I am a mechanical engineer who graduated from university college of engineering bangalore in 1961. Later I joined Indian Institute of Sci.ence for my post graduation. I passed out from IISc and joined Central Mechanical Engineering Reearch Institute(CMERI) at Durgapur West Bengal. I got a Government of India scholarship to study in Russia. I joined Moscow Power Institute. Moscow in 1968 for Ph.D programme and I specialised in Electron Beam Welding. I completed my Ph.D in 3.5 years and returned back to India to join CMERI. I worked for
3 years in CMERI and left to join Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels (BHPV)as Chief of R&D. I worked in BHPV for 20 years and left BHPV to join a private sector as Director.