Arvind Saklani

Background

Saklani, Arvind was born on December 10, 1963 in Tehri Garhwal, India. Son of Chaitanya P. and Kanta Saklani.

Education

Master of Science, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Dehradun, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Dehradun, 1992.

Career

Research & postdoctoral fellow National Botanical Research Institute Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, India, 1986—1998, botanist. Senior research scientist & group leader, botany Nicholas Piramal India Ltd., Mumbai, 1998—2004. Assistant professor, natural products department National Institute Pharmaceutical Education and Research Minister Chemicals & Fertilizers., Scandinavian Airlines System Nagar, India, 2004—2007.

Senior group leader, botany Piramal Life Sciences Goregaon, Mumbai.

Achievements

• Arvind Saklani has been listed as a noteworthy medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Kaul Science Foundation, India, Indian Association Angiosperm Taxonomy, Association Plant Taxonomy, India, Indian Science Congress Association, Society Ethnobotanists (S. K. Jain medal 2003, B. N. Mehrotra medal 2008).

Connections

Married Manorama Saklani. Children: Prashant, Pranjal.

Father:

Chaitanya P.

Mother:

Kanta Saklani

Spouse:

Manorama Saklani

child:

Prashant Saklani

child:

Pranjal Saklani