Dr. K.N.Saxena

 In the beginning of January 1985 that Dr. K.N.Saxena, a Zoologist of international fame, suddenly discovers Shri Nathji in Delhi. He had been living in Kenya and had no idea of Shri Nathji’s whereabouts since 1963, when Shri Nathji had left for London.
He had first met Shri Nathji at Allahabad in 1942 when his guru, a certain Shri Tripathi had brought him to Shri Nathji’s darbaar. (At that time he was studing at Government Inter College, Allahabad)
Dr. Saxena developed great faith in Shri Nathji  and met him in Mussoorie in 1961 and 1962 with his wife, Savitri, and his children. Dr. Saxena recalled with great pride how he would go for walks on the Mall Road along with Shri Nathji at Mussoorie.
He recollected how once Shri Nathji had introduced him to someone as “The Head of the Department of Zoology at Delhi University” when in fact he was then only an Associate Professor.
He discovered, much to his surprise after his return to Delhi from Mussoorie, that he had been promoted to the post of the Head of the Department of Zoology at Delhi University!
Shri Nathji’s words, though uttered casually, had turned out to be true.
Dr. Saxena carried a photograph of Shri Nathji and Mahamateshwari with him, which had been taken by him at Savitri Nivas, Mussoorie, and said it would remain with him till the end of his days.

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Dr. Kailash Narain Saxena (Dr. K.N. Saxena) was an internationally renowned Indian zoologist and entomologist. He gained global recognition for his leadership at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi, Kenya, and his pioneering work in sustainable crop pest management.
Born in Allahabad, India on 19 June 1927. He educated at Government Inter College, Allahabad, 1936-41; Ewing Christian College, Allahabad, 1941-43; University of Allahabad, 1943-51; B.Sc. 1945; M.Sc. 1947; D.Phil. 1951. He was a professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Delhi. He latter become Head of Department. There, He studied insect sex pheromones, chemosensory systems, and visual orientation in crop pests. Then he moved to Kenya
Dr. Saxena served as the Director General of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1992 to 1995.
He conducted extensive field trials at ICIPE's Mbita Point Field Station in southwestern Kenya. His work focused on protecting staple African food crops like maize, sorghum, and cowpea from destructive insects without relying on hazardous chemical pesticides.
He published extensively on non-chemical pest control, including host-plant resistance, pheromone trapping, and biological control methods for major pests like the spotted stem borer (Chilo partellus) and the cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora)
His trials on intercropping as an insect suppression strategy laid the scientific groundwork for ICIPE's widely adopted "push-pull" agricultural pest management technology
He was elected a Fellow of both the Indian National Science Academy and the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and he received the prestigious IARI Hooker Award in 1975.
He served as Editor-in-Chief for Insect Science and Its Applications in Nairobi (1993–1994) and later for Arthropod Management Tests under the Entomological Society of America (2003–2004).
After returning to India, he stayed at Karkardooma, Delhi .