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Indian agricultural scientist (1934-2010)
Idupuganti Venkata Subba Rao
(I. V. Subba Rao)
M.Sc.
Ph.D.
(20 December 1934 ? 14 August 2010) was an eminent
Agricultural scientist
.
He was born in Pasalapudi village near
Tanuku
in
West Godavari district
. His parents are Achanna and Munemma. He has done M.Sc. in agriculture from
Andhra University
and obtained his Ph.D. from
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
,
New Delhi
.
He was the director of research at the university before taking over as the Vice-Chancellor. He has served as vice chancellor of
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University
,
Hyderabad
for two terms and retired in 2003. The university became the first agricultural university in the country to organize
Indian Science Congress
.
[1]
He was the General President of the 93rd Congress held in 2006.
He died of
cancer
on 14 August 2010 at the age of 75 years.
[2]
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- He was recipient of
Padmashri
in 2002 from Government of India for his distinguished services in Agriculture.
[3]
- Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Award in 2004.
- Ashutosh Mukherjee Memorial Award in 2007.
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