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'''Bonbehari Vishnu Nimbkar''' is an Indian agricultural scientist and social worker, known for his pioneering work in the fields of [[animal husbandry]] and agriculture.<ref name="Company Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiamart.com/nimbkar-seeds/ | title=Company Profile | publisher=India Mart | date=2015 | access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref> He is the founder of [[Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute]], a [[Phaltan]]-based [[non governmental organization]] engaged in research and development in animal husbandry and agriculture. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2006, for his contributions to Indian agricultural sector.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=November 15, 2014 }}</ref> In November 2016 he was given the [[Jamnalal Bajaj Award]] for application of science and technology for rural applications.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rahul-bajaj-hails-modi-govt-over-reform-process/1/804976.html |title = Rahul Bajaj hails Modi govt over reform process}}</ref>
'''Bonbehari Vishnu Nimbkar ''' (17 July 1931 – 25 August 2021) was an Indian agricultural scientist and social worker, known for his work in the fields of [[animal husbandry]] and agriculture.<ref name="Company Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiamart.com/nimbkar-seeds/ | title=Company Profile | publisher=India Mart | date=2015 | access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> He founded [[Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute]], an Indian [[non-governmental organization]] engaged in research and development in animal husbandry and agriculture. His work garnered him many awards, including the [[Padma Shri]] and the [[Jamnalal Bajaj Award]].


== Biography ==
== Early life ==
B. V. Nimbkar, born on 17 July 1931 in Goa to [[Kamala Nimbkar]] (''nee'' Elizabeth Lundy) and Vishnu Nimbkar. He attended [[George School|George school, a Quaker run preparatory school in Newtown, Pennsylvania]]<ref name="Greater Game: India's Race with Destiny and China">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/greatergameindia0000vanp | url-access=registration | quote=Bonbehari Vishnu Nimbkar. | title=Greater Game: India's Race with Destiny and China | publisher=McGill-Queen's Press | author=David Van Praagh | year=2003 | pages=464 | isbn=9780773571303}}</ref> His mother also attended the same school<ref name="India: Newtoner's Second Home">{{cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/53109038/ | title=India: Newtoner's Second Home | publisher=The Bristol Daily | date=20 October 1962 | access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref> After obtaining a master's degree from the [[University of Arizona]],<ref name="Factors affecting the protein composition of cereal crops with particular reference to sorghum (Sorghum vulgare)">{{cite journal | url=http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/319572 | title=Factors affecting the protein composition of cereal crops with particular reference to sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) | author=Nimbkar, BonBehari Vishnu, 1931- | journal=The University of Arizona | year=1955}}</ref> he returned to India. In 1956,he started farming in [[Phaltan]], a taluka in western [[Maharashtra]] and is reported to have started a seed business and processing plant called Nimbkar seeds, with financial assistance from [[Rockefeller Foundation]]. In 1968, he founded the [[Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute]] (NARI), a non profit [[non governmental organization]], for advanced research in agriculture.<ref name="Research Institutions Policy Research Journal - Energy Alternatives India">{{cite web | url=http://www.eai.in/dir/ren/bio/eth/res/ | title=Research Institutions Policy Research Journal - Energy Alternatives India | publisher=Energy Alternatives India | date=2015 | access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref> The organization has since grown to include activities in renewable energy, animal husbandry and sustainable development. His company Nimbkar Seeds is credited with the introduction of pure-bred [[Boer goats]] for the first time in India.<ref name="Company Profile" />
B. V. Nimbkar was born on 17 July 1931 in [[Goa]] to [[Kamala Nimbkar]] (''née'' Elizabeth Lundy) and Vishnu Nimbkar. He attended [[George School]], a Quaker-run preparatory school in Newtown, Pennsylvania.<ref name="Greater Game: India's Race with Destiny and China">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/greatergameindia0000vanp | url-access=registration | quote=Bonbehari Vishnu Nimbkar. | title=Greater Game: India's Race with Destiny and China | publisher=McGill-Queen's Press | author=David Van Praagh | year=2003 | pages=464 | isbn=978-0-7735-7130-3}}</ref> His mother also attended the same school.<ref name="India: Newtoner's Second Home">{{cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/53109038/ | title=India: Newtoner's Second Home | publisher=The Bristol Daily | date=20 October 1962 | access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> After obtaining a master's degree from the [[University of Arizona]],<ref name="Factors affecting the protein composition of cereal crops with particular reference to sorghum (Sorghum vulgare)">{{cite journal | url=http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/319572 | title=Factors affecting the protein composition of cereal crops with particular reference to sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) | author=Nimbkar, BonBehari Vishnu, 1931- | journal=The University of Arizona | year=1955}}</ref> he returned to India.


