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Saradindu Chowdhury, 18 February 2023 - 19 February

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Identifier: OH-006-8

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The interviews in this collection were conducted in collaboration with the Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS). These interviews are with early generations of agricultural scientists who contributed to the development of agricultural research and education in India and other developing economies.

FAS is an independent research organization based in India and established in 2003. Its major objective is to facilitate multi-disciplinary theoretical and empirical enquiry in the field of agrarian studies in India and elsewhere in less-developed countries.

Dates

  • Creation: 18 February 2023 - 19 February

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access Level 3: Restricted access. See https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access

Biography

Saradindu Chowdhury is a wheat breeder and administrator. He earned his PhD from Calcutta University under the supervision of MS Swaminathan, while simultaneously working in the Cytogenetics lab at ICAR, Delhi. He has been affiliated with international institutions like CIMMYT, Mexico and Plant Breeding Institute, UK. He was deputed as a wheat breeder in West Bengal, and was later appointed as the Director of IARI, Pusa, Bihar.

Full Extent

385 Minutes

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository

Contact:
National Centre for Biological Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Bangalore Karnataka 560065 India
+9180 6717 6010
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