Born in Calcutta on 18th September 1928 . Educated in Calcutta Presidency College and obtained a Master's Degree in Physics in 1950 . Joined Defence Establishment of Govt. of India and completed a three years Diploma course in Metallurgy . Worked as a Research Scientist in the Research Division of Metal Box Company of India till December 1963. Joined the Indian subsidiary of Cookson Group plc in 1964 as the Superintendent of their Calcutta factory .Elected Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) in 1977. In 1980 became the CEO,MD of Cookson Group’s Indian Company . Retired in December 1989 .
Married with two sons . Lives in Kolkata with wife - children settled elsewhere .