Kartar Singh Thind

Kartar Singh Thind, (K. S. Thind) (October 30, 1917 – December 3, 1991) was a scientist of botanical sciences. He was born on in a Thind (Kamboj) family of village Saidpur, Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala, Punjab, India.

An outstanding scientist and educationist, Dr Thind was M.Sc, Ph. D, F.N.A.Sc. He did his Doctorate in Plant Pathology from the Wisconsin University, USA.

Dr Thind was professor and the Head of the Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He has authored or co-authored numerous research articles on Phytopathology which were published from 1957 till his death (1991) in numerous important national and international science journals like Indian Council of Agricultural Research; Journal of the Indian Botanical Society; Indian Phytopathology; Research Bulletin of the Panjab University Science; Mycologia; Indian Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology; Transactions of the British Mycological Society; Indian Botanical. Society; American Journal of Botany; Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences; Kavaka; Bot. Notiser; Czech Mycol; Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo etc. etc.. His name is included among the select Phytopathological scientists of the world. His fields of Specialization are Mycology and Phytopathology (Plant Pathology). He has also written several books including well known Physiology of Fungi which text is recognized as authoritative in the field of Phytopathology. He participated in numerous national and international conferences and seminars on Botanical science and read his research papers which were appreciated through the world.

Dr Thind was Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences and Member of Indian Phytopathological Society besides many other associations. He was honored with FNA on December 17, 1967. In 1979, he received PANCHANAN MAHESHWARI MEDAL, an award instituted during 1977 by Dr. K. Subramanyam, Ex. Director, Botanical Survey of India to commemorate the memory of Professor P. Maheshwari.

He died on December 3, 1991.