Scientist
working area: Science and Technology Archives

B.Sc. (Bot., Chem., Psy.), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
M.A. (Museology), B. H. U., Varanasi, India.
Ph. D. (Conservation of Paper Manuscripts), B. H. U., Varanasi, India.

Specialized Training:

Conservation of Cultural Property:

Completed successfully a training course in conservation of cultural property conducted by the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, Lucknow, in Collaboration with UNESCO during 1984-85. This course included such topics as:

 The techniques of conservation of cultural materials: Stones, Painting, Metals, Woods, Papers, Textiles, Ceramics, Terracotta, Leather, Ivory and Bones etc.

 R & D Management:

Completed an extensive orientation-training programme in 1992. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research organized this programme for exposure of new entrant in its area of activity such as R & D Management, Instrumentation, Information system &Industrial Liaison.

National Institute Of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS), DR. K. S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110012, India. (October 1991-Present.)
R&D Management (Science and Technology Archival Resources): The work involved, identification and retrieval of scientific and technological information from available resources with the following objectives:
> Setting up archives in institutions like NISTADS and CSIR system.
> Establishment of archives of private papers of eminent Indian scientists.
> Dissemination of information for policy/ decision makers, academicians and for   posterity.

Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005. (April 1985-October 1991.)

Responsibilities to teach the following topics to Post-graduate Students of Museology
> Definition and scope of Museums.
> Museum management (museum administration, documentation, publication).
> Museum display and museum education.
> Conservation of art & antiquity and museum photography.
>Survey of archaeological materials including sculptures in museums and Indian painting.
>Indian iconography.

>Indian Association for the conservation of cultural property, New Delhi.
>Museum Association of India.
>Indian National committee for International Council of Museums (ICOM), Paris
>Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta.
>INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage), New Delhi.

Organizing Information System and Services,

18 years' experience in organizing, disseminating S&T policy information at