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The Chitamber School of Humanities and Social Sciences is
named after Dr. John Benedict Chitamber, a renowned social scientist, who
served this Institution with great dedication and commitment. His famous
book Rural Sociology does not need any introduction. He was born on
August16, 1920, and died on September 08, 2005. He grew up in Jabalpur and
Lucknow. He was holding Ph.D. in Rural Sociology and Cultural Anthropology.
He served in both the State and Central Government Departments of
Agriculture and Food, in Pre- Independent India. He took over the reigns of
the Allahabad Agricultural Institute, in 1959, and continued as its
Principal till 1980. Major academic expansion of the Institute took place
during this period. He was an Extension Scientist par excellence and made
Extension a renowned programme of the Institute.
He was the Consultant to FAO, World Bank, and World Council of Churches in
1977. He was the Director of Rural Development and Agriculture, at World
Vision International Monrovia & California, U.S.A.
The School offers not only the above mentioned independent programmes, but
also caters to the needs of students from the departments of Agriculture,
Dairy Technology, Veterinary Science, Home Science, Engineering, Allied
Health Sciences, Business Studies, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Forestry,
Basic Sciences, Theology,etc. |
