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P. Judson is an Indian
entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...
,Gordon W. King, ''Seed Falling on Good Soil: Rooting Our Lives in the Parables of Jesus'', Cascade books, Eugene, 2016, p.8

/ref> who researched much on
Dysdercus cingulatus ''Dysdercus cingulatus'' is a species of Hemiptera, true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as the red cotton stainer. It is a serious Pest (organism), pest of cotton crops, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls a ...
in the 1970s. In the successive decades, he took to teaching of
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at
Osmania University Osmania University is a collegiate university, collegiate Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, issued a ''firman'' calling f ...
,
Secunderabad Secunderabad () is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South ...
, a
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-run University u/s 2 (f) of the
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. He contributed much to the discipline of
Entomology Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...
through scholarly articles in scientific journals ''(see section on writings)''. He was also a member of the Indian Society for Comparative Animal Physiology.''Indian Journal of Comparative Animal Physiology'', Volumes 8-11, 1990, p.6

/ref> Judson was
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, Reader, then
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and Head''National Symposium on implications of climate change on mosquito-borne diseases and its impact on public health'', August 200

/ref> and Chairperson of Board of Studies of Department of Zoology at Osmania University, Secunderabad. Earlier in 1997,University College of Science, Saifabad, ''Principal's message''
/ref> he became Principal of the University College of Science,
Saifabad Saifabad is one of the major suburbs in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The Ravindra Bharathi auditorium, named after Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a ...
. During his tenure, a full-fledged vocational course in
Dryland farming Drylands are defined by a scarcity of water. Drylands are zones where precipitation is balanced by evaporation from surfaces and by transpiration by plants (evapotranspiration). The United Nations Environment Program defines drylands as tropical ...
leading to B. Sc. (Dryland farming) was launched in 2001 with the cooperation of three external stakeholders, namely,
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is an international organisation which conducts agricultural research for rural development, headquartered in Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, with several ...
(ICRISAT),
Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture The Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture orCRIDA is an institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous body responsible for co-ordinating agricultura ...
(CRIDA) and Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU).''
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'', ''OU to introduce new course in dryland farming '', Monday, 23 April 200

/ref> Much like an
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Scholar contributing to the German academic journal ''
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(ZAW)'', Judson and others, contributed a research article in 1978 to the
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-based academic journal, ''Zeitschrift für mikroskopisch-anatomische Forschung''.P. Judson, B. Kishen Rao, S. S. Thakur, B. Julius Divakar, ''Histological changes in the ovaries of
Dysdercus cingulatus ''Dysdercus cingulatus'' is a species of Hemiptera, true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as the red cotton stainer. It is a serious Pest (organism), pest of cotton crops, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls a ...
(F.) caused by the "paper factor"'' in ''Zeitschrift für mikroskopisch-anatomische Forschung'', Volume 92, Issue 3, 1978, pp.541-54

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Few co-authored Writings

Judson's articles co-authored with others appeared in major scientific journals. One of Judson's research articles published in 1978 with B. Kishen Rao, S. S. Thakur and B. Juilus Divakar entitled ''The effects of a juvenile hormone analogue on the male reproductive organs of the red cotton bug,
Dysdercus cingulatus ''Dysdercus cingulatus'' is a species of Hemiptera, true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as the red cotton stainer. It is a serious Pest (organism), pest of cotton crops, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls a ...
(
Heteroptera The Heteroptera are a group of about 40,000 species of insects in the order Hemiptera. They are sometimes called "true bugs", though that name more commonly refers to the Hemiptera as a whole. "Typical bugs" might be used as a more unequivocal al ...
)'' appeared in the scientific journal '' Experientia (now
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)'',P. Judson, B. Kishen Rao, S. S. Thakur and B. Juilus Divakar, ''The effects of a juvenile hormone analogue on the male reproductive organs of the red cotton bug, Dysdercus cingulatus (Heteroptera)'' in '' Experientia'', Volume 34, Issue 6, 1978, pp.817-81

