Jawaharlal Sehgal

Background

Sehgal, Jawaharlal was born on July 9, 1937 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Son of Hem Raj and Devki (Devi) Sehgal.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Government AG. College PAU, 1957. Military Staff Committee, Government AG. College PAU, 1960. Master of Science, State University, Ghent, Belgium, 1967.

Doctor of Science, State University, Ghent, Belgium, 1970.

Career

Researcher, Katholiek University, Leuven, Belgium, 1970-1971; associate professor, Punjab Agricultural U., Ludhiana, Punjab., India, 1971-1985; soils expert, States Soil Organisation, Baghdad, Iraq, 1976-1980; soil-site evaluation, Forestry Institute, Baghdad, 1980-1981; senior pedologist, Punjab Agril. University, Ludhiana, 1985-1986; director, NBSS & LUP, Nagpur, India, since 1986. Soil correlation and classification expert Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)-United Nations, Vietnam, 1989.

Vice president Soil Micromorphology sub commission, 1982-1986.

Achievements

• Jawaharlal Sehgal has been listed as a noteworthy Environmental company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Pedology An Internal. Journal, Indian Society of Soil Science(president survey and land use planning), Agro-pedology, J. Remote Sensing.

Connections

Married Uma Devi; children: Sanjay, Aditya, Vivek.

Father:

Hem Raj Sehgal

Mother:

Devki (Devi) Sehgal

Spouse:

Uma Devi

child:

Aditya Sehgal

child:

Vivek Sehgal

child:

Sanjay Sehgal