MUKAT BEHARI RAIZADA
(1907-1992)
Elected Fellow 1952
BIRTH,
PARENTAGE ANDCHILDHOOD
MUKAT BEHAKI RAIZADA was born on 2nd July, 1907 at Pilkhana, District Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to a well known family of landlords. His grandfather Sri Nityanand was an advocate and Dewan of Avagarh Estate in Aligarh District; he was an Urdu poet of repute. His father Sri Brij Bahadur La1 (affectionately called 'Lalaji') and mother Smt Triveni had three sons and two daughters. His father was an industrialist, and took active part in various spheres, such as municipality, education, and religious and social activities. Mukat (meaning crown) was the eldest child, and was an obedient son and a good student. He was greatly influenced by his grandmother and mother who were very religious, and often narrated to him stories and couplets of the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata.
"Mrs Raizada was a pious, religious minded lady and treated Professor Raizada's colleagues and students with great affection, like family members. (She used to call author's wife as 'Bahu'-daughter in law). She accompanied Professor Raizada in the travels of his later life. Always immaculately dressed, she was a charming person to talk to. She will also be remembered with respect by colleagues and students of Professor Raizada".
EDUCATION
Professor Raizada received education upto 4th standard in a school in his village Pilkhana and then shifted to Dharm Samaj High School, Aligarh from where he passed his High School of the Board and matriculation examination of the University of Allahabad both in 1st Division with Distinction in Mathematics. He joined Agra College Agra in July 1924 and passed MSc (Botany) of University of Allahabad in 2nd Division, standing 2nd in order of merit.
During his college career, he was greatly influenced by the punctuality and strong personality of Dr KC Mehta, MSc, ScD (Cantab), who became well known for research
(Puccinin) smut of wheat; Mehta taught him from Intermediate to MSc.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
In view of Raizada's aptitude for research, Mehta advised him to join eit Agriculture Department or the Forest Research Institute (FRI) where he could ge
opportunities to do useful research. Raizada had also passed LLB (Law) simultaneously with his MSc, and as per the earnest desire of his parents, but much against hjs own wishes, at one point he was about to join the Law profession in his home town of Aligarh. However, as good luck would have it, in the last week of July 1929, Raizada appeared alongwith 15 other candidates for interview for a post in FRI before the then Forest Botanist, RN Parker and Sir Alex Iiodgers, then Inspector-General of Forests, who was Chairman of the Interview Board. Raizada was selected and was asked to join.
He was totally ignorant as how to address and what to write in the joining report. Sir Rodgers himself dictated the joining report of Raizada. Sir Rodgers granted him five days casual leave to go home and bring his baggage. Thus Raizada joined FRI at a salary of Rs. 275/- in August 1929. He came under the influence of RN Parker, the then Forest Botanist, who was succeeded by CE Parkinson and NL Bor, all talented and leading taxonomists of that time. Bor was very fond of him and gave all help in his research assignment. He even suggested to him to accept the post of Assistant for India at Kew. This assignment could not materialize due to some financial constraints with the Government of India in those years.
Raizada plunged himself in original research work, and before long he had to his credit a number of publications of high order.
In 1947, i.e. the year of independence of India, several English officials left the country, and Raizada was appointed Forest Botanist to Government of India. Here, it will be interesting to record an incident narrated by Professor BL Gupta, Retd Professor of Botany, at St John's College, Agra who was a regular visitor to FRl, Herbarium and Library, during his field trips with his students. "During one of my visits to the FRI, I was in Herbarium where I met Dr NL Bor who was about to retire. Our talk naturally turned to his successor. Dr Bor immediately remarked, that he knew of no other Botanist in India who was better than Raizada in Plant Taxonomy". There could be no greater compliment for young and upcoming Raizada.
During his service at FRI, Raizada got ample opportunities to travel abroad. Under the Colombo Plan and the FAO, etc he visited botanical research organisations and universities in UK, France, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, West Germany, Switzerland, Italy, USA, Canada, Sri Lanka, Malaya, Thailand and Burma, etc. He spent long periods at Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, British Museum in London, Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh
(UK),
Leiden (Holland), and several weeks at Arnold Arboretum (Harvard) and University of Michigan (USA).During his long tenure of almost 33 years at the FRI, he sewed in various capacities, as Assistant Forest Botanist upto 1939, Systematic Botanist upto 1947, Forest Botanist upto 1956, Chief Research Officer, Botany Branch and Head of Di
Forest Botany upto 1962. He got ample opportunities for botanical explorations includ- ing trips to Lahul and Spiti, and Sikkim wit11 Dr Bor, and Gir Forests in Saurashtra with Father Dr H Santapau of Bombay.