Nimbkar remained the president of NARI till 1990 and the organization is presently headed by his daughter [[Nandini Nimbkar]] and assisted by Chanda Nimbker and Nandini's husband, [[Anil K. Rajvanshi]].<ref name="Indian NGO awarded for its innovative lantern-cum-stove">{{cite journal | url=http://southasia.oneworld.net/news/indian-ngo-awarded-for-its-innovative-lantern-cum-stove#.VmPw2fmGSko | title=Indian NGO awarded for its innovative lantern-cum-stove | journal=Owsa | publisher=One World South Asia | date=15 July 2009 | access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Nature of Human Thought">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__YlBAAAQBAJ&q=B+V+Nimbkar&pg=PA14 | title=Nature of Human Thought | publisher=Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute | author=Anil K Rajvanshi | year=2010 | pages=180 | isbn=9788190578127}}</ref> The organization is reported to have had many achievements such as the development of 2009 Global Sustainability Research Award winning Lantern-cum-stove,<ref name="Indian NGO awarded for its innovative lantern-cum-stove" /> development of ''NARI Suwarna'' strain of Deccani sheep,;<ref name="NCL and NARI honoured with prestigious CAIRD award">{{cite web | url=http://www.nclinnovations.org/pdfs/awards/ncl/2007oct19-ncl-nari-caird.pdf | title=NCL and NARI honoured with prestigious CAIRD award | publisher=National Chemical Laboratory | date=2007 | access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref> development of loose biomass gasifier for industrial heating applications<ref>[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.733.7378&rep=rep1&type=pdf SUGARCANE LEAF-BAGASSE GASIFIERS FOR INDUSTRIAL HEATING APPLICATIONS ]</ref> method for artificial insemination in goats using frozen buck semen, breeding of high-yielding Southern African Boer sheep<ref name="Dr. Chanda Nimbkar">{{cite web | url=http://www.pragatshikshansanstha.org/peopledetail.php?peopleid=4f59e0be2d28b | title=Dr. Chanda Nimbkar | publisher=Pragat Shikshan Sanstha | date=2015 | access-date=December 6, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807041517/http://www.pragatshikshansanstha.org/peopledetail.php?peopleid=4f59e0be2d28b | archive-date=August 7, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and development of hybrid sweet [[sorghum]].<ref name="Research Institutions Policy Research Journal - Energy Alternatives India" /> The activities have earned the organization several awards including the ''Science and Technology Innovation for Rural Development Award'' of the [[Council for Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR) in 2007.<ref name="Dr. Chanda Nimbkar" /> Nimbkar has documented his researches by way of several articles published in national and international journals.<ref name="EPW profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.epw.in/authors/b-v-nimbkar | title=EPW profile | publisher=Economic and Political Weekly | date=2015 | access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Potential introgression pathways and strategies for wider use of the  FecB gene in Maharashtra state and other parts of India">{{cite journal | url=https://www.academia.edu/4460000 | title=Potential introgression pathways and strategies for wider use of the FecB gene in Maharashtra state and other parts of India | author=Nimbkar C., J.H.J. van der Werf, P.M. Ghalsasi1, B.V. Nimbkar, and S.W. Walkden-Brown | journal=ACIAR, Australia}}</ref><ref name="Desertification of Western Maharashtra: Causes and possible solutions. I. Comparative growth of eight tree species">{{cite journal | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223859998 | title=Desertification of Western Maharashtra: Causes and possible solutions. I. Comparative growth of eight tree species |author1=B. V. Nimbkar |author2=Nandini Nimbkar |author3=N. Zende | journal= Forest Ecology and Management| volume=16 | issue=1–4 | pages=243–251 | year=1986 | doi=10.1016/0378-1127(86)90024-1}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2006.<ref name="Indian Affairs Annual 2006">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mu9PJk4VXy4C&q=Bonbehari+Vishnu+Nimbkar&pg=PA218 | title=Indian Affairs Annual 2006 | author=Mahendra Gaur | year=2006 | pages=3294 | isbn=9788178355290}}</ref>
== Career ==
In 1956, he started farming in [[Phaltan]], a taluka in [[Satara district]] in western [[Maharashtra]], and is reported to have started a seed business and processing plant called Nimbkar Seeds, with financial assistance from [[Rockefeller Foundation]]. In 1968, he founded the [[Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute]] (NARI), a non-profit, [[non-governmental organization]], for advanced research in agriculture.<ref name="Research Institutions Policy Research Journal – Energy Alternatives India">{{cite web | url=http://www.eai.in/dir/ren/bio/eth/res/ | title=Research Institutions Policy Research Journal – Energy Alternatives India | publisher=Energy Alternatives India | date=2015 | access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> The organization has since grown to include activities in renewable energy, animal husbandry and sustainable development. His company Nimbkar Seeds is credited with the introduction of pure-bred [[Boer goats]] for the first time in India.<ref name="Company Profile" /> He remained the president of NARI till 1990 and the organization, as of 2021, is headed by his daughter [[Nandini Nimbkar]], assisted by Chanda Nimbkar and Nandini's husband, [[Anil K. Rajvanshi]].<ref name="Indian NGO awarded for its innovative lantern-cum-stove">{{cite journal | url=http://southasia.oneworld.net/news/indian-ngo-awarded-for-its-innovative-lantern-cum-stove#.VmPw2fmGSko | title=Indian NGO awarded for its innovative lantern-cum-stove | journal=Owsa | publisher=One World South Asia | date=15 July 2009 | access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="Nature of Human Thought">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__YlBAAAQBAJ&q=B+V+Nimbkar&pg=PA14 | title=Nature of Human Thought | publisher=Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute | author=Anil K Rajvanshi | year=2010 | pages=180 | isbn=9788190578127}}</ref>
 
