Prof. A.K. Sharma, A legendary Plant Scientist

Prof. Umesh Lavania met Sir on 13th June 2017 in the International Guest House of Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture (RKMIC), Gol Park, Kolkata

Prof. Sharma with Alumni Association, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 2017

Prof. Sharma with Alumni Association, 2017

Prof. Sharma in get together organized by Alumni Association of Department of Botany, University of Calcutta

Prof. Sharma, in 2017

Prof. A.K. Sharma in RKMIC, Golpark, Kolkata, 2016, assisted by old students Prof. Timir Jha and Prof. Animesh Ghorai

Prof. A.K. Sharma planting sapling along with the Alumni Association in the occasion of Centenary Celebration of Department of Botany, University of Calcutta

Prof. A.K. Sharma presiding in the Birth Centenary Lecture of Late Prof. P.C. Sarbadhikari

Prof. A.K.Sharma in Chair, introducing the Speaker Prof.U. C. Lavania and presenting the Memento in National Symposium, Bose Institute, Kolkata, 27-29 November, 2014

Prof. A.K. Sharma with Prof. S. C. Ray in National Symposium on Evolving Plant Biology : From Chromosomes to Genomics, 2014

Prof. Sharma planting sapling, September 2013

Outside Prof. A.K. Sharma's office - 15 September 2013 (with UC Lavania, Sumitra Sen) during Centenary Celebrations of the Botany Department, Calcutta University

Centenary celebrations of the Department of Botany of the University of Calcutta on 14 Sept 2013 : Being greeted by Prof.N D Paria on behalf of the Department

Prof. A.K. Sharma lighting of the lamp during inauguration of Centenary celebrations of the Department of Botany of the University of Calcutta on 14 Sept 2013; joined by Anita Mukherjee, A. Chatterjee, Sibaji Raha (Director Bose Institute) and Suranjan D

Prof. A.K. Sharma with invited speakers of the Plant Science symposium during the 100th Indian Science Congress at Kolkata on 5th January 2013. Left to right – UC Lavania (President, Plant Science section), PP Jauhar (from USDA), A.K.Sharma , Y Muka

Prof. A.K. Sharma with Prof. Y Mukai of Osaka Kyoiku University, Osaka, Japan during 100th Indian Science Congress, 4 Jan 2013

Chairman’s address on 4 Jan 2013 in Plant Science Section during 100th Indian Science Congress

Manju Sharma (former Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology, GOI) felicitating AKS commemorating 50 years of Plant Chromosome Database by his group on 5th January 2013 during 100th Indian Science Congress; Seen in the picture from left to right

Prof. A.K. Sharma presiding over the Fellowship induction ceremony of NASI at BHU, 29 Nov. 2012. Prof. U.C. Lavania receiving the Fellowship scroll

Prof. A.K. Sharma in the extreme right in front row- sharing group photo with Dr. Man Mohan Singh (then PM of India) on his induction as the General President of ISCA in June 2012 in the University of Calcutta

Prof. A.K. Sharma with Sudipta Roy, AB Das, Seshu Lavania, Anita Mukherjee, UC Lavania, Y Mukai, AKS, Sandip Mukhopadhyay, Timir Jha, Animesh Ghorai, Maumita Bandopadhyay during 2nd Archana Sharma Memorial Lecture; 27 December 2011

Prof. Y. Mukai - the speaker of the 2nd Archana Sharma Memorial Lecture

Presiding over the inaugural function of Annual Session of NASI at the University of Kerala, 24 Nov. 2011; Dignitaries on the dais : Manju Sharma, A Jaykrishnan, MGK Menon, K Kasturirangan, AK Sharma, JP Khurana, Krishna Misra. Standing – left Kasturi

Prof. A.K. Sharma, President of the National Academy of Sciences India (NASI), lighting the Lamp during the inauguration of Annual Session of NASI at the University of Kerala, 24 Nov. 2011; Also seen are Manju Sharma, A Jayakrishnan - VC of Kerala Univ