Amongst his collaborators, co-authors and pupils of distinction, mention may be made of NL Bor (Co-author of Beautel Indian Clin~bers and Shrhrbs); Father H Santapau (Co-author of Flora
4 Gir
Forest in Saurashtra); SK Seth (Retd. IGF of India-Trees for van- Mzhotsava), RR Stewart (Principal, Gordon College; Rawalpindi, on Floraof
Mussoorie), HO Saxena (Co-author of Flora4
Mussoorie), KC Sahni (Co-author of Living Indian Gymnosperins). With the transfer of the Training Scheme of the Botanical Survey of India from Indian Botanic Garden, Calcutta to FRI, Dehradun under him, he trained a number of young and promising botanists including author of this Memoir who retired as Director, BSI and later became Pitambar Pant National Environment Fellow, and Emeritus Scientist of CSIR and DST.Well known botanical photo journalist KM Vaid and artist PN Sharma worked with Iiaizada for long periods.
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Raizada retired from FRI in 1962 as Head of the Division of Forest Botany, in which capacity he had administrative charge and had to supervise the work of Botany, Genetics, Cyto-genetics, Plant Physiology, Plant Introduction and Wood Anatomy Branches. In addition to research work spread over 33 years, he taught botany to the Probationers of Indian Forest Services, and various State Forest Departments since 1942 until his leaving the FIU in August 1962. He later joined the DAV Post-Graduate College at Dehradun as Principal and served there till June 1970, with great distinction and utmost popularity amongst the college staff and students as also the public of Dehradun. He was a distinguished member of various bodies of Agra and Meerut Universities. Besides administrative functions and public dealing, he took keen interest in teaching work. He himself taught taxonomy to post-graduate students and occasion- ally also to graduate classes, thus developing close contact with students, and directly understanding their problems.
SCI.ENTIFIC SOCIETIES, HONOURS AND AWARDS
In recognition of his contributions in the field of botany, he was elected a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 1952, and Government of India appointed him as Professor Emeritus at Forest Research Institute in 1966. He published about 10 books and 200 research papers, reviews and biographies in Indian and foreign journals of repute.
He started editing new journal, Indian Forestry in the year 1978 and was its honorary Editor till death. This journal has become very popular particularly for
on forest botany, Taxonomy and floristics.
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He was Life Member of Indian Botanical Society where he served as a member of Executive Council. He also served as a Member of Research Councils of National Botanic Garden, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Indian Council of Agricul- tural Research, Panel of Forestry Education, Government of India, Biological Research Committee of FRI, and Colleges, Review Committee of Botanical Survey of India, etc., and various bodies of the Agra and Meerut universities.
On the occasion.of Jubilee celebrations of the FIX1 and Colleges, he was awarded Gold Medal for meritorious work and services to FRI and Colleges. Besides, a medal was given to him in 1979 by the Botanical Society of USSR (liussia) for his contributions to taxonomy and allied botanical research work; the medal was presented personally by the Secretary of the Russian Society during latter's visit to India.
FAMILY LIFE
In November 1929 Raizada married Smt Gayatri Devi, BA, daughter of Rai Bahadur Sri Anand Swarup and Smt Durga Devi of Kanpur. Sri Swarup was a leading advocate, educationist, Arya Samaj worker and Founder of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College and several other associated colleges and educational institutions at Kanpur, Dehradun etc. He was also Chairman of the Kanpur Municipal Board, and later of the Improvement Trust Kanpur, besides being Deputy Chairman of the UP Legislative Council and associated with various universities of UP. He was also Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Agra. Due to his wide legal knowledge and sound judgement, he was held in high esteem both as a lawyer and as a citizen.
Raizadas celebrated the golden anniversary of their wedding in 1979; theirs was a very happy marriage. They had eight children-two sons and six daughters. Eldest son GB liaizada, MSc served Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (earstwhile Esso Oil Company of USA) for over 36 years and retired in August 1992, as Manager Opera- tions, North Zone, Delhi. The other son Dr BB Raizada MSc, PhD served as Head of Chemistry L3epartment and Principal of DBS (PG) College, Dehradun. Eldest daughter Kamla married BK Saxena who retired as Special Secretary, JP Srivastava Group of Mills and Industries, Kanpur. Second, Sudha married BK Verma who retired as COPS (CMOPS), Central Kailways, Bombay. Third, Prabha married GC Johry, now Chief Engineer, Quality Assurance and Piping, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Nuclear Power Corporation. Fourth, Aruna married Dr Iiakesh Saxena, Dy Gen Manager, Finance and Purchase, JK Synthetics Gorup, Kota. Fifth, Sunita married Dr Ved Rhatnagar, Scientist JET programme of European Common Market and presently posted at Oxford (UK), doing research on Nuclear Fission and Deputy of the team working on Cold Fusion at ordinary temperatures on Industrial scale. Sixth, Savita married Lt Commdr RK Prasad of Indian Navy, posted on an A i r t r a f t ca
Technical Engineer.
