Dr. D.P Sharma: (b.1947) obtained M.Sc. and Ph. D in Soil Science in 1972 and 1976 respectively from CSS HAU Hissar. Dr. Sharma with specialization in soil Physics is working at CSSRI, Karnal for the last 30 years. Dr. Sharma, a prolific writer, has more than 100 research publications and 3 books to his credit. He along with Dr. S. K Gupta is the recipient of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Puruskar of the ICAR for writing a book on Land Reclamation in Hindi. Currently Dr. Sharma is holding the position of Principal Scientist in the Division of Soil Science and Crop management at CSSRI, Karnal