Biography:
After retiring from CSIR-CFTRI as Chief Scientist during 2013, worked as an Emeritus Medical Scientist (ICMR) at the University of Mysore and worked as a Professor, under DBT sponsored Food Science Project, Gauhati, Gauhati University. Published 85 research papers, inventor of several food technology processes, one Patent was commercialized to 30 industries. Handled several National & International projects. Guided around 100 B.Tech M.Sc, M.Tech students for their Dissertation and Investigation problems and produced 8 Ph.D candidates, including guidance to INSA, African Fellows. Faculty member and Course Co-ordinator of M.Sc Food Technology, HRD courses of CSIR-CFTRI. Recipient of several awards, delivered several invited lectures, innumerable oral lectures, and presented 80-90 posters at National & International level. Serving Food Safety Standards of India (FSSAI), New Delhi, at different capacities. Also served as a member of Research Advisory Committee, ICAR-Central Institute of Post Harvest Engg and Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab.
Title : Dietary fiber, physical, physico-chemical studies of paddy varieties before and after inducing retrogradation; Sedimentation value, starch content, in-vitro starch digestibility of rice products
Title : Grain processing in general and Rice Technology in specific