Virender Lal Chopra, Date of Birth

Virender Lal Chopra

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1936

Profession: biotechnologist, university teacher, agronomist, geneticist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Virender Lal Chopra (born 1936) is an Indian biotechnologist, geneticist, agriculturalist and a former director-general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), known to have contributed to the development of wheat production in India.
He is the chancellor of Central University of Kerala, a former Chancellor of the Central Agricultural University, Imphal and a former member of the Planning Commission of India.
An elected fellow of several science academies such as Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India, European Academy of Sciences and Arts and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), he is a recipient of a number of honors including Borlaug Award, FAO World Food Day Award and Om Prakash Bhasin Award.
The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1985, for his contributions to agricultural science.