Background
Kalra, Alok was born on April 16, 1959 in Hisar, Haryana, India. Son of Dharam Sarup and Pushpa (Gauba) Kalra.
Kalra, Alok was born on April 16, 1959 in Hisar, Haryana, India. Son of Dharam Sarup and Pushpa (Gauba) Kalra.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, India, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, India, 1986. Master of Science in Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University, 1982.
Scientist, Council Science and Industrial Research, Bangalore, India, 1986-1994; scientist, Council Science and Industrial Research, Pantnagar, India, since 1994. Researcher in field.
Fellow Indian Phytopathol. Society; member Indian Virolog. Society (councillor 1991), Asian Agri-History Foundation.
Married Meenu Sikka, May 21, 1988. Children: Pulkit, Saumya.