Party Name : Akali
Constituency : Ferozepur- Ludhiana-SC
State : Punjab
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 1
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LAL SINGH, SARDAR, M.Sc. (California), Akali (Punjab— Ferozpur—Ludhiana—1952): S. of Sardar Sahib Singh; B. Nandpur (Distt. Ludhiana), March 16, 1896; Graduated with honours and Research Scholar at California University, U.S.A.; Awarded First Prize in Inter-University contest in Chicago for best thesis on fruit products; Elected to Sigma XI—a National Scientific Honour Society of American Colleges in 1920; m. Shrimati Mohinder Kaur, 1923; 1 S. and 3 D.; Agriculturist; Honorary Secretary, Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan Society, Stockton, California, U.S.A., 1914—16; President, Hindustan Students' Association, California University, Berkeley, U.S.A., 1918-19; Professor of Agriculture, Khalsa College, Amritsar, March, 1923 to July, 1926; Fruit Specialist to Punjab Government, July, 1926 to August, 1944; Fruit Development Adviser to Government of India and Director, Indian Institute of Food Technology, August, 1944—47; Director of Agriculture, Punjab, August, 1947 to October, 1951; Member, Advisory Board of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 1947—51; President, Horticulture Society of India, 1946-47; Fellow, University of the Punjab and Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, 1948—50; Organised Punjab Fruit Development Board and All India Food Preservers' Association; Started 'Punjab Food Journal'; Vice-President, Indian Central Sugarcane Committee and President of its Finance and Executive Sub-Committee, since October, 1952. Travels: Travelled extensively for ten years in U.S.A., Europe, China, Japan, Australia, Egypt, Palestine, etc. Clubs: Chelmsford Clubs and others.
