27 year old with deceptively younger looks; graduting in Chemical Engineering from I.I.T. Delhi in 1970, came to the Institute after a spell of rugged industrial experience and a wife. Made his way into the Merit Certificate list by zealously attending classes and “off beat" C.P. Modest and unassuming, keeps his cool and casual style generally. Hailing from Jaipur and widely travelled all over the country, has an equally cosmopolitan outlook on life.