R.A. Mashelkar Biography

R.A. Mashelkar is the former Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) a chain of 38 publicly funded industrial research and development institutions in India. Before becoming a leading architect of India's science and technology policies Mashelkar did pioneering work in polymer science and engineering which earned him many international laurels. He is deeply committed to championing the cause of the developing world. He is among the 50 path-breakers in the post- Independent India, winner of the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award. Mashelkar received the BusinessWeek (USA) award of Stars of Asia at the hands of George H.W. Bush the former President of USA and was the first Asian Scientist to receive it. His contributions in South Africa Indonesia and Croatia have been particularly notable. This initiative has transformed CSIR into a user focussed performance driven and accountable organization. This process of transformation has been heralded as one of the ten most significant achievements of Indian Science and Technology in the twentieth century by eminent astrophysicist Prof. Jayant Narlikar in his 2003 book Scientific Edge: The Indian Scientist from Vedic to Modern Times. He received a doctorate and an undergraduate degree from Institute of Chemical Technology and a doctorate from the University of Mumbai

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