K R Aneja

Biography:

Prof. K. R. Aneja is the recipient of many awards and fellowships, the major ones include the Vidya-Vachspati Award (= D. Litt./D. Sc.) awarded on 30th March 2025 by Kashi Hindi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi; the 2022 MSI Lifetime Achievement Award; President of the Mycological Society of India (2013); Recorder of ISCA; INSA–Royal Society Academic Exchange Fellowship; Best Citizens of India Award; Rashtriya Gaurav Award; ISWA Lecture Award; Shiksha Rattan Samman; and the 2023 Unnat Bharat Shewa Shree Award. He served as the Governor’s/Chancellor’s nominee for teacher selection at Punjabi University, Patiala; Member of the Research Advisory Committee of ICAR Weed Research Centre, Jabalpur, M. P. , India; and Expert Member of ICFRE, Dehradun. He obtained his B. Sc., M. Sc., and Ph. D. degrees from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, and the Vidya-Vachspati Award from Kashi Hindi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi. He served in the Departments of Botany and Microbiology at Kurukshetra University for 34 years, joined the teaching faculty at the same institute, and served as Professor and Chairman for 11 years, supervised 23 Ph. D. scholars and over 35 M. Phil. students, published 183 research papers, reviews, and chapters along with over 57 abstracts, attended more than 45 national and international conferences, delivered lead lectures, chaired several sessions, and gave valedictory addresses. He has authored/co-authored 16 books, edited 5 books, written 2 manuals, and contributed to proceedings of international conferences published by international publishers (04) and national publishers (19), and is also the author of two microbiology books for national and international nursing students. He is currently serving as an Honorary Professor and Research Advisor at Sardar Bhagwan Singh University, Dehradun (Uttarakhand).