Bhimareddy Hanumareddy Katarki

Background

Katarki, Bhimareddy Hanumareddy was born on January 3, 1924 in Gadag, Karnataka, India.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with honors, Agricultural College, Pune, India, 1945. Master of Science in Agriculture, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1963. Doctor of Science (honorary), Karnataka University, 1975.

Career

Agricultural officer grade II, Dharwad, India, 1945-1951; agricultural officer grade I, Department Agriculture, Gadag, 1951-1960; assistant cotton specialist junior class I, Dharwad, 1960-1965; cotton specialist, U. Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 1965-1976; senior scientist, University of Applied Sciences, Dharwad, 1976-1983. Member Science Panel for Plant Breeding, New Delhi, 1979-1983. Member Control State Farms Advisory Committee, 1979-1980.

Coordinator South Zone Cotton Research, India, 1980-1983. Consultant Cotton Seed Research and Development, 1984-1997. Member governing county Institute Studies Agricultural Rural Development, Dharwad, 1984-1997.

Member Indian Cotton Research and Development Subcomittee, 1980-1982. Member governor board Karnataka State Seed Certified Agency, 1981-1983. Consultant cotton seed research, since 1984.

Achievements

• Bhimareddy Hanumareddy Katarki has been listed as a notable Cotton scientist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Indian Society Genetics and Plant Breeding. Member Indian Society Cotton Improvement.

Interests

• Avocations: spiritual and scientific pursuit.

Connections

Son of Hanumareddy andd Neelamma Katarki. Married Anasuyadevi Bhimareddy, May 16, 1947. Children: Jayaprakash, Suresh, Arvind, Shobha.

Father:

Hanumareddy Katarki

Spouse:

Anasuyadevi Bhimareddy

child:

Shobha Katarki

child:

Arvind Katarki

child:

Jayaprakash Katarki

child:

Suresh Katarki