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American philanthropist, Mr. Henry Phipps, who donated generaously for the establishment of the Institute at Pusa, Bihar in 1905 | Foundation stone of the Institute laid by His Excellency Baron Curzon of Kedleston, the then Viceroy and Govenor-General of India on 1st April 1905 | The Agricultural Research Institute originally established at Pusa, Bihar, popularly known as 'Naulakha' | ||
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Scientists at work in a laboratory at the Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa, Bihar
| Shifting of the Institute from Pusa to New Delhi in progress | Inaugration of the Institute's new campus at New Delhi in 1936 | ||
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad, former President of India, during a visit of IARI | Dr. S. Rahakrishnan, former President of India, during a visit to IARI | Former Prime Minister of India, Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru presenting a degree certificate to a student at IARI | ||
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Former Prime Minister of India, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri admiring a maize cob at IARI | Shri Morarji Desai, the then Union Finance Minister at IARI for the Institute's convocation in 1963 | Dr. Zakir Hussain, the then Vice President of India ar IARI during the Institute's Diamond Jubilee celebration | ||
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Shri C. Subramaniam, the then Union Minister of Agriculture at the Institute's convocation in 1965 | Dr. R. W. Cummings, the first Dean of IARI with Dr. M.S. Swaminathan in a sorghum field at IARI | Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, eminent nuclear scientist, delivering a speech at the inaugration of the Nuclear Research Laboratory | ||
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Former Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi inaugurating the Jawahar Jounti Seed Cooperative Society Ltd. under the seed village concept given by IARI
| Former Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi in a laboratory at IARI | Shri V.V. Giri, former President of India and Shri Jagjivan Ram, former Union Minister of Agriculture during a visit of IARI | ||
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Shri V.S. Mathur and Dr. M.V. Rap with Dr. M.S. Swaminathan in a wheat field at IARI | Shri Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Frontier Gandhi) enjoying the fragrance of a rose flower in a field at IARI. Seen with him is Dr. Rajat De, an eminent scientist of IARI | Shri Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, presenting the degree of Dsc (Honoris Causa) to Dr. B.P. Pal, former Director of IARI | ||
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Rev. Mother Teresa, M.C., chief guest, at the 31st convocation of the Institute. Seated on her left is Dr. Balram Jakhar, the then Union Minister of Agriculture. Inset: Rev. Mother Teresa releasing the grains of a few field crops developed at IARI | Dr. Norman E. Borlaug (seated second from left) was the chief guest at the Institute's 34th convocation | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the then Scientific Adviser to the Union Minister of Defence (and former President of India) releasing a book at the 37th convocation of IARI | ||
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Dr. S. Nagarajan, former Director, IARI (centre) greeting the guests at the launching ceremony of the centenary year | Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission delivering the 35th Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Lecture at IARI | Shri Sharad Pawar, former Union Minisiter of Agriculture (second from right) was the chief guest at the 43rd convocation of the Institute falling in the centenary year |
Glimpse of IARI
