Har Darshan Kumar

Background

Kumar, Har Darshan was born on February 25, 1934 in Lahore, Punjab, India (now Pakistan). Son of Prithmi Chand and Bhrawan Rani.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1954. Master of Science, Banaras Hindu University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1963.

Career

Lecturer botany Gorakhpur (India) University, 1958-1964. Reader in botany Udaipur (India) University, 1964-1966, senior professor botany, head department, 1966-1972. Senior professor botany, head division biosciences.

Himachal University, Simla, India, 1972-1973. Senior professor botany Banaras Hindu University, 1973-1994, dean faculty of science, 1988-1990, 92-94, scientist emeritus, since 1994. Guest professor Philipps University, Marburg, Germany, 1983-1984, 88, Tokyo University, 1995.

Coordinator biotechnology program Banaras Hindu University, 1989-1991, coordinator Center Advanced Study in Botany, 1983-1989. Member environmental effects panel (ozone depletion) United Nations Environment Program, Nairobi, Kenya, since 1989.

Achievements

• Har Darshan Kumar has been listed as a noteworthy biologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • A Textbook on Algae
  • Nucleic Acids and Biotechnology
  • Algal Cell Biology
  • Introductory Phycology

Membership

Fellow Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences (India), Indian Academy of Sciences, University Grants Commission India (national fellow 1991-1992).

Connections

Married Krishna Bhasin, February 8, 1964. Children: Enakshi, Swati.

Father:

Prithmi Chand

Mother:

Bhrawan Rani

Spouse:

Krishna Bhasin

child:

Swati Kumar

child:

Enakshi Kumar