Though, none of his two sons followed the footsteps of their illustrious father in pursuit of botany, his eldest grand son Dr Anurag Raizada did MSc and PhD in Botany, and is now working as a scientist in Central Soil and Water Conservation Institute at Dehradun and has already published some work in Forestry journals of repute.
PERSONAL QUALITIES AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
liaizada was an appreciative husband and father besides being a deeply religious man. He was an early riser and an active sportsman and used to play tennis and badminton. He was very social and served as Honorary Secretary of Officers' Club, New Forest, Chairman FRI Cooperative Society, Secretary and later President of New- Forest Class I Officers Association, organising Secretary for the first Independence Day Celebrations in 1947 and Republic Day functions in 1950 at FRI and Club.
He was a co-founder (alongwith Dr Krishna) of the New Forest School for children of the New Forest Estate. This School was run by voluntary subscriptions from officers and staff of FRI and Indian Military Academy, and only after about 15 years, when it became a well established Higher Secondary School, it was taken over by Government to be run as a Central School.
Raizada was on Board of Mangen~cnt of local DAV (PC) College for over 50 years.
Though a very generous person ,it heart, he was a strict disciplinarian and stern administrator. He often helped poor students financially from his own pocket. He firn-rly believed in setting exan~ple before. preaching anything to others. An example of this was his sudden and complete stopping of smoking. He was a chain smoker for 35 years, but one day he suddenly stopped it. On being asked by his wife and other family members, about this sudden change, he simply stated that DAV College was an Arya Samaj Institution where smoking is prohibited in college campus, and as the Principal of the College, how could he stop others from doing a thing which he did not himself follow.
Raizada's relationships with his students and younger colleagues were very straight forward and cordial; he loved as well as respected them, but never showed any favouritism.
Many events and anecdotes come to mind, and bnly a few are described:
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His
affection : All his letters to the author even the most official ones, ended with the words 'our united regards to you both'. He called author's wife as 'Bahu' (daughter-in-law).ii. There was not one instance when he visited the town where the author was posted and did not meet him; or, whenever the author was in Dehradun, he did not invite, or himself comeover-a meeting was a must.
iii. His regard fir work : He used to introduce the author to his relatives and friends in these words 'Jain received training in taxonomy under me in late forties, but he has done so much work that he is now far ahead of me!'
iv. His irltegrity : In sixties and seventies, the author appeared before some selection boards of UPSC or CSIR where Raizada was an expert, and perhaps they were the only interviews where none or someone else was selected.
TO SUM UP
For over five decades, Raizada's name remained synonymous with forest botany and taxonomy in India. It may not be far from truth, that much of the taxonomic uprising and awareness in India today is through the work and efforts of MB Raizada or his co-workers and students and in turn co-workers and their students.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The author acknowledges with sincere gratitude the help received from the family of Professor MB Raizada, particularly his eldest son Sri Gobind Behari Raizada in the form of detailed biographical notes, particulars of family members and above all the opportunity of several discussions about this biography.
SK JAIN Scientist Emeritus NBRI, LUCKNOW BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKSILARGE PAPERS
1954 (With BOR NL) Beaut@fill Indian Clilnbers and Shrubs (with 31 coloured and 99 halftone photos and text figures). Bombay Nut. Hist. Soc. 1-286.
1956 (With SANTAPAU H) Contribution to the flora of the Gir forests in Saurashtra. lndiai~
For. Rcc. (Botany) n.s. 4(6) : 105-170.
1960 (With SAHNI KC) Living Indian Gymnosperm pt. I. lbid 5(2) : 73-150.
1961 (With JAIN SK & BHARADWAJ RC) Grasses of the Upper Gangetic Plain. pt. I (Maydeae
& Androponeae). lbzd. 4(7) :171-276.
