Chief Scientist; Head, Popular Science Division; Editor, Science Reporter; Editor, CSIR News

Publications, Talks & Lectures

1. Published over 1000 articles, news reports, editorials, interviews, book reviews, etc. in English and Hindi in various magazines and newspapers
2. Delivered more than 200 radio talks on scientific topics in English, Hindi and Urdu 
3. Delivered more than 150 lectures on science communication, science writing, scientific temper, fake news, etc.

Books/Book chapters

Books Authored

1. Play The Game, CSIR-NISCAIR, 1994.
2. Marching Ahead With Science, National Book Trust India, 2002.
3. Opening Doors to Information Technology, Department of Science & Technology, 2005. 
4. Mountains Under Siege, Vigyan Prasar, 2008. 
5. Mantra, Magic & Miracle, National Book Trust India, 2009.

Books Co-authored

1. Golden Treasury of Science & Technology, CSIR-NISCAIR.
2. How, CSIR-NISCAIR.
3. Why, CSIR-NISCAIR.
4. Tsunami, CSIR-NISCAIR.
5. Indian Science Congress -- Road Ahead Series, CSIR-NISCAIR:

• Food, Nutrition and Environmental Security

• Healthcare, Education and Information Technology

• Frontier Science and Cutting Edge Technologies

• Science in the Twenty First Century

• Integrated Rural Development

Books Edited

1. The Rose in India, Publications & Information Division, ICAR
2. Handbook of Animal Husbandry, Publications & Information Division, ICAR
3. India Science Report—2004, Indian National Science Academy (INSA) & National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
4. Indian Youth – Demographics & Readership, National Book Trust India & National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
5. The Role of Science Popularisation in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre)
6. Constructing Culture of Science—Communication of Science in India and China, CSIR-NISCAIR
7. Textbook of Biotechnology, CSIR-NISCAIR and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
8. Switch on the Sun by Tapan Bhattacharya, CSIR-NISCAIR
9. Be Weatherwise by S.M. Kulshreshtha, CSIR-NISCAIR
10. Man in Space by P. Radhakrishnan, CSIR-NISCAIR 
11. Planet Earth: The Road Ahead, CSIR-NISCAIR
12. Health Technology as a Fulcrum of Development for the Nation, CSIR-NISCAIR
13. Ecoliterary Tools: Methodology and Approaches on Biocultural Knowledge Learning and Conservation, CSIR-NISCAIR
14. Fundamentals of Science and Technology Communication by N.R. Rajagopal, CSIR-NISCAIR
15. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar: The Man & His Mission, CSIR-NISCAIR
16. Quest for Scientific Temper, CSIR-NISCAIR
17. Sea, Ship & Seafaring by M.K. Ghosh Roy, CSIR-NISCAIR
18. Malpa Landslide Disasters, CSIR-NISCAIR

Chapters in Books

1. Torchbearers of Indian Renaissance (Biographies of 10 Indian scientists) in Pursuit and Promotion of Science: The Indian Experience by Indian National Science Academy
2. Communicating Science: Shouldering a Responsibility in The Responsibility of Science Communication, CSIR-NEIST
3. Sambhu Nath De in Indian Scientists – The Saga of Inspired Minds, Vigyan Prasar
4. B.C. Guha in Indian Scientists – The Saga of Inspired Minds, Vigyan Prasar
5. Obaid Siddiqui in Indian Scientists – The Saga of Inspired Minds, Vigyan Prasar
6. India's National Science Day -- Connecting Science to People in Constructing Culture of Science: Communicating Science in India & China, CSIR-NISCAIR
7. Science, Technology & Innovation Policies – Thrust on Communication in The Role of Science Popularisation in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre)