Hari Krishna Pande

Background

Pande, Hari Krishna was born on November 30, 1926 in Pandepur, India. Son of Sadanand and Basanti (Mishra) Pande.

Education

Bachelor of Science, R.B.S. College, Agra, India, 1947. Master of Science in Crop Husbandry, R.B.S. College, Agra, India, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy, Agra University, 1956.

Career

Assistant professor agricultural science, R.B.S. College, 1949-1955; from assistant professor agricultural engineering to head rice process engring, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1956-1977; director, Control Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India, 1977-1986; senior consultant irrigation management training program, LBII and WAPCOS, 1987-1992. Consultant in field; senior rice agronomist Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) Mission in Sierra Leone, WestAfrica, 1989.

Achievements

• Hari Krishna Pande has been listed as a noteworthy agronomist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Improved Upland Rice Farming Systems

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, reading, religious pilgrimage.

Connections

Married Shakuntla Pathak, June 8, 1938. Children: Madhuri, Gopal, Girish.