1962 Name changes in common Indian Plants. Ibid. 5(1) : 1-71
(W~th SETH SK and KHAN
MW)
Trees for Vana Mahotsava Govt. of India Pwss. (with 10 coloured plates and 39 photographs) pp. 1-130.1964 (Wlth JAIN SK) Grasses of the Upper Gangetic Plain pt. 11 (Paniceae). lndian For. Rec.
(Bot.), 5(3) : 151-221.
1976 Sllpylr)net~t to Putllie's Flora
4
Upper Gangetic Plain. 1-355.1975 (With SAXENA HO) Flora
4
Mussoorie VoL 1 1-645.(With NAITHANI HB & SAXENA HO) Orchids of Mussoorie. 1-99.
1982 (With BOR NL) So~ne Beautifill Illdian Climbers and Shrubs. (Revised 2nd Edition). Bombay Nnt. Hist. Soc. 1-321.
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
1930 (With I-'AlIKINSON CE) New Indian species of forest importance, pt. 7. lndian For. 56 : 426-440.
Contribution to Dutlue's Flora of Upper Gangetic Plains from the neighbourhood of Dehradun. Jour. Itldinn Bat. Soc. 10 : 150-158.
1932 New Indian species of forest importance, pt. 8. lndian For. 58 : 133-140.
1933 (With PARKINSON CE) Indian Wcildlatrdias, Ibid. 59 : 349-372.
1934 New or Little-known plants from Kumaon. Ibid. 60 : 529-538.
Recently introduced or otherwise imperfectly known plants from the Upper Gangetic Plain, pt. 1, lolir~. Itldinn Bot. Soc. 14 : 339-348.
1935 The Genus Psilotlrrn in India. Indinn For. 61 : 654656.
List @plants grown in the Forest Research Instit~ite grounds, Dehradun, Forest Research Inst., Dehradun.
Recently introduced or otherwise imperfectly known plants from the Upper Gangetic plain, pt. 2. lour. Indian Bot. Soc. 15 : 149-167.
1936 (With KRISHNA S & PUNTAMBEKAR) Minor Forest Products of Chakrata, Dehradun and Saharanpur, etc., Forest Divisions, pt. 1. Indian For. Rec. (chemistry), 1 :- 1-43.
1937 (With VERMA BS) lndian Plants reputed as fish poison. Indian For. 63 : 198-218.
1939 (With VERMA BS) Recently introduced or otherwise imperfectly known plants from the Upper Gangetic Plains, pt. 3, Indian For. Rec. (Botany), 2 : (5) : 223-236.
(With BOR NL) Some beautiful Indian climbers and shrubs, pt. I journ, Bombay Nut. Hist,
&. 41 : 1-11.
- d o - pt. II Ibid. 41 : 203-220.
1940 ; d o - pt. III Ibid. 41 : 453-460.
- - d o
-
pt.IV
Ibid. 41 : 631-690.- d o
-
pt. V Ibid. 42 : 1-12.-
Age of trees, Edncr;ltinn 19 : 112-115.1941 (With BS VERMA) New or Little-known plants from Kumaon. Indian For. 67 : 15-21.
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(With VERMA BS) On the Flora of Chittagong. Ibid. 67 : 245-254.(With BOR NL) Some beautiful Indian climbers and shrubs. pt. VT, lourn. Bombay Nut.
Hist. Soc. 42 : 233-241.
- do - pt. VII lbid. 42 : 455-471.
- - do - pt. VIII & IX lbid. 42 : 635-703.
- Five new Indian and Burmese flowering plants. lndiari For. REC. (Botany) 3 (3) : 221-128.
- Hints for botanical collectors. For. BuII. (Botany), 109 : 1-9.
1942 (With VERMA BS) Name changes in important Indian plants. Iizdian For. 68 : 206-207.
(With VERMA BS) New or noteworthy Apocynaceae from India and Burma. Ibid. 68 :
361-366.
(With VERMA BS) A new l'ygelln~ from Bastar State, Orissa. Ibirl. 68 : 421.
(With BOR NL) Some Beautiful Indian climbers and shrubs, pt. X Journ. Bombay Nut. Hist.
soc. 43 : 1-10.
- do- pt. XI Ibid. 43 : 113-129.
- do- pt. XI1 Ibid. 43 : 291-297.
1943 - do- pt. XI11 Ibid. 43 : 539-552.
- - do- pt. XIV Ibid. 44 : 74-77.
- - do- pt. XV lbid. 44 : 159-163.
1944 - do- pt. XVI Ibid. 44 : 315-321.
