Born on December 30, 1943 in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh, India; did M. Sc.; Ph. D. in Botany from Agra University (now renamed as Dr B R Ambedkar University), Agra. Has Teaching experiance of graduate and postgraduate classes for more than 36 years. Worked as Principal, Govt. College, Port Blair in Andaman & Nicobar Islands for more than 3 years and retired as Head of Botany Department, Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra in 2006. Remain associated with Wikianswers for several years and contributed a lot in the field of Botany. Published a Book on 'Trees of Agra' in 2013. Working as Yoga Trainer since 2006 at Agra.