Some of Nimbkar's research areas included studying the causes for [[desertification]] particularly in the Western Maharashtra region and the lasting impact of [[Hybrid plant|hybrid plants]] and [[High-yielding variety|high-yielding varieties]] of crops on the underlying soil.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singer|first=Carol A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c-cTAAAAYAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA12&dq=B.V.+Nimbkar&hl=en|title=Desertification: January 1985-September 1992|date=1992|publisher=National Agricultural Library|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=5 June 2015|title=A Word of Warning on Hybrids|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/1967/47/agriculture-specials/word-warning-hybrids.html|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|language=en|volume=2|issue=47|pages=7–8}}</ref> His research work and articles were published in national and international journals.<ref name="EPW profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.epw.in/author/b-v-nimbkar | title=EPW profile | publisher=Economic and Political Weekly | date=2015 | access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="Potential introgression pathways and strategies for wider use of the  FecB gene in Maharashtra state and other parts of India">{{cite journal | url=https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20103013858 | title=Potential introgression pathways and strategies for wider use of the FecB gene in Maharashtra state and other parts of India | author=Nimbkar C., J.H.J. van der Werf, P.M. Ghalsasi1, B.V. Nimbkar, and S.W. Walkden-Brown | journal=ACIAR, Australia}}</ref><ref name="Desertification of Western Maharashtra: Causes and possible solutions. I. Comparative growth of eight tree species">{{cite journal | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378112786900241 | title=Desertification of Western Maharashtra: Causes and possible solutions. I. Comparative growth of eight tree species |author1=B. V. Nimbkar |author2=Nandini Nimbkar |author3=N. Zende | journal= Forest Ecology and Management| volume=16 | issue=1–4 | pages=243–251 | year=1986 | doi=10.1016/0378-1127(86)90024-1}}</ref>
 
Nimbkar was the recipient of the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian honor, in 2006, for his contributions to the field of agriculture. He was also the recipient of the [[Jamnalal Bajaj Award]] in 2016 for the application of science and technology toward rural applications.<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=25 August 2021|title=Maharashtra: Padma Shri awardee agriculture scientist B.V. Nimbkar dead|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/maharashtra-padma-shri-awardee-agriculture-scientist-bv-nimbkar-dead/article36102638.ece|access-date=28 August 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="krishijagran-obit"/>
 
