National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Chellapilla Tara Satyavathi
FELLOW, ELECTED 2025

Born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India on 21st August,1970. Educated at Agriculture College, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh,1988-94; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India 1995-98.Research Attachment, IPGRI at USDA-ARS, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, 2003-04; Visiting Scientist, ICRISAT, India, 2008; Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 2013. B.Sc. (Ag.) 1992; M.Sc. 1994; Ph.D. 1998.

Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, Telangana 2023 to date.

Scientist, 1998-06, National Research Centre for Soybean, Indore, Madhya Pradesh; Senior Scientist, 2006-10, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 2010-17; Project Coordinator, ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Pearl millet, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 2017-23.

Awards/Honours: Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Outstanding Women Scientist Award, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 2016; Outstanding Partnership Award, ICRISAT, Patancheru, India, 2017; Best Multidisciplinary Research in Pearl millet, All India Coordinated Research Project on Pearl millet, Jodhpur, India, 2018; Outstanding Scientist, National Siridhanya Award, Govt. of Karnataka, 2019; Outstanding Partnership for NARS Biofortification Research in Pearl millet, Harvest plus, 2019; Dr. M. S. Swaminathan Outstanding Women Scientist Award, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi, 2019; Outstanding Partnership in the area of Translational Genomics, ICRISAT, Patancheru, India, 2020;Eminent Scientist Award, Agrivision India, 2023; Chairman, G-20 Technical Excursion, Agricultural Ministers and Heads of CG institutes, 2023; Asia Book of Records for Longest Online Millet Conclave – International Millet Expo and Conclave, 2023; Swachata Pakhwada Award, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 2023; Certificate of Appreciation, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Govt. of India for championing Shree Anna contributing to resounding success of International Year of Millets, 2023; Poshan Awards 2024, Sri Sadhguru Madhusudhana Sai, Satya Sai Trust, Karnataka,2024; Fellow, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding 2015; Member, Executive Committee, IARI Alumni Association, New Delhi, 2011-15; Councillor (North zone),Indian Society of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, 2014-16; Joint Secretary, Indian Society of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, 2016-18; Vice President, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi, 2018-2019; Editor, Annals of Agricultural Research, Indian Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2010-12; Editor, Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, Indian Society of plant Breeders, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu, 2021-23.

Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Research Areas: Millets, Crop Improvement, Genomics, Abiotic stress

Address: Director, ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad 500030, Telangana; Flat No. 609, N Tower, PBEL City, Peeram Cheruvu, Near TSPA Junction, Hyderabad 500091, Telangana; [Tel: Off. (040) 24599301; Cell: 919717857316; Email: csatyavathi@gmail.com]