Born at Rohtak, Haryana, India on 22nd January, 1969. Educated at Govt. High School, Dujana, Rohtak, Haryana, 1984; B. Sc., Vaish College, Rohtak, Haryana, 1988; M. Sc., (Bio-Chemistry), CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar Haryana, 1991; Ph. D. (Bio-Chemistry), Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1997. Scientist (Bio-Chemistry), 1995-1999; Scientist, (Sr. Scale), 1999-2004; Sr. Scientist, Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Modipuram, 2004. Awards: Merit Schilarship, Haryana Agricultural University; Senior Research Fellowship, IARI, New Delhi; CSIR-UGC Scholarship; ICAR Team Research Award, 1997-1998; NAAS Associateship, New Delhi, 2007. Research Areas: Potato processing quality; potato storage and carbohydrate metabolism in tuber.