Agricultural scientist K.V. Raman has been awarded the prestigious Bharat Jyoti Award of the India International Friendship Society for his contributions to science, technology and development.
A former Chairman of the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Dr. Raman was also Director of the B.V. Rao Centre for Sustainable Food Security at the Chennai-based M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation.
He has authored several books and published over 200 research papers in national and international journals, which are cross-referred extensively.
Apart from a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, United States, he also received management training at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and the Cornell University. He was also on the faculty of the Michigan State University.
The former Election Commissioner, G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, presented the award to Dr. Raman at a function here on Friday.