- do- pt. XVII lbid. 44 : 489-508 - do- pt. XVIII lbid. 45 : 1-4
(With VERMA BS) The longivity of plants, Indiarz, For. 70 : 207-210.
(With VERMA BS) Grass that fights snakes and malaria. Ibid. 70 : 376-378.
(With VERMA BS) The double coconut. Ibid. 70 : 411-415.
1945 (With VERMA BS) Fasciated inflorescence of Sophora secundtfIora lourn. Bombay Nat. Hist.
SOC. 55 (2) : 258-259.
A plea for decapitalising specific names. lndian For. 71 : 25-27.
(With BOR NL). Some beautiful lndian climbers and shrubs. pt. XIX. lourn. Bonrbny Nut.
Hist. Soc. 45 : p. 97-105.
- d o - pt. XX Ibid. 45 : 263-279.
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do-
pt. XM lbid. 45 : 451-461.1946
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do - pt. XXII lbid. 46 : 1-12.-
do-
pt. XXIII Ibid. 46 : 205-216.- c10 - pt. XXlV Ibiti. 46 : 411-413.
- do - yt. XXV Ibid. 46 : 567-575.
- (Wit11 VERMA BS). Tractecopevedia-A new genus of Rutaceae. Indian For. 72 : 275-276.
- (With VEliMA BS). The discovery of Hypericurn hookerianum in Jaunsar. Ibid. 72 : 535.
1947 The genus ljoa in India. Pmc. 34th Indian Sc. Congr. (Abstracts) Ser. 6, 153.
- (With VERMA BS) On fJygcurn r~roonci/i lnd. For. 73 : 74.
Balsa Wood. lbill. 73 : 70.
(With BOR NL) Some beautiful Indian climbers and shrubs. pt. XXVI. Jourt~. Bombay Nat.
Hist. Soc. 47 : 1-25.
- do - pt. XXVII Ibid. 47 : 195-196.
- do - pt. XXVIIl Ibid. 47 : 401-408.
(With VERMA BS). A new species of Scnecio from Assam. Jourtz. Indiatz Bot. Soc. 27 : 206- 207.
1948 A little-known Burmese Bamboo. lndian For., 74 : 7-10.
(With VERMA BS) A living fossil tree. Ibid. 74 : 208.
(With CHATTERJEE RN). New or little-known plants from Assam. lbid. 74 : 385-392.
- Botanical name changes. lbid. 74 : 332-336.
1949 A case of teratology in Eriomulorz. Sci. 6 Cnltrrre, 14 : 387-388.
An interesting case of botanical nomenclature. Ibid. 14 : 667-680.
Some interesting plants from Orissa. lolrrrz. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 48 : 667-680.
- TWO little-known plants from India. lrrriinr~ For. 75 : 165-166.
1950 (With CHATTERJEE D) Correct name of Indian Silk Cotton Tree. Ibid. 76 : 154-155.
- A new species of Dirnerilr, D. nroonei/i in Mooney H . Supp. to Haitzes's Bot. Bihar 6 Orissa.
Name changes in the genera Eugcnin and Atylosia. lbid.
Liliurrr mackliniae discovered earlier in Burma. Card. Chron., 128 : 247.
(With JAIN SK) Review of some name changes in Indian grasses. lndiarl For., 76 : 523-525.
Corn Cockle, a poisonous seed in imported wheat. Indian Farming, 11 : 226-228.
1951 (With JAIN SK). First record of the genus Eilclasta Franch. (Gramineae) in India. lndian For., 77 : 267-268.
(With JAIN SK) Filiycdium, a new genus of Gramineae. Journ. Bornbay Nat. Hist. Soc., 49 r 682-684.
New or noteworthy plants from the Upper Gangetic plain. lndian For. Rec., n.s. (Botany), 4(3) : 65-72.
(With JAIN SK). The genus Capillipedium in India. Ibid. 4(4) : 73-81.
(With SHAH1 R). The genus Ae~opodiuni Linn. from India. Jotrnz. lrrdir7~ &I/. Soc., 30 : 75- 79.
1952 (With VAID KM). Ferns of Nepal. lridiiliz Fer., 78(11) : 576-581.
1953 (With BHARAUWAJA RC). Indian species of Cleistachne Benth. Ibid. 79(2) : 121-123.
(With CHATTERJEE RN) Red wood of China. Ibid. 79 : 159-162.
(With CHATTERJEE RN) The correct name of Indian Babul. Bid. 79(8) : '430-431.
Curtis's Botanical Magazine : its origin, history and mission. Jourtz. Bombay Nut. Hist. Soc., 51(4) : 819-824.
