Background
Tarafdar, Jagadish Chandra was born on November 10, 1952 in West Bengal, India. Son of Sashibhuswan and Pranati Tarafdar.
Tarafdar, Jagadish Chandra was born on November 10, 1952 in West Bengal, India. Son of Sashibhuswan and Pranati Tarafdar.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Kalyani, West Bengal, 1973. Master of Science, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1979.
Scientist Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Barrackpur, 1979—1984, senior scientist Jodhpur, India, 1985—1997, principal scientist, 1998—1999, national fellow, since 1999, research and administrator, since 1999.
Member of Annals of Arid Zone and Indian Society Soil Science (editor 1999—2009).
Married Usha Tarafdar, February 23, 1981. Children: Swarnava, Ayon.