Navalpakkam Parthasarthy

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Navalpakkam Parthasarthy
Born8 April 1900
India
Died4 January 1993
AwardsPadma Shri
Rural Development Agency, South Korea Gold Medal

Navalpakkam Parthasarthy, (1900–1993) was an Indian geneticist,

Liberia and Thailand.[2] The Government of India honoured him in 1958, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation.[3]

Biography

Navalpakkam Parthasarathy was born on 8 April 1900.

Aduthurai and Pattambi.[4][5] He moved to London in 1936 to secure his doctoral degree (PhD) from the University of London and returned to India in 1938 to resume his work.[4][5]

He worked in various capacities with the state and central governments in India as the Geneticist and Second Cane Breeding Officer, Sugarcane Breeding Institute,

IRRI (1966–69).[1] Subsequently, he was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the International Rice Commission and also worked as the Rice Adviser to the Government of Liberia and the Government of Thailand.[2]

Legacy, awards and recognitions

Parthasarathy was known to have engaged in extensive research in the fields of cytology and genetics of sugar cane and rice and was credited with induction of mutations in

Central Rice Research Institute, he was instrumental in establishing interdisciplinary research programs and conducted two rice breeding courses at the institute with assistance from Food and Agriculture Organization.[1] He attended many seminars and conferences to deliver key note addresses[6][7] and published many articles.[8][9]

He was an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and the Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences and served as a member of INSA council during 1978–79

Indian Science Congress (1953)[1] and the Madras Science Foundation.[2][4][5] A recipient of the Gold Medal from the Rural Development Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, South Korea,[2] Parthasarathy was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1958.[1][4][5][3]

Parthasarathy died, aged 93, on 4 January 1993.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "International Rice Research Institute". International Rice Research Institute. 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Insa". Indian National Science Academy. 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Gramene". Gramene. 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Shigen". Shigen. 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. ^ International Rice Research Notes Vol 4 No 3. International Rice Research Institute.
  7. ISBN 9780471097600
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  8. ISBN 9780915707140
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  9. ISBN 9780915707140
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