Devendra Prasad Gupta

Devendra Prasad Gupta
Born Devendra P. Gupta Sr.
(1933-01-02) 2 January 1933
Bihar, British India
Residence
Nationality Indian
Fields
Alma mater
Thesis Studies on the host-parasite relationship in the verticillium wilt disease of lucerne (1970)
Doctoral advisor James B. Heale
Known for Research on Medicago sativa and Verticillium albo-atrum
Spouse Shiv R. Gupta

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Devendra Prasad Gupta ( pronunciation , widely known as D. P. Gupta, is an Indian botanist and academician.

Early life and education

Hailing & raised from a family of Vaidhraj commonly termed as olden Ayurvedic physicians, he dynamically partook Indian freedom movements of 1942 [1] as a result of which his studies were discontinued for several years. At the age of eleven years he was a member of Congress Seva Dal from 1944 to 1947.[2] During this period he had been trained as a volunteer and subsequently turned out to be the Nayak/comrade of one unit.[3]

He confronted bullets and suffered from gangrenous wound on the lower part of the left leg with bone exposed. The wound being stated was caused by the three bullets fired by British soldiers under their contingent military operation at Maheshkhunt , district of Monghyr in August 1942.[4] He was even incarcerated and held as one of the captives led by seizure for a year. But in the midst of struggle and persistent hardship of all fellow-Indians they succeeded.

A freedom fighter[5] who had to flee his hometown to avoid arrest for hoisting the Tricolour in his school during the Quit India Movement, joined Ranchi University after a brief stint at the Patna University and University of London.[6]

Professional life

Gupta at 3rd International Verticillium Symposium, University of Bari, Italy 1981

Gupta is former Vice-Chancellor[7][8] of Ranchi University.[9][10] He commenced his academic career as demonstrator (August 1953 – August 1956) and went up to post graduate lecturer (September 1956 – March 1970), reader (April 1970 – January 1984), university professor (February 1984 to till date), principle[11][12][13] (June 1983 – January 1986) under Indian University.

He is associated with many International conventions such as First International Congress of Plant Pathology,[14] held in Imperial College London, International Conference of Phytochemical Society, held in University of Hull, Scarborough, England and many others, exhaustive. He was one of the contributors from India who took part in the deliberation of the 3rd International Symposium[15] on verticillium held on August 1981 in Bari, Italy.[16]

He is ex-councillor of Indian Phytopathological Society of India, New Delhi and former member of Bihar Intermediate Education Council, India.[17]

After retirement he served Bethany University, Scotts Valley, California, U.S and other research universities/institutions as an academician and researcher.

Selected publications

References

  1. "C. D. Movement 1942 Participation Testimony (December 19, 1952)". Government of Bihar Political Department Special Section. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. "Interview by Rudra Biswas". The Telegraph. 10 October 1997. p. 1. Revival Calls for fresh talents.
  3. "Devendra Prasad Gupta, Vice Chancellor, Ranchi University Testimony From Congress Seva Dal". Congress Seva Dal. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. "Prof.( Dr.) Devendra Prasad Gupta, Vice Chancellor, Ranchi University Testimony From Capt. Surapati Ghosh , IMS". Capt. Surapati Ghosh , IMS. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. "INTERVIEW OF THE FORTNIGHT". The Telegraph. 10 October 1997. p. 1. MISSION POSSIBLE: Ranchi University vice-chancellor D.P.Gupta,'Revival Calls for fresh talents'.
  6. "MISSION POSSIBLE: Ranchi University vice-chancellor D.P.Gupta,'Revival Calls for fresh talents'.". The Telegraph. 10 October 1997.
  7. Tenure period of Officials, R.U. Administration
  8. "Squabble at Ranchi University takes a communal turn". India Today. 10 November 1997.
  9. "Clamour for IAS as varsity heads". The Telegraph. 7 November 2005
  10. List of former Vice Chancellors of Ranchi University
  11. KOC Gumla College administration Ex-Principals
  12. Principals of Yesteryears from 60's to till date
  13. Gupta, D.P. "Principals of yesteryears". KOC. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  14. International Congress of Plant Pathology
  15. 3rd INTERNATIONAL VERTICILLIUM SYMPOSIUM, University Of Bari, Italy 1981 (28 August 1981)
  16. "Selected Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 3rd International Verticillium Symposium". Phytopathologia Mediterranea (Firenze University Press) 23: 204. December 1984. ISSN 1593-2095.
  17. "Sneak preview : The More Precise the Thought, the Bigger the Truth". Daily Excelsior. 8 January 1995. p. 5.

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Academic offices
Preceded by
K. K. Nag
Permanent Vice-Chancellor of the Ranchi University
1996-1997
Succeeded by
L. C. C. N. Shahdeo
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