Amrik Singh Cheema

Amrik Singh Cheema
Born 1 December 1918
Badhai Cheema, Sialkot, British India
Died 18 July 1982
Tanzania
Spouse(s) Raminder Kaur Gill
Children Jatinder Cheema
Jagdeep Cheema
Boona Cheema
Awards Padma Shri

Amrik Singh Cheema (1918 - 1982) was an Indian civil servant, author,[1] an advocate of green revolution[2] and a former vice chancellor of the Punjab Agricultural University,[3] known for his contributions to the agricultural initiatives of the Indian government.[4] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1969, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society.[5]

Biography

Amrik Singh Cheema was born on 1 December 1918 at Badhai Cheema village in Sialkot district (presently in Pakistan) in the British India.[4][6] He secured his master's degree in agriculture fom Punjab University and a doctoral degree in Agriculture Extension from Cornell University, USA.[4][6] Starting as an agricultural assistant, he pursued a notable career during which he served in various positions such as the Director of Agriculture, Faridkot State, the Joint Director of Agriculture of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU), Director of Agriculture of Punjab, Central Agricultural Production Commissioner[2] and Senior Agriculturist, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).[4][6] He also served as the honorary Advisor on Agriculture to the Government of India and as the vice chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.[3]

Cheema founded the Punjab Young Farmers' Association (PYFA) (1952),[7] the Rural Youth Volunteers Corps,[8] All India Chamber of Agriculture and the Punjab Chamber of Agriculture.[6] His contributions were reported behind the establishment of the Young Farmers' Training Center,[9] Rakhra, a centre for dissemination of scientific knowledge and technology,[6] with assistance from the Food and Agricultural Organization.[10]

Cheema was married to Raminder Kaur Gill and the couple had three children.[2] The eldest, Jatinder Cheema, works for USAid[11] while the son, Jagdeep Singh Cheema[12] is the chairman of Dr. Amrik Singh Cheema Foundation Trust.[13] The youngest, Boona Cheema is a social worker, community leader and a former director of Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS), a self build organization.[2][14]

Cheema was the author of four books, The Geeta and the Youth Today, Namyog, Spiritual Socialism[15] and Role of cooperatives in package approach and case study on cooperatives in IADP District Ludhiana (Punjab).[16] A winner of the Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1969,[5] Cheema died in Tanzania on 18 July 1982, at the age of 64.[6]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Hyung-chan Kim (1999). Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 430. ISBN 9780313289026.
  3. 1 2 "Punjab Agricultural University". Punjab Agricultural University. 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Orkut". Orkut. 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dr. Amrik Singh Cheema Foundation Trust". Dr. Amrik Singh Cheema Foundation Trust. 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Indian Express". Indian Express. 6 May 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ Marcus F Franda (1979). Extending Punjabi agriculture through youth. Hanover, N.H. OCLC 5665862.
  9. ↑ B. R. Sinha (2003). "Encyclopaedia Of Professopnal Education (10 Vol.)". Sarup & Sons. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ "FAO". FAO. 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "US Aid". US Aid. 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Jagdeep Singh Cheema".
  13. ↑ "Cheema Trust". Cheema Trust. 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Berkeley Side". Berkeley Side. 22 February 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  15. ↑ Amrik Singh Cheema (1981). Spiritual socialism. Kalyani Publishers. p. 36. ASIN B0000CQXZR.
  16. ↑ Amrik Singh Cheema (1969). Role of cooperatives in package approach and case study on cooperatives in IADP District Ludhiana (Punjab). ASIN B0007JERRG.

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