Background
Sourindra Mohan Sircar was born on March 1, 1908 in Paikpara (Nadia) in India.
Sourindra Mohan Sircar was born on March 1, 1908 in Paikpara (Nadia) in India.
Sourindra Mohan Sircar graduated from the Calcutta University in 1928. In 1931 he became Master of Science at he Calcutta University. He obtained Doctor of Philosophy at London University in 1936. He did research on Physiology of the Rice Plant. He was a Specialist in Plant Physiology.
Sourindra Sircar joined the Calcutta University in 1937 as a lecturer in botany and later became the head of the department. He was appointed director of the Bose Institute, Kolkata. He later worked at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. He founded the school of Plant Physiology, which has made significant contributions to plant science research and teaching in India.
He was president of the Botany Section (1963) and also general President, Indian Science Congress (1977-1978).
Sourindra Sircar was appointed the General President of Indian Science Congress Association from 1977 to 1978, which is a professional body under the Ministry of Science and Technology. He wrote about 40 articles and research papers.
Sourindra Sircar was elected Fellow of the German Academy of Natural Sciences, Asiatic Society, Botanical Society of Bengal, Indian Society of Plant Physiology, Indian Photobiological Society, and Plant Biochemical Society (sometime President); also General Secretary (1927-75) and Vice President of International Botanical Congress Association (1975).