BRIEF BIO-DATA OF N.K.

SANGHI

1. Name (in capitals) : NAND KISHORE SANGHI

2. Date of birth : 15 – 01 – 1944

3. State to which the person belongs : Haryana

4. Current position : Advisor,

Watershed Support Services and Activities
Network (WASSAN), Secunderabad.

5. Previous position : Director (NRM),

National Institute of Agricultural Extension
Management (MANAGE), Rajendranagar.

6. Educational qualification (including diploma and certification)

Sl. Degree Main Name of Year Class Grade

No. subject University
GPA Max.

1. B.Sc. (Ag.) Agriculture Agra 1962 I - -

Botany
2. M.Sc. (Ag.) and Agra 1964 I - -
Genetics

Plant
3. Doctorate IARI, Delhi 1970 2.34 3.00
Breeding
7. Service particulars (list in reverse order)
Sl. Organization, designation Present assignment / past experience on thrust areas
No. and duration

1. Watershed Support Services - Improving the quality of involvement of the NGOs

and Activities Network
(WASSAN), Secunderabad
Advisor
Since February 2004
associated with watershed programme in Andhra
Pradesh
- Facilitation of action research on the following
aspects under watershed programme in Andhra
Pradesh
o Capacity building of women SHGs federation (at
mandal level) to work as a PIA
o Institutionalization of participatory processes
particularly at field level
o Application of project management principles for
all components under watershed programme
o Application of information technology (IT) at
Watershed Committee / PIA levels
- Facilitation of policy reform through refinement of
guidelines of watershed programme and development
of step by step approach for NRM and watershed
programme
- Steering the field study (sponsored by India-Canada
Environment Facility) for understanding the
processes under the ongoing watershed programmes
in 7 states of the country

2. National Institute of - Member of the working groups responsible for

Agricultural Extension preparation of operational manuals for watershed
Management (MANAGE), programme funded by Ministry of Rural Development,
Hyderabad Government of India and for formulation of revised
guidelines for watershed programme funded by
Director (Renewable Natural
Ministry of Agriculture (NWDPRA), Government of
Resources)
India.
- From June 1995 to January
- Carried out action research on participatory
2004
watershed management by being a PIA in Ranga
Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh
- Facilitated participatory approach under various
foreign funded watershed projects. These included
KAWAD (DFID), APRLP (DFID), KANDI area
development project (World Bank), KWDP (DANIDA),
SDC Supported Watershed Project in Karnataka, etc.
- Coordinated the field study on Institutionalization of
participation in NRM funded by IIED, United Kingdom
and Development Alliance, New Delhi
- Carried out a consultancy assignment on
Participatory monitoring and evaluation (PME) for
APRLP
- Organized a series of training courses for senior to
middle level officers associated with NWDPRA in
different states of the country
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Sl. Organization, designation Present assignment / past experience on thrust areas
No. and duration

3. Zonal Coordination Unit for - Coordinated the activity of farm sciences centers
ToT projects, Hyderabad (KVKs) associated with State Agricultural University,
Zonal Coordinator Indian Council of Agricultural Research and voluntary
organizations with special emphasis on linking them
- From April 1985 to May 1995 with main system of research and extension in
Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
- Promoted farmer participatory research and
extension on the followings:
a. Management of pests through non-pesticidal
methods
b. Management of watershed programme through
participatory approach
- Facilitated linkage between NGO and GOs in Andhra
Pradesh with particular reference to management of
those technologies where group action is a pre-
requisite.

4. All India Coordinated - Carried out on-farm-research on crop management

Research Project for Dryland
Agriculture, Hyderabad
Scientist S-3 (Plant Breeding)
- From July 1977 to March 1985
and natural resource management in red soil of
Telangana region, Andhra Pradesh
- Studied indigenous technologies for management of
crops and natural resources
- Facilitated participatory approach in model watershed
programme implemented by ICAR / CRIDA

5. All India Coordinated - Conducted field trials on new varieties / hybrids of

Research Project for Dryland rainfed crops at research station as well as in farmers
Agriculture, Hyderabad fields
Scientist S-2
- From June 1971 to June 1977

6. Ford Foundation, Delhi - Carried out field trials on wheat at HAU, Hissar (as a
Program Associate part of the programme)

- From June 1969 to June 1971

7. Rockfeller Foundation, Delhi - Assisted in the ongoing programme on sorghum

Research Associate improvement

- From July 1964 to September

1964

8. Published work

a) No. of books (chapters in books) : 4

b) No. of Reports / Reviews : 20

c) Research papers presented in : 43 + 3

Conferences / Symposium / Seminar

d) Recent technical articles (list enclosed) : 6

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List of recently published popular articles on technical, management and social aspects
under watershed programme (A Journey through Watersheds) published as a monthly
bulletin by MANAGE, Hyderabad

i) September 2002 Post-project sustainability in the watershed programme –

a continuing challenge
A.K. Goel, N.K. Sanghi, B. Renuka Rani, Sai Maheswari and
Waheeda Munawer

ii) October 2002 Organization of the community into a self reliant

institutional set-up – issues and opportunities
K. Uma Rani, N.K. Sanghi, B. Renuka Rani, Sai Maheshwari
and Waheeda Munawer

iii) November 2002 Organization of men Self Help Groups (SHGs) in rural
areas – a felt of the hour
Jayesh Ranjan, N.K. Sanghi, B.G. Jawali, A.P. Rao, Krishna
Reddy

iv) December 2002 Operational modality for facilitation of people’s

participation in the watershed programme
G. Jaya, N.K. Sanghi, B. Renuka Rani and K. Sai Maheshwari

v) January 2003 Emerging concepts on management and technology in the

watershed programme under the changing paradigms
J. Venkateswarlu and N.K. Sanghi

vi) February 2003 Institutionalization of the participatory approach under the

watershed programme – a menu of mechanisms and
instruments
S.P. Tucker, N.K. Sanghi, A. Ravindra, M.V. Ramachandrudu

vii) October 2005 Upscaling of successful experiences in the mainstream

watershed programme in India – mechanisms,
instruments and policy considerations
N.K. Sanghi, A. Ravindra, M.V. Ram Chandrudu, K. Suresh
from WASSAN, Rahul Sen from WDCU, S.P. Tucker, N.L.
Narasimha Reddy, Shree Ravindranath, P. Narendra Babu
from PLF, Crispino Lobo, Abraham Samuel from WOTR, K.V.
Satyanarayana, V.K. Reddy, B. Renuka Rani, K. Sai
Maheswari from MANAGE
viii) October 2005 Post project sustainability – a case study of Indo-DANIDA
watershed project in Orissa, Karnataka and Madhya
Pradesh
N.K. Sanghi, A. Ravindra, M.V. Ram Chandrudu

ix) October 2005 Post project sustainability – a synthesis of learning

N.K. Sanghi, A. Ravindra, M.V. Ram Chandrudu