1936 - 2020
Virender Lal Chopra Biologist
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| Birthday |
9th August, 1936
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| Birthplace |
Adwal, Punjab, British India
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| Died |
18th April, 2020
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Occupation Text |
Biotechnologist, Geneticist, Agriculturalist
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| Occupation |
Biologist
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| Year(s) Active |
Since 1967
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Virender Lal Chopra (9 August 1936 – 18 April 2020) was an Indian biotechnologist, geneticist, agriculturalist and a director-general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), known to have contributed to the development of wheat production in India. He was the chancellor of Central University of Kerala, a Chancellor of the Central Agricultural University, Imphal and a member of the Planning Commission of India. An elected fellow of several science academies such as Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India, European Academy of Sciences and Arts and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), he was a recipient of a number of honors including Borlaug Award, FAO World Food Day Award and Om Prakash Bhasin Award. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1985, for his contributions to agricultural science.
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