Devendra Prasad Gupta
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Prof. Devendra Prasad Gupta /, is an Indian
scholar and academician
.
family. Prof.Gupta actively participated in Indian freedom movements of 1942 as a result of which his studies were discontinued for many years. At the age of eleven years he was a member of Congress Seva Dal from 1944 to 1947. During this period he had been trained as a volunteer and had been also also the Nayak as well as comrade of one unit.
He faced bullets and suffered from gangrenous wound of the left leg lower part with the bone exposed. The wound it was stated caused by three bullets, being fired by American Contengency at Maheshkhunt
in the district of Monghyr in August 1942. He was even imprisoned for a year. But with struggle and continue efforts as well as hardship of all Indians they succeeded.
Apart from voluntary service and academics he is also a good sportsman. During his college days he used to wrestle as a beginner under Karl Istaz
,a wrestler of British
Professional wrestling promotion
who was trained by Billy Riley
and participated in bouts which was run by B.Dixon in Liverpool
, England
. Dixon's promotion tours theatres, leisure centres, town halls and similar venues, many of them old venues for televised wrestling in the UK in the 1950-1980s.
A freedom fighter who had to flee his hometown of Monghyr to avoid arrest for hoisting the Tricolour
in his school during the Quit India Movement
, joined Ranchi University
after a brief stint at the Patna University and University of London
.
. He started his mentor
career as demonstrator
(August 1953-August 1956) and went up to post graduate lecturer
(September 1956-March 1970), reader
(April 1970-January 1984), university
professor
(February 1984 to till date), principle
(June 1983-January 1986) under Indian University.
He attended many International Conferences such as First International Congress of Plant Pathology, held in Imperial College London
, International Conference of Phytochemical Society, held in University of Hull
, Scarborough, England
etc.He was the only participant from India
who took part in the dileberation of the was 3rd International Symposium on verticillium held on August 1981 in Bari
, Italy
.
He is ex-councillor of Indian Phytopathological Society of India
, New Delhi
and former member of Bihar
Intermediate
Education
Council
, India.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
scholar and academician
Academician
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Early life and education
He belongs to a HinduHindu
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family. Prof.Gupta actively participated in Indian freedom movements of 1942 as a result of which his studies were discontinued for many years. At the age of eleven years he was a member of Congress Seva Dal from 1944 to 1947. During this period he had been trained as a volunteer and had been also also the Nayak as well as comrade of one unit.
He faced bullets and suffered from gangrenous wound of the left leg lower part with the bone exposed. The wound it was stated caused by three bullets, being fired by American Contengency at Maheshkhunt
Maheshkhunt
-Location:National Highway 107 starts at Maheshkhunt. Nearest airport is Patna Airport....
in the district of Monghyr in August 1942. He was even imprisoned for a year. But with struggle and continue efforts as well as hardship of all Indians they succeeded.
Apart from voluntary service and academics he is also a good sportsman. During his college days he used to wrestle as a beginner under Karl Istaz
Karl Istaz
Karl Istaz was a professional wrestler and trainer born in Antwerp, Belgium, best known by his ring name Karl Gotch. The German suplex is named after Gotch....
,a wrestler of British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Professional wrestling promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
who was trained by Billy Riley
Billy Riley
For the rockabilly musician, see Billy Lee Riley.For the 19th-century baseball player, see Billy Riley .Billy Riley was a practitioner and teacher of Catch Wrestling...
and participated in bouts which was run by B.Dixon in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
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. Dixon's promotion tours theatres, leisure centres, town halls and similar venues, many of them old venues for televised wrestling in the UK in the 1950-1980s.
A freedom fighter who had to flee his hometown of Monghyr to avoid arrest for hoisting the Tricolour
Tricolour
A tricolour is a flag or banner more-or-less equally divided into three bands of differing colours...
in his school during the Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table...
, joined Ranchi University
Ranchi University
The Ranchi University is a university in Jharkhand state of India. It was established on 12th July 1960 as a teaching-cum-affiliating university, and its first vice chancellor was Sri Vishnudeo Narayan Singh...
after a brief stint at the Patna University and University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
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Professional life
Prof.Gupta is former Vice Chancellor of Ranchi UniversityRanchi University
The Ranchi University is a university in Jharkhand state of India. It was established on 12th July 1960 as a teaching-cum-affiliating university, and its first vice chancellor was Sri Vishnudeo Narayan Singh...
. He started his mentor
Mentor
In Greek mythology, Mentor was the son of Alcimus or Anchialus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus who placed Mentor and Odysseus' foster-brother Eumaeus in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace, when Odysseus left for the Trojan War.When Athena visited Telemachus she...
career as demonstrator
Demonstrator
A demonstrator may be:* A person performing a demonstration, such as to explain science or technology* An attendee at a political rally* A device or object used to perform a demonstration...
(August 1953-August 1956) and went up to post graduate lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
(September 1956-March 1970), reader
Reader
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(April 1970-January 1984), university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
(February 1984 to till date), principle
Principle
A principle is a law or rule that has to be, or usually is to be followed, or can be desirably followed, or is an inevitable consequence of something, such as the laws observed in nature or the way that a system is constructed...
(June 1983-January 1986) under Indian University.
He attended many International Conferences such as First International Congress of Plant Pathology, held in Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
, International Conference of Phytochemical Society, held in University of Hull
University of Hull
The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
, Scarborough, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
etc.He was the only participant from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
who took part in the dileberation of the was 3rd International Symposium on verticillium held on August 1981 in Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
, Italy
Italy
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He is ex-councillor of Indian Phytopathological Society of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
and former member of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate means "occurring between two extremes, or in the middle of a range". It comes from the Latin word 'intermedia' which literally means 'among the middle' and may refer to:...
Education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
Council
Council
-In politics:* Borough council, a form of local government* City council, a form of local government* Community council, the most local official representative bodies in Scotland and Wales...
, India.
Selected publications
- Protein Changes in the Vascular Wilt Disease of Lucerne caused by Verticillium albo-atrum R. et B
- Cloning and characterization of two genes from Bacillus polymyxa expressing beta-glucosidase activity in Escherichia coli
- The utilization of cellobiose by Verticillium albo-atrum.Heale JB,Gupta DP
- By J.B.HEALE AND D.P.GUPTA,Department of Biology,Queen Elizabeth College,Campden Hill,London W.8 The Utilization of Ceuobiose by Verticillhz ah-atrum