Narayan Swarup Agrawal

Background

Agrawal, Narayan Swarup was born on October 30, 1930 in Mathura, India. Son of Jwala Prasad and Ashafi Devi (Agrawal) Agrawal.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, State Agricultural College, Kanpur, India, 1947; Master of Science in Agriculture, State Agricultural College, Kanpur, India, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1957.

Career

Joint director, Food Department, Government of India, New Delhi, 1958-1963; director quality control, Ministry of Food, Government of India, New Delhi, 1963-1965; joint commissioner, Ministry of Food, Government of India, New Delhi, 1965-1968; commissioner, Ministry of Food, Government of India, New Delhi, 1968-1978; senior project manager, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)/United Nations, Anuradhpur, Sri Lanka, 1979-1983; director, Save the Grain Campaign, India, since 1984. Board directors Ready to Eat Protein Foods Promotion Council (India) Ltd., 1993-1995. Director Wheat and Wheat Products Development Council, Government of India, 1972-1978.

President Council for Science and Agricultural Cause, since 1989.

Achievements

• Narayan Swarup Agrawal has been listed as a noteworthy Food grain technologist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Rice Processors Club. Member National Academy Sciences New Delhi, Foodgrain Technologists Research Association India.

Connections

Married Sharda Devi Gangal, May 2, 1947. Children: Poonam Bansal, Vijay, Vipin, Vivek.

Father:

Jwala Prasad Agrawal

Mother:

Ashafi Devi (Agrawal) Agrawal

Spouse:

Sharda Devi Gangal

child:

Vijay Agrawal

child:

Vivek Agrawal

child:

Poonam Bansal Agrawal

child:

Vipin Agrawal