Satyananda Stokes

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Satyananda Stokes
Stokes with local children
Born	Samuel Evans Stokes, Jr. (1882-08-16)16 August 1882 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Died	14 May 1946(1946-05-14) (aged 63) Simla, Punjab Province, British India (present day Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India)
Occupation	Orchardist
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Priyadevi Stokes (born Agnes Benjamin)
Children	7 (3 sons and 4 daughters)
Parent(s)	Samuel Evans Stokes Sr., Florence Spencer
Relatives	Vidya Stokes

Satyananda Stokes (born Samuel Evans Stokes, Jr., 16 August 1882 – 14 May 1946) was an American who settled in India and participated in the Indian Independence Movement.^[1] He is best remembered today for having introduced apple cultivation to the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, where apples are today the major horticultural export crop.