He was much active among the academic fraternity in
Hyderabad, India Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
. In 2007, he co-organized a ''National Conference on Biodiversity Conversation and Human Wellbeing'', which was conducted jointly by the Department of Zoology (OU) and
Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History The Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is the centre of Wildlife Institute of India, located in Anaikatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (India), near the foothills of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It is a national centre f ...
. In 2008, he co-edited a compendium titled ''Biodiversity Conservation and Human Well-Being''. In 2009, Judson convened a national symposium on the theme ''Implications of climate change on mosquito-borne diseases and its impact on public health'' at
Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Parasitology Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Parasitology is a malaria research institute located in Begumpet, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India. Established in 1955, the institute is a division of Osmania University. The institute is named after Sir Ronald Ross, ...
. His co-authored writings comprise, * * * * * * * *


Other initiatives

Judson is a communicant member of
Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches (STBC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in the three states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu in India. The churches are part of the Telugu Christian community of Southern India. Its language i ...
(STBC) and attached to the STBC-Baptist Church,
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It is about 7 km from ...
, Secunderabad. He is also associated with ''Training in Evangelism Needs and Technology (TENT)'', a brain child of the
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, B. E. Vijayam,Kay Marshall Strom, ''In the presence of the poor: Changing the face of India'', Authentic, Hyderabad, 200

/ref> who set up such facility to promote means of livelihood with the inspiration being attributed to
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of the
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, a rural Evangelist,
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and later
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.


Inter-faith dialogue

Judson was also involved in other initiatives relating to
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and
Community development The United Nations defines community development as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." It is a broad concept, applied to the practices of civic leaders, activist ...
. He was on the Council of the Henry Martyn Institute, Shivarampally for over a decade. Judson was on the Committee and later on the Council, which was led by Theologians comprising
C. L. Furtado C. L. Furtado (Christopher Lazarus Furtado) is CSI-Bishop Emeritus - in - Karnataka Southern of Church of South India. Furtado became the third Bishop on 25 August 1997, the date on which he was consecrated asK. M. George, ''Church of South I ...
, P. Surya Prakash and others. Judson came up on the Committee, especially at a crucial juncture, when the institute relocated to its new campus in Shivarampally from its earlier locality in
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.


Community development

Judson is also on the Advisory Board of Genesis Urban and Rural Development under whose aegis a ''National Conference on emerging challenges and opportunities in Agriculture, Social, Plant, Environment, Cooperatives and Technology'' was held in 2016. Efforts by the members of the STBC-Baptist Church,
Lallaguda Lallaguda is a suburb of Secunderabad, India.Lallaguda Police Station
It is about 7 km from ...
resulted in creation of a social action initiative which was named ''Burden and Love for Economically and Socially Suppressed (BLESS)''Baptist Church, Lallaguda, ''BLESS Committee''
/ref> in which Judson has been active and presently holds the position of Secretary. Through the Church, he has been actively involved in promoting food security among those marginalized dry land farmers of
Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
through
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Cut to the Chaise, ''Seeing is believing'', 2012
/ref> in a few mandals of
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters is located at Bhuvanagiri which is also known as Bhongiri. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Nalgonda, Jangaon, Siddipe ...
and
Medchal-Malkajgiri district Medchal−Malkajgiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Shamirpet is the headquarter of the district. It is the second most populous district in the state with a population of 2.5 million and also 91.40% urbanized district i ...
. During the 2010s, he took up social action initiatives in
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,
Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
and
Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
through the
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''2013 Year Book of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches'', 2013, p.F-

/ref> in which he was a Field Staff and Team member. Judson is the present India representative of European Baptist Mission International overseeing social action programmes together with 16 partners in the country.Matthias Dichristin, ''Stories from the Missionfield - Encounters in a Fishing Village'', February 201

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See also

* Prof. Dr. M. Abel, Ph. D. (
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), * Prof. Dr. T. D. J. Nagabhushanam, Ph. D. (
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), * Prof. Dr. P. A. James, Ph. D. (Osmania) * Dr. J. A. Oliver, Ph. D. ( ANGRAU), * Prof. Dr. B. E. Vijayam, Ph. D. (Osmania),


Further reading

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References

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