T. D. J. Nagabhushanam (1928 - 2016)[3] was an Agricultural Economist[5] associated initially with the Andhra University in the 1950s followed by the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU)[6] since the 1960s in Bapatla and Hyderabad respectively.
[1] After nearly three decades of teaching [1] in Bapatla, Nagabhushanam became the Principal[7] during the 1980s[1] after which he was made Dean of Agricultural economics[8] and was notable for his research articles that were written over a period of nearly five decades beginning with the 1950s.
In addition to his teaching and administrative responsibilities at the university that included thesis supervision,[14] Nagabhushanam had a flair for scientific research and contributed articles and was also a book reviewer in The Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics[15] and delivered a guest lecture on Methodical Improvements in Agricultural Research in Economics at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore in 1981.
[17] He was also a member of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics and was also elected to its executive committee in the year 1979.
[18] As a reader of the Telugu Bible, Nagabhushanam was also involved in the work of the Bible Societies[3] and was a fund-raiser and member of the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary and subsequently in the 1990s, during the tenures of the Auxiliary Secretaries led by the Baptist Priest Lella Prakasam, CBCNC[19] followed by the Old Testament Scholar,[20] G. Babu Rao, CBCNC,[21] he was elevated to the position of a Committee Member and Vice-president[3] of the Auxiliary which was then housed at the Bible House in Secunderabad.