== Personal life ==
Nimbkar was married and had three daughters, [[Nandini Nimbkar]], an academic and agricultural scientist, Chanda Nimbkar, a geneticist and animal husbandry research scientist, and Manjiri Nimbkar, a physician and social worker.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chanda Nimbkar – The Scientific Woman|url=https://thescientificwoman.com/chanda-nimbkar/|access-date=28 August 2021|website=thescientificwoman.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pragat Shikshan Sanstha|url=https://pssphaltan.org/peopledetail.php?peopleid=4f54726a4b081|access-date=28 August 2021|website=pssphaltan.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pragat Shikshan Sanstha|url=https://pssphaltan.org/peopledetail.php?peopleid=4f59e0be2d28b|access-date=28 August 2021|website=pssphaltan.org}}</ref>
 
Nimbkar died at Phaltan on 25 August 2021 at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 August 2021|title=Maharashtra: Padma Shri awardee agriculture scientist B.V. Nimbkar dead|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/maharashtra-padma-shri-awardee-agriculture-scientist-bv-nimbkar-dead/article36102638.ece|access-date=25 August 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="krishijagran-obit">{{cite news |last1=Raina |first1=Ayushi |title=Padma Shri Awardee Agriculture Scientist B V Nimbkar Passes Away |url=https://krishijagran.com/news/padma-shri-awardee-agriculture-scientist-b-v-nimbkar-passes-away/ |access-date=28 August 2021 |work=krishijagran.com |date=27 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


== Selected bibliography ==
== Selected bibliography ==
* {{cite journal | title=Potential introgression pathways and strategies for wider use of the FecB gene in Maharashtra state and other parts of India | author=Nimbkar C., J.H.J. van der Werf, P.M. Ghalsasi1, B.V. Nimbkar, and S.W.Walkden-Brown | journal=ACIAR, Australia}}
* {{cite journal | title=Potential introgression pathways and strategies for wider use of the FecB gene in Maharashtra state and other parts of India | author=Nimbkar C., J. H. J. van der Werf, P. M. Ghalsasi, B. V. Nimbkar, and S. W. Walkden-Brown | journal=[[Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research|ACIAR]], Australia |ISSN=0816-4266 |url=https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20103013858 }}
* {{cite journal | title=Desertification of Western Maharashtra: Causes and possible solutions. I. Comparative growth of eight tree species |author1=B. V. Nimbkar |author2=Nandini Nimbkar |author3=N. Zende | journal=ResearchGate | year=1986}}
* {{cite journal |title=Desertification of Western Maharashtra: Causes and possible solutions. I. Comparative growth of eight tree species |last1=Nimbkar |first1=B. V. |last2=Nimbkar |first2=N. |last3=Zende |first3=N. |journal=Forest Ecology and Management |date=October 1986 |volume=16 |issue=1-4 |pages=243–251 |doi=10.1016/0378-1127(86)90024-1}}
* {{cite journal | title=A Word of Warning on Hybrids | author=B. V. Nimbkar | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | date=December 1967 | volume=II | issue=47}}
* {{cite journal | title=Jumble of Sundry Facts |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/1971/40/official-papers-specials/jumble-sundry-facts.html |url-access=subscription | author=B. V. Nimbkar | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | date=October 1967 | volume=IV | issue=40}}
* {{cite journal | title=Jumble of Sundry Facts | author=B. V. Nimbkar | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | date=October 1967 | volume=IV | issue=40}}
* {{cite journal | title=A Word of Warning on Hybrids |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/1967/47/agriculture-specials/word-warning-hybrids.html |url-access=subscription | author=B. V. Nimbkar | journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]] | date=December 1967 | volume=II | issue=47}}
* {{cite journal | title=The Greening of Maharashtra | author=B. V. Nimbkar | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | date=February 1988 | volume=XXIII | issue=8}}
* {{cite journal | title=The Greening of Maharashtra | author=B. V. Nimbkar | journal=Economic and Political Weekly |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/1988/8/roots-specials/greening-maharashtra.html |url-access=subscription | date=February 1988 | volume=XXIII | issue=8}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{portal|India|Agriculture}}
* [[Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute]]
* [[Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute]]
* [[Nandini Nimbkar]]
* [[Nandini Nimbkar]]
* [[Anil K. Rajvanshi]]
* [[Anil K. Rajvanshi]]
{{portal|India|Agriculture}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LNuI01dKK0 | title=B.V. Nimbkar - a tale of my grandfather | publisher=Biroba Cinema | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=22 September 2013 | access-date=December 6, 2015}}
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LNuI01dKK0 | title=B.V. Nimbkar – a tale of my grandfather | publisher=Biroba Cinema | via=[[YouTube]] | date=22 September 2013 | access-date=6 December 2015}}