(With CHATTERJEE RN) Correct identity and status of Flacourtia ramontchi L' Herit. and E scyiaria Roxb. Indian For. 79(9) : 503-505.
(With CHATTERJEE RN). A new Burmese Dillenia. Ibid. 79(10) : 524525.
New difficulties facing plant taxonomists (Proposal No. 44 submitted to the Paris Congress). Taxorz 2 (8) : 185-187.
(With CHATTERJEE RN). A note on the two species of Trrrimfitta f7orn Uttar Pradesh.
lndian For., 7901) : 601-702.
(With CHATTERJEE RN). Correct rlanie of pipfi (Bucklnndia poyrilnea I<. Br. ex Griff.). Ibid.
79(12) : 673-674.
- New complications in the naming of plants species. Proc. Pacific Sciencc Congress, Manila.
1954 Grasses of the Upper Gangetic Plain and some aspects of their ecology. Indian For., 80(1):
24-26.
Ferns and Fern-allies of the Upper Gangetic Plain. Proc. lndian Sci. Congress. (Abstr.), A botanical visit to Mt. Abu. Indian For., 80(4) : 207-218.
(With SANTAPAU HI. Contributions to the flora of the Gir Forests of Saurashtra. Ibid.
80(7) : 379-389.
Hortus Malabaricus. Madras State herbarium Centenary Souvenir 64-69.
Note on the typification of the generic name Bombax. Taxon 3(4) : 102.
(With CHA'ITERJEE RN). A diagnostic key to the various forms of introduced Mesquite (Prospopis juliflora D.C.). lndian For. 80(11) : 675-680.
(With HINGORANI GR) A list of the plants grown in the Botanical Garden 6 Arboretum, FRI Dehradun p 1-49 Govt. of India Press, Calcutta.
A note on Ventilage gamblei Herr. lourn. Bombay Nut. Hist. Soc. 52(2 & 3) : 660.
1956 (Wth SAHNI KC) The Dehradun herbarium. Golden Iublee Souvenir, FRI Dehradun. 63-69.
(With CHATTERJEE RN) World distribution of Bamboos with special refere Indian species and their more important uses. lndian For., 82 : 215-218.
1957 A new variety of Cymnosporia fblconcri Lawson from Northern Oudh, Uttar Pradesh.
Jourri. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 54(3) : 796-797.
W t h CHA'ITERJEE RN) A new Sorghum from Burma. lndiatl For., 83(5) : 315-316.
(With VAID KM). Glimpses of the vegetation of Ukhamandel. Ibid. 83/11) 641-649.
(With JAIN SK). The genus Erernopogon and its affinities with Schizachyrium Nees. Journ.
Bornbat/ Nat. Hist. Soc., 54(4) : 858-865.
- The genus Cullenia. Indian For. 83(8) : 497-499.
1958 (With ROONWAL ML, CHATTERJEE RN and SINGH BALWANT). Host Plants @ Lac Insect. Indian Lac Cess Committee. Ranchi.
With SAHNI KC). Vegetation types in the Kumaon Himalaya. Jolrrn. Indiun Bot. Soc. 36(4):
599-600.
(With VAID KM). Name changes in common lndian plants. Indian For. 84 : 467-538.
New plant records for the Upper Gangetic I'lain. Proc. Nat. Ins. Sci. India 24(4) ': 3 : 198- 208.
Comments on distribution of Miknnia scandens Wild. Indian For. 84 : 648.
Use of ornamental trees and shrubs in landscape architecture, Urbar.1 G. R~rral Planning Thol~ght l(3) : 135-150.
1959 (With SAHNI KC) A new Synlylocas from Nicobars. Indiun For: 85 : 100.
An overlooked species of CI~loris (Chloris priclirii Kunth) from India. Ihid. 85 : 335.
Name changes in common lndian Grasses. Ibid. 85 : 473-509.
A new species of Saccioleyis from Burma. Ibid. 85 : 575-576.
- Mussoorie and its plants. Ibid. 85 : 668-690.
1960 (With CHATTERJEE D) Correct identity of Hibiscr~s tortrrosus. Sci. and Culture. 26(1) : 46- 47.
- Correct name of RI~ynchosia sericcn Span. Ihid. 26(6) : 282-283.
1961 (With JAIN SK). First record of the genus Dipafhia from India. lndian For. 87(7) : 426- 428.
(With CHATTERJI RN). Bcrgia polyanf~m Sond. A new record for India. Sci. 6 Culture, 27:
302-303.
