Ashok Kumar SarialProf Ashok Kumar Sarial, Vice-Chancellor, CSK HPKV, Palampur, HP. has more than three decades rich and varied experience in teaching and research. He is credited with transferring genes for grain length and developing World's longest grain Basmati vaiety Pusa 1121 released in 2003, world's first aromatic hybrid Basmati Pusa RH 10 parental lines, etc. He served as Fellow of Rockefeller Foundation at Texas University, USA and also worked as Expatriate Expert in World Bank/ UNDP sponsored programme of Ministry of Education, FDR Ethiopia. He is a decorated scientist with various awards, honours and recognitions including IARI Gold Medal, ICAR Jawahar Lal Nehru Award, ICAR recognition award. He was honoured by the farmers, Deptt. of Agriculture, Punjab and COA, Amritsar. HAU, Hisar honoured him with Best Teacher Award besides a Certificate of Honour and VC Appreciation Certificate. He is recipient of NCC Commandant Medal, Ministry of Defence. Read More Read Less