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B. V. Nimbkar
The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Shri Bannehari Vishnu Nimbkar, for his pioneering work in the field of agriculture and animal husbandry, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on March 29, 2006.jpg
Nimbkar presented with the Padma Shri by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2006)
Born(1931-07-17)17 July 1931
Goa, Portuguese India
Died25 August 2021(2021-08-25) (aged 90)
Phaltan, Maharashtra, India
Other namesBon
OccupationAgricultural scientist
Social worker
Known forNimbkar Agricultural Research Institute
Spouse(s)Jaee
ChildrenNandini Nimbkar
Manjiri Nimbkar, Chanda Nimbkar
Parent(s)Kamala and Vishnu Nimbkar
AwardsPadma Shri
Jamnalal Bajaj Award

Bonbehari Vishnu Nimbkar (17 July 1931 – 25 August 2021) was an Indian agricultural scientist and social worker, known for his work in the fields of animal husbandry and agriculture.[1] He founded Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, an Indian non-governmental organization engaged in research and development in animal husbandry and agriculture. His work garnered him many awards, including the Padma Shri and the Jamnalal Bajaj Award.

Early life

B. V. Nimbkar was born on 17 July 1931 in Goa to Kamala Nimbkar (née Elizabeth Lundy) and Vishnu Nimbkar. He attended George School, a Quaker-run preparatory school in Newtown, Pennsylvania.[2] His mother also attended the same school.[3] After obtaining a master's degree from the University of Arizona,[4] he returned to India.

Career

In 1956, he started farming in Phaltan, a taluka in Satara district in western Maharashtra, and is reported to have started a seed business and processing plant called Nimbkar Seeds, with financial assistance from Rockefeller Foundation. In 1968, he founded the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), a non-profit, non-governmental organization, for advanced research in agriculture.[5] The organization has since grown to include activities in renewable energy, animal husbandry and sustainable development. His company Nimbkar Seeds is credited with the introduction of pure-bred Boer goats for the first time in India.[1] He remained the president of NARI till 1990 and the organization, as of 2021, is headed by his daughter Nandini Nimbkar, assisted by Chanda Nimbkar and Nandini's husband, Anil K. Rajvanshi.[6][7]

Some of Nimbkar's research areas included studying the causes for desertification particularly in the Western Maharashtra region and the lasting impact of hybrid plants and high-yielding varieties of crops on the underlying soil.[8][9] His research work and articles were published in national and international journals.[10][11][12]

Nimbkar was the recipient of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, in 2006, for his contributions to the field of agriculture. He was also the recipient of the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2016 for the application of science and technology toward rural applications.[13][14]

Personal life

Nimbkar was married and had three daughters, Nandini Nimbkar, an academic and agricultural scientist, Chanda Nimbkar, a geneticist and animal husbandry research scientist, and Manjiri Nimbkar, a physician and social worker.[15][16][17]

Nimbkar died at Phaltan on 25 August 2021 at the age of 90.[18][14]

Selected bibliography

  • Nimbkar C., J. H. J. van der Werf, P. M. Ghalsasi, B. V. Nimbkar, and S. W. Walkden-Brown. "Potential introgression pathways and strategies for wider use of the FecB gene in Maharashtra state and other parts of India". ACIAR, Australia. ISSN 0816-4266.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Nimbkar, B. V.; Nimbkar, N.; Zende, N. (October 1986). "Desertification of Western Maharashtra: Causes and possible solutions. I. Comparative growth of eight tree species". Forest Ecology and Management. 16 (1–4): 243–251. doi:10.1016/0378-1127(86)90024-1.
  • B. V. Nimbkar (October 1967). "Jumble of Sundry Facts". Economic and Political Weekly. IV (40).
  • B. V. Nimbkar (December 1967). "A Word of Warning on Hybrids". Economic and Political Weekly. II (47).
  • B. V. Nimbkar (February 1988). "The Greening of Maharashtra". Economic and Political Weekly. XXIII (8).

See also

References

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