National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Kumud Ranjan Sarkar
Fellow, Elected 1993

Born in Narayanpur, Burdwan, W. Bengal on 2 January, 1939. Educated at Burdwan Raj College, 1953-55; State College of Agriculture, Calcutta, 1955-58; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1959-61; University of Missouri, Columbia, USA, 1961-65. B.Sc. (Agri.) 1958; M.Sc. 1961; Ph.D. 1965. Post-doctoral fellow, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1965-66.

Lecturer, University of Kalyani, W. Bengal, 1966-68; Asst. Professor of Genetics, 1968-69; Geneticist 1969-76; Principal Scientist 1976-1999; Professor of Genetics, 1987 & 1993-99; and Head, Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 1987-88, 1997-98.

Awards/Honours: TART Best Teacher Award 1993; Dr. Joginder Singh Memorial Award, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 1993.

Fellow: Society of Geneticists & Breeders; Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Indian Society of Agricultural Science.

Research Areas: Maize Genetics

Address: 77B, Ekta Apartments, A-2/B, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi 110063; [Tel: Res. (011) 25285825, Cell: 9868605866; Email: kumud.sarkar@gmail.com]