भा.कृ.अनु.प.- भारतीय चरागाह एवं चारा अनुसंधान संस्थान, झाँसी

Graduation (1989) from Ravishanker University Raipur (CG),
Post-graduation (1992) and Doctorate (1995) in Genetics from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.

• Joined ICAR as Scientist in 1995 at ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI) Jhansi
• Principal Scientist at National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, as (2008-2011).
• Head, Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-IGFRI Jhansi (2011-2016)
• Joint Director (Research) at ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur (2016-2023).
• Presently he is serving as Director, ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, since April 2024.

Area of research includes crop cytogenetics, alien gene introgressions for the improvement of crop plants (including fodders and cereals) for enhanced biomass, nutritional enrichment and stress tolerance and other desirable traits, grassland management as well as understanding seed development process in grasses and cereals, including apomixis, for the past 35 years.

• Ten released varieties in crops such as berseem, guinea grass and pearl millet
• Descriptors development in 48 fodder crops
• 26 germplasm registrations, as well as novel genetic stocks
• The worlds’ largest ploidy series in a crop plant generated from a single progenitor, (listed in Limca Book of Records 2020),
• Developed novel breeding methodologies for apomictic crops and Ploidy manipulations and gene transfer in apomictic grasses.
• Developed seed producing bajra-napier hybrids.

Post-doctoral research - Germany, Italy and USA.
He has more than 120 research articles published in journals of international repute

• Fellows of Academy/Society: Fellow-NAAS, Fellow-UPAAS, Fellow-RMSI
• NAAS Associateship
• Dr. SK Vasal Award
• Dr M S Randhawa Medal
• DST-BOYSCAST Fellow
• DBT-CREST Fellow
• ICAR-Multidisciplinary research team award