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(Wit11 SAHNI KC). A new Annonaceae from the Great Nicobar Is. Indian For, 87(2) : 101-
Fern allies of the Upper Gangetic I'lain. Bull. Bot. Soc. Unii). Sagar 13 : 31-43.
(With KEDARNATH S). The role of Cytology in Forest Genetics Research P World Forestry Congress.
(With KEDARN ATH S). Gene tics and forest tree breeding. Proc. 2 0 t h Silvicultural Corifirtwce.
(With HINGORANI GR). Plants of Chin Hills (Burma). Indiari For. 88(7) : 498-509. , (With SHARMA VS). New plant records for the Upper Gangetic Plain f r m Ajmer Merwara. Ibid. 88(5) : 356-369.
(With CHATTERJEE IW). An unrecorded Hicrt~chloa (H. odorata(L.) Beauv.) from Central Himalaya. Ibid. 88(6) : 428-430.
(With SAXENA HO). New plant records from North-West India. Ibid. 88(9) : 702-704.
(With CHATTERJEE IW). A new bamboo from South India. Ibid. 89(5) : 362-364.
(With CHATTERJEE RN). Culm-sheaths as aid to identification of bamboos. Ibid. 89(11):
744-756.
(With JAIN SKI. Grasses of the Upper Gangetic Plains I11 Ibid. 92 : 637-642.
Nomencultural changes in Indian plants. Ibiii. 95(4) : 299-339.
Hirlts for Botariical Collectors. FRI, Dehradun. 1-9.
(With SAXENA HO). Additions to the flora of Mussoorie Hills Jour. Bombay Nat. Hist.
SOC. 64(1) : 83-92.
A critical note on the correct identity of lpomca gracillima Prain. Indian For. 93(4) : 225-
(With SAXENA HO). New records for north and north-west India. Ibid. 93(9) : 657.
What is there in a name? Why change. Ibid. 94(1) : 37-46.
Some name changes in the flora of Ipdia. Ibid. 94(6) : 432-462.
(With BAHADUR KN). Lirnnoctli~ris f7ava (L.) Buch. - a new record for India Ibid. 94(8):
641 -644.
(With BAHADUR KN). Botanical Garden of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun In : Famous Gardens of India, Indian lour. Hort. 111-125.
(With NAITHANI HB). Cyperus mclanospermus (Nees) Valek. Subsp. b$blius (Miq) Kern.- A new record for Bangladesh. Banglad~sh Jour. Bot. 4(1-2) : 179-180.
Name changes in plants. Indian For. 102(4) : 203-211.
(With NAITHANI HB). New distributional records of eleven plants in India. Ibid 102 (10) : 675-691.
Corrections and nomenclatural changes to the Forest Flora of Bombay Presidency. Vol.
1 & 2, 1-10.
Future of floristic studies and preservation and conservation needs of rare, endangered and vanishing plants of India. Bull. Bot. Surv. India. 19 : 174-175.
1978 (With NAITHANI HB). New records of some Cyperaceae taxa in India. Indian For., 104(8) : 513-524.
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(With NAITHANI HB). Notes on the distribution records on grasses. Ibid. 104(8) : 515- 524.
(With ARORA CM & PRASAD R). New or little known plants from Kumaun. lndian lour.
FoY., l(1) : 31-34.
(With NAITHANI HB), A note on the occurrence of Fimbristylis mergucnsis CB Clarke in India. Ibid. l(2) : 105.
(With BENNET SSR & NAITHANI HB). Partheniurn Linn. in India-A review and history.
Ibid. l(2) : 128-131.
1979 (With ARORA CM & WADHWA BM). A contribution to the botany of Chikmanglur district. Ibid. 2(4) : 336-349.
Editor's comments on the paper, Forest Nistar-Problem of Madhya Pradesh ( A suggestion).
Ibid. 2(4) : 291.
- Editor's note on Plantago, a new record for Bihar. Ibid. 2(4) : 306.
1980 (With SAXENA HO & BRAHMAM M) Annotated list of vascular plants of Bhubaneshwar Ibid. 3(1) : 87-90.
Two new names in Vigna Savi. lbid. 3(2) : 133.
Comments on RK Gupta's article entitled, "Type material of plants collected by Victor Jacquemont from W Himalaya. n7i~I. 3(2) : 134.
Four new combinations in Indian flowering plants. Ibid. 3(5).
Endangered Indian Plants. Ibid. 3(4) : 370-371.
Cnrl~~onltion ndd~.css (delivered at Northern Forest Rangers College, Dehradun on Feb. 29).
