<p>We have lost an eminant nutritionist of repute with the sad demise of Dr. S.P. Arora on April 1, 2001. Born in December 1927 at Lahore (now in Pakistan) Dr. Arora obtained his B.V.Sc. degree from Punjab Veterinary College, Hissar in 1950 and M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Sciences (Animal Nutrition) from University of Illinois, USA. After his initial employment at Mhow and Jabalpur (M.P.), Dr. Arora joined as the founder-head of Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Physiology Division, N.D.R.I., Karnal on January 27, 1972 and remained in that position until June 1979. During this period and after, he also functioned as Officer-in-Charge, UNDP Project on Post-graduate Agricultural Education and Research (1972–79) and SIDA/IAEA Project on strengthening the Nuclear Research in Agriculture (1978–84). He earned Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize (biennium 1974–75) for his outstanding research on economic milk replacer for calves, reduction of calf mortality and influence of dietary zinc on vitamin A metabolism. Later, Dr. Arora was appointed as Professor of Eminence in Animal Nutrition from March 18, 1985 and retired from this coveted chair on December 31, 1987.</p><p>An eminent educationist, Dr. Arora has guided about 20 M.Sc. and 18 Ph.D. scholars for their research and published over 170 research papers and 3 books including two ICAR publications. Two of his Ph.D. scholars namely Dr. Kripal Singh and Dr. N. Balaraman were honoured with Jawaharlal Nehru Award for post-graduate agricultural research in 1980 and 1988, respectively.</p><p>Dr. Arora was a well travelled scientist. He had visited almost all the developing countries of the world. Dr. Arora was also the progenitor of Animal Nutrition Society of India and his mastermind gave a shape to the Society's Journal—The Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, of which he was the first Chief Editor. He was also a life member of Animal Nutrition Association beside many other scientific bodies. He is survived by his wife and two children. Our thoughts are with them.</p></sec></body></article></article></body></html>

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Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology

0972-2963

Animal Nutrition Association India

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NEWS AND VIEWS

In Memoriam: Dr. S.P. Arora

72001

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<p>We have lost an eminant nutritionist of repute with the sad demise of Dr. S.P. Arora on April 1, 2001. Born in December 1927 at Lahore (now in Pakistan) Dr. Arora obtained his B.V.Sc. degree from Punjab Veterinary College, Hissar in 1950 and M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Sciences (Animal Nutrition) from University of Illinois, USA. After his initial employment at Mhow and Jabalpur (M.P.), Dr. Arora joined as the founder-head of Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Physiology Division, N.D.R.I., Karnal on January 27, 1972 and remained in that position until June 1979. During this period and after, he also functioned as Officer-in-Charge, UNDP Project on Post-graduate Agricultural Education and Research (1972–79) and SIDA/IAEA Project on strengthening the Nuclear Research in Agriculture (1978–84). He earned Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize (biennium 1974–75) for his outstanding research on economic milk replacer for calves, reduction of calf mortality and influence of dietary zinc on vitamin A metabolism. Later, Dr. Arora was appointed as Professor of Eminence in Animal Nutrition from March 18, 1985 and retired from this coveted chair on December 31, 1987.</p><p>An eminent educationist, Dr. Arora has guided about 20 M.Sc. and 18 Ph.D. scholars for their research and published over 170 research papers and 3 books including two ICAR publications. Two of his Ph.D. scholars namely Dr. Kripal Singh and Dr. N. Balaraman were honoured with Jawaharlal Nehru Award for post-graduate agricultural research in 1980 and 1988, respectively.</p><p>Dr. Arora was a well travelled scientist. He had visited almost all the developing countries of the world. Dr. Arora was also the progenitor of Animal Nutrition Society of India and his mastermind gave a shape to the Society's Journal—The Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, of which he was the first Chief Editor. He was also a life member of Animal Nutrition Association beside many other scientific bodies. He is survived by his wife and two children. Our thoughts are with them.</p></sec></body></article></article></body></html>