Dr. Mohinder Singh Randhawa played a significant role in improving the economy of Punjab State, planning and development of Chandigarh, Green Revolution, and rehabilitation of displaced people during the partition of India in 1947. He was a Punjabi civil servant, botanist, historian, art and culture prompter, and a prominent writer. Dr. Randhawa published many research papers on algae and 33 books on art, history, culture, and agriculture.