Prof. Sharma at his office, 2011

Prof. Sharma at his office, 2009

Prof. Sharma in his office, 1999

in 1999

Prof. A.K.Sharma in1970

Prof. A.K.Sharma (sitting)- with RN Gohil (Jammu), R Mallick, UC Lavania, Binay Choubey, Suchitra Choubey, Suchitra Banerjee, Sumita Jha, Seshu Lavania, Amita Pal, Suresh Chand during Mini Symposium, 15 March 2009

Prof. A.K. Sharma with Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya (Mayor of Kolkata) and M Sanjappa (Director, BSI) in the Department of Botany, CU to discus plantation programme after destruction of Kolkata trees by Aila cyclone, 2009

Inaugural address by Prof. Sharma during the National seminar 2005

Prof. Sharma in a National Seminar, 2005

Prof. Sharma with Prof. Asis Datta

During the Dedication Ceremony of NIPGR on 28 Nov 2005 - with long time professional friends Manju Sharma and MS Swaminathan (Father of Indian Green Revolution)

Prof. Sharma delivering his talk

Prof. A.K.Sharma, Chairman of the Research Council of the DBT-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi lighting the lamp during the Dedication of the NIPGR to the Nation on 28 Nov 2005, with President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, M

Dedication Ceremony of DBT-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) to the Nation on 28 Nov 2005, Asis Datta - Director NIPGR greets Prof AK Sharma

Post –Puja family visit by old students at residence at Megha Mallhar - photo by AN Lahiri Majumder, 2003. Rama chakrabarty, Archana Sharma, Asima Lahiri Majumder, AKS, Rathin Chakrabarty

A great animal lover, Prof. Sharma had a parrot named Lal Singh to enjoy relaxed moments

Prof. A.K.Sharma and Prof. Archana Sharma in their lab

Annual picnic of CAS fraternity at Ganges officers club, Banshberia, Hoogly, 1987 Front row : SC Ray, R Mallick,Prof. A. K. Sharma, GC Mitra, A Chatterjee, S Ghosh, A Sharma, Dipali De, Sumitra Sen

Prof. A. K. Sharma (then President of INSA) greeting Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the inaugural function of the Golden Jubilee of INSA on 16th January 1984; also seen are MGK Menon (past President of INSA) and S. Sriramachari (then Vice Presiden

Prof. A. K. Sharma (then President of INSA) escorting the Hon’ble Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the inaugural function of the Golden Jubilee of INSA on 16th Jan 1984

Prof. A.K.Sharma with his mother Shovamoyee, 1983

Prof. A.K. Sharma receiving Padma Bhushan from the President of India Giani Jail Singh, 1983

Prof. AK Sharma introducing the theme for panel discussion at the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi. Also seen from left to right are – PN Tandon, Archana Sharma, MGK Menon and AP Mitra

Prof. Sharma presiding over the inaugural session of the Indian Science congress at BHU, Varanasi on 3rd Jan 1981

Prof. Arun K Sharma and Prof. Archana Sharma on their visit to Kihara Institute of Biological Sciences, Yokohoma, Japan. Prof. Arun K Sharma in the centre with Prof. Hitoshi Kihara on his right hand side, 1981

Prof. Sharma delivering Presidential address on 3rd Jan 1981 at the Indian Science Congress at BHU, Varanasi

At Field Trip

Prof. Sharma with international visitors, Marina Seabright - inventor of Trypsin G-banding, and Microbiologist E A Bevan from UK; also seen are Geeta Talukder and Archana Sharma, young members of lab, 1978.

Prof Sharma with BP Pal during International Seminar on Chromosomes in Evolution, 1977 at RKMIC, Kolkata

Prof. Sharma with the members of the Editorial Advisory Board of The Nucleus at the residence of Askel Löve in Montreal on 25 August 1958 during The International Congress of Genetics . Left to right – front row BP Kaufmann, AKS, JH Taylor, standing