Aquaculture Resurgence: Birth of Blue Revolution (Professor Hiralal Chaudhuri’s Dynamic Contribution to South and Southeast Asia and the World

The book focuses a realistic and factual account on the resurgence of aquaculture and birth of blue (protein) revolution. The resurgence got a booming start on the success of induced breeding of carps in mid 1957. Thereafter, further research successes gained momentum year after year in the fields of high fish seed production, integrated polyculture hybridization, training of personnel and in various other fields. Bulk impact of benefits from these successes were on the people of India, South and Southeast Asia who harvested the successes of induced breeding. These successes were considered the best research success in the field of aquaculture in the region. The credit for these successes goes to Prof. Hiralal Chaudhuri the "Father of Induced Breeding" and the international scientist. As the publisher M/s Daya publishing House wanted to document the research success of Prof. Chaudhuri specifically the editor prepared this treatise on whatever little documents of Prof. Chaudhuri were available. The Professor was averse to publicity, name and fame and in no way connected with this endeavour except that he rather reluctantly permitted to consult his papers. He said the success was due to a teamwork of several aquaculturists. Since various stalwart aqua-culturist’s observations have been presented in chapters 1, 2 and 4 there was no room for the editor to glorify Prof. Chaudhuri’s achievements any further.