Raghunath Sahai Vasudeva obtained his Ph.D. from the University of London, the UK, in 1930. His research included diverse fields like plant virology, mycology, and fungal pathology. His significant contribution was the crop diseases, diseases of the Apple and onion, root rot diseases of cotton, cowpea, and tomato. He was instrumental in starting Plant Virus Research across various states and universities. He was Joint Director, Division of Mycology and Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Dr. Vasudeva was Agricultural Advisor to FAO in Togo in 1962, in Cuba and Rome till 1969. He was elected twice as President of the Indian Phytopathological Society in 1953 and 1958. He was a Fellow of the National Institute of Sciences in India and an Honorary Fellow of the Indian Phytopathological Society.

Surath Kumar Mukherjee received his DPhil from the University of Calcutta in 1957. He specialized in endocrinology, metabolic disorders, and toxicology. He discovered a novel synthetic hypoglycemic compound. He established a direct relationship between obesity and diabetes mellitus in CF strain rats. His significant contribution was in advancing research on drug toxicology. He was a UNIDO consultant on toxicology. He was the recipient of the PP Surya Kumar Prize. He was a Fellow National Academy of Medical Sciences.

06-09 November, 2022

At Sydney, Australia.