Background
Bhatia, Ashok Kumar was born on October 4, 1942 in Multan, India. Son of Ram Narain and Sheel Vati Bhatia.
Bhatia, Ashok Kumar was born on October 4, 1942 in Multan, India. Son of Ram Narain and Sheel Vati Bhatia.
Bachelor of Science, Government College, Nainital, India, 1961; postgraduate, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India, 1964.
Food technologist, M/s Midland Food Products, Mathura, India, 1964;
food technologist, Director of Agricultural, Punjab, India, 1965;
analyst, M/s Dyer Meakin Breweries, Mohan Nagar, India, 1965-1966;
officer incharge, Central Food Technological Research Institute Reg. Station, Simla, India, 1966-1969;
scientist, Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu, India, 1970-1993;
joint adviser, Council Science and Industrial Research, New Delhi, since 1993. Chairman food technical division Reg.
Research Laboratory, Jammu, 1981-1993. Consultant KVIB Food Processing Project, Khandwa, India, 1983-1986. Principal investigator All India Cood Project on Ethnobiology, 1981-1992.
Head rural development Council Science Industrial Research, India, 1994-1996.
Recipient YEZDI award All India Food Preservers Association, 1979, Federation Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry award, 1980. Member Association Food Scientists and Technologists.
Married Asha Bhatia, February 23, 1970. Children: Nimish, Parul.