial board member, Scientific Reports; Editorial board member, Rice Science.
Research Areas: Stress Physiology, Plant Proteomics, and Plant Biotechnology
Address: Senior Scientist, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067; C-9/9428, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9873208264; Fax: (011) -26741658; Email: [e-mail]]
Chakraborty, Subhra C008

FELLOW, ELECTED 2013

Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 25 September 1964. Educated at United Missionary Girls High School, Kolkata, 1970-80; Kamala Girls School, Kolkata, 1981-83; Presidency College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 1984-87; University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 1987-89; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1990-97, B.Sc. 1987; M.Sc. 1989; Ph.D. 1997.
Staff Scientist VII (Professor), National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, 2015 to date.
Research Scientist, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1997-98; Staff Scientist-II, 1998-2000, Staff Scientist-III, 2000-2003, Staff Scientist-IV, 2003-2007, Staff Scientist-V, 2007-2011, Staff Scientist-VI, 2011-15; Staff Scientist-VII, 2015-till date, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi; Visiting Scientist, Yale University, USA, 2007-08.
Awards/Honours: Professor Hiralal Chakraborty Gold Medal, University of Calcutta, 1990; Young Scientist Award, International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1994; International Ph.D. Program Award, IRRI, Philippines, 1994; Technology Development Award, DBT, Govt. of India, 2000; Cold Spring Harbor Fellowship, CSHL, USA, 2002; Professor Hiralal Chakraborty Award, Indian Science Congress Association, 2002; National Young Women Bioscientist Award, DBT, Govt. of India, 2002; Young Women Bioscientist of Promise Award, Indian Science Congress Association, 2004; NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award, NASI, India, 2010; An Inspiring Women Engineer/Scientist for the Year, 2014; Tata Innovation Fellowship, DBT, Govt. of India, 2014.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, India; Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore
Research Areas: Nutritional and Stress Genomics, Plant Proteomics, Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology.
Address: Staff Scientist VII (Professor), National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067; C9/9428, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9971923777; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Chakraborty, Supriya C009

FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Burdwan, West Bengal, on December 13, 1969. Educated at Burdwan Municipal High School, Burdwan, 1975-87; Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, 1987-91; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1991-93; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1993-1997; Ph D. 1997.
Professor, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2010 to date.
Scientist, Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR), Varanasi, 1996-2000; Scientist (Sr. Scale), IIVR, Varanasi, 2000-04; Visiting Scientist, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis, USA, 2002-03; Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2004-10.
Awards/Honours: Best Student Award of Plant Pathology of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, 1993; Best Student Award of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, 1997; IARI Merit medal, 1997; Best student Award of Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi, 1997; Jawahar Lal Nehru Award of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, 1998; Lal Bahadur Shastri Award, ICAR, 2000; BOYSCAST fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, 2002; Pran Vohra Award, Indian Science Congress Association, 2005; Dr. Harbhajan Singh Award, Indian Society of Vegetable Science, 2005.
Research Areas: Geminiviruses - Molecular biology, host virus interaction, RNAi and transgenic resistance.
Address: Professor, Molecular Virology Laboratory, Room No. 405/416, School of Life Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067; [Tel: Off: [phone], Cell: 0986628684; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Chand, Ramesh C010

