Neeraj Pratap Singh, is deeply attached to olericulture. He has had a continuous brilliant university career in agriculture bedecked with medals, prizes and scholarships. He passed BSc (Ag & AH) from CS Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur and was awarded “University Bronze Medal”. He also received “Achhaiwar Singh Memorial Gold Medal” in plant breeding genetics. He has done his MSc (Ag) in Horticulture from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, securing second position in Department of Horticulture. The author is a member of General Scientific Societies and Journals. He has to his credit a number of research papers, popular scientific articles and technical bulletins. He has gained first hand extension experience in villages, hamlets and rural areas in various capacities. He was actively associated with the projects of UPCAR, UPLDC, UPDASP and several other research and development works.