Kshirod R. Bhattacharya has worked uninterruptedly in a National Laboratory and then in a premiere rice company in R & D on the rice grain, making unique contributions in every branch of its science and technology for 51 years (1960- 2011). He has taught and advised students, wrote many articles and chapters, and authored Rice quality: a guide to rice properties and analysis (Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2011).