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'''Manmohan Attavar''' ( 12 July 1932 - 12 December 2017) was an Indian horticulturist, plant breeder, writer and the founder of Indo American Hybrid Seeds (IAHS) | '''Manmohan Attavar''' ( 12 July 1932 - 12 December 2017) was an Indian horticulturist, plant breeder, writer and the founder of Indo American Hybrid Seeds (IAHS). He received the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India in 1998 for his contributions to the field of Horticulture.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |date=2015 |title=Padma Awards |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=October 15, 2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref> | ||
== Work == | |||
He founded an organization IAHS, engaged in scientific plant breeding and horticulture.<ref name="Genetic Resources and Seed Enterprises: Management and Policies">{{cite book |author1=Hari Har Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ziSukXKhYSYC&q=Manmohan+Attavar&pg=PA335 |title=Genetic Resources and Seed Enterprises: Management and Policies |author2=Rakesh Yadav |publisher=New India Publishing |year=2007 |isbn=9788189422653 |pages=335 of 984}}</ref> and also the enterprise in 1965 and the organization, headquartered in [[Bengaluru]], has grown to include 9 regional centres across India.<ref name="INTRODUCTION TO PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TjKe8ahRDhcC&q=Manmohan+Attavar%3B&pg=PA258 | title=INTRODUCTION TO PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE | publisher=PHI Learning | author=Sunil D. Purohit | year=2012 | pages=258 of 324 | isbn=9788120346772}}</ref> He has served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the [[Ministry of Commerce (India)|Ministry of Commerce]] and the Federation of International Seedsmen, Switzerland and has been a director of the National Horticultural Board.<ref name="Managing Director - Indo - American Hybrid Seeds">{{cite web | url=http://www.bangalorebest.com/discoverbangalore/bazaarbuzz/brandpersonality1.php | title=Managing Director - Indo - American Hybrid Seeds | publisher=Bangalore Best | date=2015 | access-date=October 24, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624150828/http://www.bangalorebest.com/discoverbangalore/bazaarbuzz/brandpersonality1.php | archive-date=24 June 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He has co-authored a book, ''Floriculture: technology, trades, and trends'', which was published by Oxford and IBH Publishing House in 1994.<ref name="Floriculture : technology, trades, and trends">{{cite book | title=Floriculture : technology, trades, and trends | publisher=Oxford & IBH Pub. Co |author1=J Prakash |author2=K R Bhandary |author3=Manmohan Attavar | year=1994 | pages=667 | isbn=9788120408203| oclc=30361863 }}</ref> | |||
Attavar was married to Mamtha who has since died, leaving him with their two children.<ref name="Managing Director - Indo - American Hybrid Seeds" /> Subsequent to her death, he donated a women's theatre block to ''CSI Lombard Memorial Hospital'', Udupi and the hospital has named the facility as ''Martha Mamatha Attavar Memorial Block''.<ref name="Newly-Built Ladies Theatre Block to be Launched at CSI Lombard Memorial Hospital">{{cite web | url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/printer.asp?nid=101893 | title=Newly-Built Ladies Theatre Block to be Launched at CSI Lombard Memorial Hospital | publisher=Daiji World | date=13 May 2011 | access-date=October 24, 2015}}</ref> | == Awards == | ||
He received the Padma Shri in 1998 from the government of India. Attavar is a recipient of several awards such as Dr. M. H. Marigowda National Award, APEDA Award, Golden Jubilee International Award of the International Chrysanthemum Society, California and ISF Award.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} The Government of Karnataka awarded him the [[Rajyotsava Prashasthi]] in 1991.<ref name="Genetic Resources and Seed Enterprises: Management and Policies" /> | |||
== Personal life == | |||
Attavar was married to Mamtha who has since died, leaving him with their two children.<ref name="Managing Director - Indo - American Hybrid Seeds" /> | |||
Subsequent to her death, he donated a women's theatre block to ''CSI Lombard Memorial Hospital'', Udupi and the hospital has named the facility as ''Martha Mamatha Attavar Memorial Block''.<ref name="Newly-Built Ladies Theatre Block to be Launched at CSI Lombard Memorial Hospital">{{cite web | url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/printer.asp?nid=101893 | title=Newly-Built Ladies Theatre Block to be Launched at CSI Lombard Memorial Hospital | publisher=Daiji World | date=13 May 2011 | access-date=October 24, 2015}}</ref> | |||
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Manmohan Attavar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 July 1932 Karkala Karnataka, India |
| Died | 12 December 2017 Bengaluru |
| Occupation | Plant breeder Horticulturist |
| Known for | Indo American Hybrid Seeds |
| Spouse(s) | Mamtha |
| Children | Two children |
| Awards | Padma Shri Rajyotsava Award Dr. M. H. Marigowda National Award APEDA Award ICA Golden Jubilee International Award ISF Award |
| Website | www.indamseeds.com |
Manmohan Attavar ( 12 July 1932 - 12 December 2017) was an Indian horticulturist, plant breeder, writer and the founder of Indo American Hybrid Seeds (IAHS). He received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India in 1998 for his contributions to the field of Horticulture.[1]
Work[edit | edit source]
He founded an organization IAHS, engaged in scientific plant breeding and horticulture.[2] and also the enterprise in 1965 and the organization, headquartered in Bengaluru, has grown to include 9 regional centres across India.[3] He has served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Commerce and the Federation of International Seedsmen, Switzerland and has been a director of the National Horticultural Board.[4] He has co-authored a book, Floriculture: technology, trades, and trends, which was published by Oxford and IBH Publishing House in 1994.[5]
Awards[edit | edit source]
He received the Padma Shri in 1998 from the government of India. Attavar is a recipient of several awards such as Dr. M. H. Marigowda National Award, APEDA Award, Golden Jubilee International Award of the International Chrysanthemum Society, California and ISF Award.[citation needed] The Government of Karnataka awarded him the Rajyotsava Prashasthi in 1991.[2]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Attavar was married to Mamtha who has since died, leaving him with their two children.[4]
Subsequent to her death, he donated a women's theatre block to CSI Lombard Memorial Hospital, Udupi and the hospital has named the facility as Martha Mamatha Attavar Memorial Block.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hari Har Ram; Rakesh Yadav (2007). Genetic Resources and Seed Enterprises: Management and Policies. New India Publishing. pp. 335 of 984. ISBN 9788189422653.
- ↑ Sunil D. Purohit (2012). INTRODUCTION TO PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE. PHI Learning. pp. 258 of 324. ISBN 9788120346772.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Managing Director - Indo - American Hybrid Seeds". Bangalore Best. 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ J Prakash; K R Bhandary; Manmohan Attavar (1994). Floriculture : technology, trades, and trends. Oxford & IBH Pub. Co. p. 667. ISBN 9788120408203. OCLC 30361863.
- ↑ "Newly-Built Ladies Theatre Block to be Launched at CSI Lombard Memorial Hospital". Daiji World. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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