AdminDr Khem Singh Gill is the Vice-President of the Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib.He was associated with Baba Iqbal Singh ji since the days that they met Sant Teja Singh ji at Khalsa College Amritsar. He has been the Chairman of 45 Akal Academies in Punjab, Haryana, HP, UP and Rajasthan, run by different Trusts and […]
Dr Khem Singh Gill is the Vice-President of the Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib.He was associated with Baba Iqbal Singh ji since the days that they met Sant Teja Singh ji at Khalsa College Amritsar. He has been the Chairman of 45 Akal Academies in Punjab, Haryana, HP, UP and Rajasthan, run by different Trusts and Societies. He has also been honoured with the PADMA BHUSHAN by the Govt of India.
He is also the Former Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
He initiated and strengthened teaching and research programmes in Genetics at Hisar and Ludhiana campuses of PAU. He led the Department of Plant Breeding of the University to raise its status to international level. As the team leader of Wheat Improvement Programme, Dr Gill did remarkable work on the development and identification of improved cultivars of wheat, which revolutionized wheat production in Punjab and several other parts of India and Pakistan.
Khem Singh Gill earned his BSc (Ag) and MSc (Ag) degrees from the Punjab University and served the Department of Agriculture, Punjab and Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) as Research Assistant and Assistant Oilseed Breeder, respectively (1955-63). He studied at the University of California, Riverside, USA (1963-66) and obtained PhD (Genetics).
He has been the Chairman of 45 Akal Academies in Punjab, Haryana, HP, UP and Rajasthan, run by different Trusts and Societies.
The following are some of his credentials:
- Trustee on board of International Centre for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat , Mexico.
- Sr. V.P., Int’l. Triticale Assn, Australia & Brazil.
- Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Memorial Prize by ICAR.
- Fellow, 3rd World Academy of Sciences, Italy – Indian Society of Agricultural Sciences & Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding.
Trustee on board of International Centre for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat , Mexico.
Professor Gill founded the Crop Improvement Society of India and remained its President (1974-79) and Patron till date. He was Adviser, Wheat and Triticale Research at the Global Level, having been on the Board of Trustees and Programme Committee of the CIMMYT, Mexico (1988-93) and Senior Vice-President of International Triticale Association (1988-94).
Dr Gill made Advanced Study Visits to 23 overseas countries. Through the Akal Academies, he has started a value-based quality education in rural areas of Northern India. Gill served the Council of INSA during 1983-85.
~ Tapasleen Kaur