T. D. J. Nagabhushanam

T. D. J. Nagabhushanam (1928 - 2016)[2] was an Agricultural Economist[5] associated initially with the Andhra University in the 1950s followed by the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU)[6] since the 1960s in Bapatla and Hyderabad respectively. Nagabhushanam first taught at the Agricultural College, Bapatla, which was then an affiliated entity of the Andhra University[4] until it became a constituent College of the APAU in 1964.[4] After nearly three decades of teaching [4] in Bapatla, Nagabhushanam became the Principal[7] during the 1980s[4] after which he was made Dean of Agricultural economics[8] and was notable for his research articles that were written over a period of nearly five decades beginning with the 1950s.[9]

Professor

T. D. J. Nagabhushanam

Ph.D. (IARI)[1]
Born(1928-02-17)February 17, 1928[2]
DiedSeptember 5, 2016(2016-09-05) (aged 88)[2]
Hyderabad, India[2]
Resting placeChristian Cemetery, Narayanguda, Hyderabad[2]
NationalityIndian
Other namesThathapudi David Jesse Nagabhushanam[2]
CitizenshipIndian
EducationB. Sc. (Andhra),
M. Sc. (Andhra),[3]
Ph.D. (IARI)[1]
Alma materAndhra University, Waltair,
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Known forTeaching
AwardsAndhra Pradesh State Best Teacher Award 1986-1987[4]
Scientific career
FieldsAgriculture economics
InstitutionsBapatla (Andhra Pradesh) and Hyderabad (Telangana)
Theses
Doctoral advisorDr. K. Kanungo, Ph.D. (Iowa)[1]

Education and Career

Nagabhushanam pursued studies in sciences specialising in Agriculture at the Andhra University[10] during the 1950s[10] where his postgraduate research was entitled A Study of the Economic and Social condition in Guntur District[10] and joined the Agricultural College, Bapatla on 4 June 1951[11] as Assistant Lecturer[12] in Agricultural Economics and rose on to become a professor, Principal and finally Dean[13] of Agricultural Economics at the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University. In addition to his teaching and administrative responsibilities at the university that included thesis supervision,[14] Nagabhushanam had a flair for scientific research and contributed articles and was also a book reviewer in The Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics[15] and delivered a guest lecture on Methodical Improvements in Agricultural Research in Economics at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore in 1981.[16]

During the 1960s, Nagabhushanam was a Lieutenant in the National Cadet Corps.[17] He was also a member of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics and was also elected to its executive committee in the year 1979.[18]

Articles published

Honorary initiatives

As a reader of the Telugu Bible, Nagabhushanam was also involved in the work of the Bible Societies[2] and was a fund-raiser and member of the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary and subsequently in the 1990s, during the tenures of the Auxiliary Secretaries led by the Baptist Priest Lella Prakasam, CBCNC[19] followed by the Old Testament Scholar,[20] G. Babu Rao, CBCNC,[21] he was elevated to the position of a Committee Member and Vice-president[2] of the Auxiliary which was then housed at the Bible House in Secunderabad.[22]

See also

References
  1. Fifty Years of Research and Education in Agricultural Economics 1960-2010, IARI, New Delhi, 2010, pp.8, 96.
  2. Obituary notice on Thathapudi David Jesse Nagabhushanam in Obituary Today.
  3. List of Research Workers in the Agricultural Sciences in the Commonwealth and in the Republic of Ireland, Executive Council, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux., 1972, p.37.
  4. Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University Silver Jubilee Souvenir, APAU, Hyderabad, 1989, pp.31, 131.
  5. World guide to Universities, Volume 2, Part 2, R.R. Bowker, New Providence, 1977, p.1186.
  6. Universities Handbook: India, Volume 23, Inter University Board of India, New Delhi, 1985, p.42.
  7. Annual Scientific Report, Tea Research Association, Tocklai Experimental Station, Jorhat, 1980, p.8.
  8. Noorbasha Abdul, Economic Aspects of Production Credit Scheme, Printwell, Jaipur, 1992, p.vii.
  9. Rural Development: A Register of Researches in India, 1983-84, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, 1985, p.35.
  10. List of subjects in Arts and Sciences in which Research was carried out in the Universities and Research Institutions between June 1954 to May 1958, The Inter-University Board of India, New Delhi, 1959, p.45.
  11. Annual List of Gazetted Officers in the Andhra Pradesh State, Andhra Pradesh (India) General Administration Department, Hyderabad, 1963, p.564.
  12. T. D. J. Nagabhushanam, Betel Leaf Production and Marketing in Guntur District in Andhra Agricultural Journal, Volume 3, 1956, pp.99-104.
  13. K. Krishna Kishore, Economics of cotton cultivation in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, APAU, Hyderabad, 1989.
  14. S. Satyanarayana, Irrigation and Drainage Systems and Water Management in Dissertation and Theses in Water Resources, Volume 2, 1989, p.126.
  15. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics: Organ of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, 1993, p.155.
  16. 18th Annual Report of The University of Agricultural Sciences, UAS, Bangalore, 1982, p.22.
  17. Gazette of India, 1964, no. 289
  18. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume XXXIV, Number 1, January–March, 1979.
  19. Sowing Circle - The bulletin of the Bible Society of India, Volume 14, Number 2, May–August 1999, p.45.
  20. Guide to Indian Periodical Literature, Volume 23, 1989, p.57
  21. Sowing Circle - The bulletin of the Bible Society of India, Volume 15, Number 1, January–April 2000, pp.24-25.
  22. The Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary has been relocated from Secunderabad to Guntur in February 2016. See BSI auxiliary office opened in Guntur in The Hindu, Guntur, February 3, 2016.
  1. Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University Silver Jubilee Souvenir, APAU, Hyderabad, 1989, pp.31, 131.
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