Ibid. 3(1) : 91-92.
Recent advances in plant nomenclature in Manila1 KS. Botany and History of 'Hortus Malabaricus'. p. 203-224, Balkema, Rotterdam.
Nomenclatural changes to Osmaston's Forest Flora of Kumaon.
(With BENNET SSR) Nomenclature changes in some flowering plants Indian For. 107(7):
432-437.
(With BENNET SSR). Nomenclature changes in some flowering plants Indiarl Jour. For.,
4(1) : 67-68.
1982 (With BENNET SSR) Five new combinations and a new name for Indian flowering plants. Indian. For., 108(4) : 302-303.
1983 (With BENNET SSR) Six new names and two new combinations for flowering plants.
Ibid. 109(4) : 219-221.
Lette to Editor. lndian Jour. For., 6(1) : 90,
1984 (Wlth MATHUR NK). National Biological Institute, Bogor-Indonesia lbLl : 7(1) : 90-91.
1989 (With SANTOSH KUMAR). Survey and distribution of fern allies and ferns of Chakrata Forest Division, UP India. Indian For. 11.5(8) : 578-589.
REVIEWS
Supplement to Botany of Bihar and Orissa by HF Mooney. Indian for 76 : 403-404.
,
Manual @ lndian Forest Botany by N L Bor Curr. Sci., 22 : 390-391.
Poisonous plants of India, by R.L. Badhwar Indian For. 80(3) : 183-184.
Hand Book cf sorue Indian Weeds by C. Tadulingam and Venkatanarayan Jorlr. Indian Bof.
Soc. 36 : 439.
Flowering Trees in lndza by M S Randhawa. Sci. and Culture. 24(1) : 48.
Flora o f Purandhnr by H . Santapau \ouriz. lndian Bot. Soc. 37 : 432 and Jourrr. Sc. G. Ind. Res.
18A No 1 pp. 29, 159.
Indinrz woods, their identecatioiz properties and uses by K A Chowdhury et a/. Vol. 1 Indian For. 86(8).
Grasses
nf
Burma, C L ~ I O I I , India and 13nkistan by N L Bor Curr. Sci. 30(10) : 400-401.Beautifill Climbers o f India-BP Pal. Irldinrz For., 87(4).
Research techniques in use at the Grassland Research Institute, Harley. Curr. Sci., 31(1):
38.
Flora
af
Indian Dcscrt by M M Bl~andari. Indian lour. For., l ( 1 ) : 38.Wildlife Club Newsletter. Ibid. l(2) : 167.
Plant Wealth
of
Iraq. H L Chakravorty - A review. Ibid. l(4) : 289.Nursery and Planting - Some Tropical Everc$reerz and Sen~iez~ergreen Syccics - SN Rai. Ibid. 2(1) : 64.
A n Introduction to Plant Nomenclature by SSR Bennet-Bid. 2(2) : 157.
E r ~ n i t e Lrfe and Terlnite Control in Tropical Asia, by M L Roonwal. Ibid. 2(3) : 221.
Flora qf Howrah District by SSR Bennet. Ibid. 3(1) : 85.
Threatened Plants qf- India by SK Jain & ARK Sastry. lbid. 3(2) : 187.
The Phytogeography
oJ
Legumesof
Madhya Pradesh. by SDN Tiwari. lbid. 3(3) : 279.Symposium o n vegetational wealth o f Himalayas. Ibid. 3(1) : 80.
Glirnpscs
of
Iridian Enthonobotany by SK Jain Ibid. 4(4) : 336.Flora @ Gujarat State by GL Shah lbid. 4(4) : 336.
1982 Fcrn and Fern Allies t$ Meghalayu Stntc. AK Baishya & RR Rao Indian For. 108(5) : 382.
1983 Horn
of
Calicut by KS Manila1 & VV Shivarajan. l n d i a n lour. For. 6(3) : 256.OBITUARY
1958 Great Botanist - JF Duthie. Bota~ica 9 : 19-21.
- Great Botanist - JS Gamble, Ibid. 9 : 102-105.
1959 RN I'arkar. lrl[linr~ For. 85 : 270.
1978 KA Chowdhury. lndiari lour. For., l(4) : 351.
1979 MA Waheed Khan. lbid. 2(2) : 193.
- Harry Champion. Ibid. 2(4) : 310-381.
1980 K Subramanyam. Irzdian For. 106.
1981 HP Bhatnagar. l n d i a n lour. For. 4(1) : 78.
