Krishnaswami Ramiah

For other people named Krishnaswami, see Krishnaswami.

Krishnaswamy Ramiah
Born15 April 1892
Kizhakarai, Ramnad district, Madras Presidency, British Raj
(now Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died3 August 1988(1988-08-03) (aged 96)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
OccupationAgricultural scientist
Known forRice genetics
SpouseJanaki Ammal (3 Aug 1902 – 15 March 1985)
Children7
Awards
In this Indian name, the name Krishnaswamy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ramiah.

Krishnaswamy Ramiah MBE (15 April 1892 – 3 August 1988) was an Indian agricultural scientist, geneticist, parliamentarian and the founder director of Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack,[1] credited with introducing systematic hybridisation programmes in rice breeding in India.[2] The Government of India honoured him in 1957, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation and followed it up with the third-highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1970.[3]

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  2. ^ "Shigen". Shigen. 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.