Mohinder singh randhawa biography
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- Mohinder Singh Randhawa or M. S. Randhawa (2 February 1909 – 3 March 1986) was an Indian historian, civil servant, botanist, and author.
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17 September 2020
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This week I am grateful to Mrinalini Venkateswaran for the majority of the content of the blog post. Mrinalini is a Fellow of the Society and Museum Consultant at the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum Trust. She writes about Mohinder Singh Randhawa, and his autobiography Aap Beeti, which has recently been translated into English by Tript Kaur, supported by the Royal Asiatic Society’s Oriental Translation Fund:
“Mohinder Singh Randhawa (1909-1986) was a member of the Indian Civil Service from 1934 until his retirement in 1968. His academic background was in the sciences. He took his doctorate from Punjab University in 1956 on the strength of his collected publications on a species of water algae. Randhawa served the Government of India on the Indian Council for Agricultural Research, and advised the Natural Resources Planning Commission. He became Chairman of the committee to plan Chandigarh city in 1955, the Financial Commissioner of the city in 1966, and
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Mohinder Singh Randhawa
Indian botanist, civil servant and historian (1909–1986)
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| Chandigarh, India rose garden bust of Dr Randhawa 5.jpg Bust of Dr Randhawa at the Chandigarh rose garden | |
| Born | (1909-02-02)2 February 1909 Zira, Punjab, India |
| Died | 3 March 1986(1986-03-03) (aged 77) Kharar, Punjab, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
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| Spouse | Iqbal Kaur Randhawa |
| Children | 1 |
Mohinder Singh Randhawa or M. S. Randhawa (2 February 1909 – 3 March 1986) was an Indian historian, civil servant, botanist, and author. He played major roles in the establishment of agricultural research in India, the Green Revolution in India, resettling Punjabis uprooted by the partition of India as the Director-General of Rehabilitation, establishing the city of Chandigarh, and documenting the arts of Punjab and the history of agriculture in India. A biographer, Gulzar Singh Sandhu, gave him the sobriquet Punjab da Chhewan Dariy Mohinder Singh Randhawa or M. S. Randhawa (2 February 1909 – 3 March 1986) was an Indian historian, civil servant, botanist, and author. He played major roles in the establishment of agricultural research in India, the Green Revolution in India, resettling Punjabis uprooted by the partition of India as the Director-General of Rehabilitation, establishing the city of Chandigarh, and documenting the arts of Punjab and the history of agriculture in India. A biographer, Gulzar Singh Sandhu, gave him the sobriquet Punjab da Chhewan Dariya, the sixth river of Punjab. Quick Facts M.S. Randhawa, Born ... M.S. Randhawa Bust of Dr Randhawa at the Chandigarh rose garden Zira, Punjab, India Kharar, Punjab, India Close•
Chandigarh, India rose garden bust of Dr Randhawa 5.jpg Born (1909-02-02)2 February 1909 Died 3 March 1986(1986-03-03) (aged 77) Nationality Indian Alma mater University of the Punjab Occupations Spouse Iqbal Kaur Randhawa Children 1 Ear
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