Education:
B. Sc. (Chemistry Hons): Calcutta University, Year 1990
M. Sc. (Chemistry): Calcutta University, Year 1992
Ph.D. (Chemistry): Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Year 1998
      Advisor: Professor Parimal K. Bharadwaj

Professional Training:
Texas A&M University, USA: Research Associate (June 1998 - May 2000)
     Advisor: Professor Richard M. Crooks
  Kekulé Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Germany
     Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (November 2001-April 2002) and (April 2003- Oct 2003)
     Advisors: Professor Fritz Vögtle and Professor Christoph Schalley

Positions Held:
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
    Professor: (April 2011- Till date)
    Associate Professor: (April 2007- April 2011)
Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India
    Scientist C: (May 2002- April 2007)
    Scientist Fellow: (Oct 2000 – Oct 2001)

Awards/Honors/Competitive Fellowships/Grants:
•  Chemical Research Society of India Bronze Medal (2012)
•  Swarnajayanti Fellowship Award  in Chemical Sciences ( 2009)
•  B. M. Birla Science Prize in Chemical Sciences (2009)
•  CSIR Young Scientist Award  in Chemical Sciences (2004)
•  Third World Academy of Sciences  Research Grant (2004)
•  Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2000)
•  ISCA Young Scientist Award in Chemical Sciences (1998)

Current Research Interests:
• Recognition of Anions
• Molecular Capsules
• Chemical Sensing of Ions
• Extraction of Inorganic Salts
• Supramolecular Aggregations
• Interlocking Molecules