Born 1961
| B.
  Sc. (Hons.) (1981) | Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan | 
| M.
  Sc. (1983) | Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan | 
| Ph.
  D. (1988) | Indian
  Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), (Jadavpur University), Kolkata | 
Chemical Research Society of India
Bronze Medal (2008)
Mentors
:
Professor Animesh
Chakravorty (1983 - 1989)
Professor William H. Armstrong (1989 - 1993)
Positions held :
| Research Associate | IACS, Kolkata | (1988 - 1989) | 
| Postdoctoral Fellow | University of California, Berkeley | (1989 - 1992) | 
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Boston College, Massachusetts | (1992 - 1993) | 
| Lecturer | University of Hyderabad | (1993 - 1998) | 
| Reader | University of Hyderabad | (1998 - 2004) | 
| Professor | University of Hyderabad | (2004 - 2020) | 
| Senior Professor | University of Hyderabad | (2020 - ) |