Talk:Guduru Venkatachalam

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This article seems to infringe on this biography of Padma Shri Dr.G.V.Chalam. Consider the following similarities, from the foundational edit of this article:

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As a Research Assistant he carried out special work on the taxonomy of the rice and obtained Ph.D. degree from the Patna University in 1943 (the first PhD degree in Botany in Bihar and Orissa). In rice research he was responsible for evolving a number of important varieties of rice which became a household name in Orissa, like T-1145, T-141 and T-1242. Due to his personal efforts, an all India and an International variety of rice like SR 26B (saline resistant) was also evolved which now occupies the entire East Coast and parts of West Coast of India, Ceylon and some of the South-East Asian Countries.

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As a Research Assistant, Chalam carried out special work on the taxonomy of the rice and obtained his doctorate from the Patna University in 1943 (the first PhD degree on Anatomy of Rice in Agricultural Botany in the states of Bihar and Orissa). As a rice researcher, Chalam was responsible for evolving a number of important varieties of rice which became a household name in Orissa, like T-1145, T-141 and T-1242. He evolved a saline resistant variety of rice, SR 26B which now occupies the entire East Coast and parts of West Coast of India, Ceylon and some South-East Asian Countries.

It continues from there, with some material copied from or closely duplicating that source and some that seems not to be throughout, right down to the following:

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He was awarded Kavikokila prize for extending scientific agriculture to the farmers through his popular book on rice cultivation, styled VARI SAGU '.His book in Telugu on rice cultivation was much appreciated by the farmers in Andhra Pradesh. He gave away this prize money to the National Defence Fund at the time of Pakistan aggression.

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He was awarded Kavikokila prize for extending scientific agriculture to the farmers through his popular book on rice cultivation, VARI SAGU ‘ a book much appreciated by the farmers in Andhra Pradesh. Characteristically, Chalam gave away this prize money to the National Defence Fund at the time of Indo-Pakistan war in 1965

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Please let me know if you have questions about this. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 23:45, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The source website now carries a notice that releases it to be copied and adapted, with no rights reserved. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 12:20, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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