Born on January 20, 1926 at Allahabad (U.P) India ( Expired on Aug 5th 1994) Served as a professor in the Department of Chemistry.
Published more than 300 research papers and guided 50 students for their D.Phil. Degree. He studied Photochemical formation of protocell - like microstructures, "Jeewanu". ( A Sanskrit word Meaning particles of life )