FELLOW, ELECTED 2008

Born in Rattewal, District SBS Nagar, Punjab on 18 June 1956. Educated at Village Govt. School. B.Sc. Agri (1977) and M.Sc. Agri. (1980) from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana; and Ph.D Agricultural Economics (1984) from IARI, New Delhi.
Member, NITI Aayog, New Delhi 2015 to date.
Professor of Marketing, PAU, Ludhiana, 1995-1996; Principal Scientist, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP), 1996-2002; Professor & Head, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi, 2002-2004; Principal Scientist, 2004-2010, ICAR National Professor, 2006-10, and Director, NCAP, 2010-15. Visiting Professor, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia (2000) and Visiting Fellow at Institute of Developing Economies, Chiba Shi, Japan (2003). Consultant, FAO, UNDP, ESCAP, UNCTAD and World Bank; Member or Chair of several High Level Committees constituted by GoI; Represented India as Technical expert in High Level Delegation for various Inter-Governmental meetings like G20, SAARC, UN-ESCAP and FAO.
Awards/Honours: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award (2010); Jawaharlal Nehru Award of Indian Council of Agricultural Research; DK Desai Award of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics. Chief Editor, Agricultural Economics Research Review.
Research Areas: Food Policy; Agricultural Marketing, Trade and WTO; and Agricultural Growth and Development
Address: Member, NITI Aayog, Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001; B-11, IARI Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone]; 23096774; Res. [phone]; Cell: 9818235571; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Chandra, Amaresh C011

FELLOW, ELECTED 2010

Born in Chandauli, Varanasi, India on 1 January 1962. Educated Sakaldiha Inter College, 1975-79; Science Faculty, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1979-86; School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1986-90; B.Sc. (Hons) 1982; M.Sc. 1985; Ph.D. 1993.
Principal Scientist and Head, Division of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, 2009 to date.
Scientist 1990-95, Scientist (Sr. Scale) 1995-99, Senior Scientist 1999-2007, and Principal Scientist 2007-09, Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi.
Awards/Honours: CSIRO Visiting Scientist Award, 1998-99; ICRISAT Visiting Scientist Award, 2005-06; INSA-Royal Society London Inter-Academy Exchange Award, 2008-09; Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, 2012-13; Associate Editor of Acta Physiologiae Plantarum; Consulting Editor of Sugar Tech.
Fellow: Range Management Society of India; UP Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Society of Agricultural Biochemist; Member, National Academy of Sciences, India.
Research Areas: Plant biochemistry, molecular marker, plant biotechnology and source-sink molecular dynamics in sugarcane
Address: Principal Scientist & Head, Div. of Plant Physiology & Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Rai Bareli Road, Lucknow 226002, U.P.; E-6, Ikshupuri Colony, Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow 226002, U.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone]-37 Extn 172; Res. [phone], Cell: 09450041285; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Chandra, Hukum C012

FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Raigarh, Uttar Pradesh on 7 November 1972. Educated at Govt. Primary School, Raigarh, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. B.Sc. (1993), M.Sc. Statistics (1995) and M.Phil. Statistics (1998) from University of Delhi, Delhi; and Ph.D. Social Statistics (2007) from University of Southampton, United Kingdom. Post-doctoral Research from University of Wollongong, Australia.
ICAR-National Fellow, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, 2014 to date.
Scientist, 1997-2002, Scientist (Sr. Scale), 2002-2007, Senior Scientist, 2007-2013 and Principal Scientist, 2013-2014, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi. Post-doctoral Research Fellow, 2010-2011, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia. Academic Visitor, University of Pisa, Italy, 2014. International Consultant, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Awards/Honours: National Award in Statistics in Honour of Professor CR Rao, 2015; Cochran-Hansen Award, International Association of Survey Statisticians, 2009; Lal Bahadur Shastri Outstanding Young Scientist Award, ICAR, 2012; Young Researchers / Student award, American Statistical Association, 2006 and 2007; Professor PV Sukhatme Gold Medal Award, ISAS 2014; Dr. D.N. Lal Memorial Lecture Award, ISAS, 2012; Commonwealth Scholarship, Association of Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom, 2004-2007; Rank Ist in M.Sc. Statistics, University of Delhi, 1995; Elected Member, International Statistical Institute, The Netherlands; Council Member, International Association of Survey Statisticians, 2015-2019.
Research Areas: Small Area Estimation, Sample Survey Design and Analysis, Poverty Mapping, Statistical Methodology for Improvement of Agricultural Statistics including Livestock.
Address: ICAR National Fellow, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Instt, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110012; B-137, Ashok Vihar, Phase - IV, Delhi 110052; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9999450020; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]]