John B. Chitamber


John Benedict Chitambar was an Indian educator at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute.

Early life and background

Chitambar was born in Lucknow, India. He received his doctorate in rural sociology from Cornell University.

Career

After the independence of India, he moved to the Allahabad Agricultural Institute, where he served for 31 years, initially in the Department of Extension and then as principal until 1980.
He relocated to the United States in 1981, where he worked with World Vision International for 10 years as a director of rural development and agriculture. He published numerous papers and three textbooks in his field of rural sociology.

Books published

Introductory Rural Sociology Practical Rural Sociology Handbook for Application to Rural Development Introductory to Rural Sociology A Synopsis of Concepts and Principles