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{{Short description|Indian horticulturist (1889–1946)}}

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'''HC Javaraya''' (1889-1946) was an Indian horticulturist who was the first Indian superintendent at the [[Lal Bagh|Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens]] in [[Bangalore]].<ref name="Deccan Herald">{{Cite news|title = Biography of H C Javaraya to be launched today|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/biography-of-h-c-javaraya-to-be-launched-today-1209507.html|newspaper = Deccan Herald|date = 2023-04-14|access-date = 2023-04-14|language = en-IN}}</ref> He also set up the Fruit Research Station in Hessarghatta, which is now the [[Indian Institute of Horticultural Research]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Remembering the man who enhanced Bengaluru's green cover|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/99505488.cms|newspaper = The Times of India|date = 2023-04-15|access-date = 2023-04-15|language = en-IN}}</ref>

== Life and work ==

HC Javaraya was born in [[Madikeri]], [[Kodagu district]], and his schooling was at [[St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore|St Joseph's European High School]], Bangalore and Central High School, Madikere.<ref name="Meera Iyer p28">{{Cite book|title = A Gardener and A Gentleman|edition=First|publisher=Kewgarth Group|location=Bengaluru|year=2023|p=28}}</ref> He then joined [[Central College, Bangalore]] where he pursued a degree in Arts.<ref name="Meera Iyer p29">{{Cite book|title = A Gardener and A Gentleman|edition=First|publisher=Kewgarth Group|location=Bengaluru|year=2023|p=29}}</ref> In 1913, he completed his formal education in agriculture from the [[Tamil Nadu Agricultural University|Coimbatore Agricultural College]].<ref name="Meera Iyer p29" /> Soon after graduating, he married his wife Nagamma, who hailed from a village in [[Hassan district]].<ref name="Meera Iyer p29" /> On 18 July 1913, he joined the Mysore Horticultural Society as assistant superintendent, where he worked under [[Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel]].<ref name="South First" /> In the late 1910s, Javaraya went on to train at the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Javaraya, the man who changed the face of Bengaluru's famed Lalbagh|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/javaraya-the-man-who-changed-the-face-of-bengalurus-famed-lalbagh/articleshow/99501153.cms|newspaper = The Economic Times|date = 2023-04-14|access-date = 2023-04-14|language = en-IN}}</ref>

In the early 1930s, Javaraya came back to India. [[Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel]], who was then the superintendent of [[Lal Bagh]], recommended Javaraya as his 'worthy successor'.<ref name="South First">{{Cite news|title = HC Javaraya, eminent Karnataka horticulturist whose apple cultivation technique is still used in Switzerland|url=https://thesouthfirst.com/karnataka/hc-javaraya-eminent-karnataka-horticulturist-whose-apple-cultivation-technique-is-still-used-in-switzerland/|newspaper = South First|date = 2023-04-15|access-date = 2023-04-15|language = en-IN}}</ref> In 1934, Javaraya was appointed as the senior marketing officer at the newly formed Agricultural Produce Department of Greater India. During his time there, he helped start the [[Agmark]] certification mark.<ref name="South First" /> As part of his duties as the director of horticulture, he was entrusted with managing the [[Brindavan Gardens]] and the Royal Fruit Orchard, 'Madhuvana'.<ref name="South First" />

== Later years and honours ==

In 1935, Javaraya extended the [[Lal Bagh]] glasshouse by adding a fourth, eastern wing using steel from [[Bhadravati, Karnataka|Bhadravathi Iron and Steel]].<ref name="South First" />

Javaraya founded the Government Fruit Research Station (FRS) in Hessaraghatta (now the [[Indian Institute of Horticultural Research]]), the Maddur Fruit Orchard, and the Ganjam Fig Garden.<ref name="South First" />

During his time at Kew, Javaraya received the Kew Garden Fellowship, the [[Royal Horticultural Society]] (FRHS) fellowship, and was a fellow of the [[Linnean Society of London]] (FLS).<ref name="South First" />

In 1940, he was given the title “Rao Bahadur” by the then viceroy of India.<ref name="South First" /> The roundabout outside the main gate of [[Lal Bagh]] is known as Rao Bahadur HC Javaraya Circle.<ref name="South First" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXyeigRSsjU A Pioneer In Indian Horticulture | Rao Bahadur HC Javaraya | Documentary ]
* [https://horticulturedir.karnataka.gov.in/info-1/History/en Department of Horticulture | Government of Karnataka| History]

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