Background
Bhattacharya, Kshirod Ranjan was born on December 22, 1928 in Shillong, Assam, India. Son of Kumud Ranjan Bhattacharya, Supriti Bala Devi.
Bhattacharya, Kshirod Ranjan was born on December 22, 1928 in Shillong, Assam, India. Son of Kumud Ranjan Bhattacharya, Supriti Bala Devi.
Bachelor of Science, St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, India, 1948. Master of Science, University College of Science and Technology, Calcutta, 1950. Doctor of Science in Biochemistry, University Calcutta, 1960.
Junior scientist Indian Institute Chemical Biology, Calcutta, 1955—1960. Scientist Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India, 1960—1983, head grain department, 1984—1989. Advisor United Riceland Ltd., Kurukshetra, India, since 1989, Rice research and development center, Mysore, India, since 1995.
Secretary Science Workers Association, New Delhi, 1973—1974, president, 1975, Bengali Association, Mysore, India, 1998—2001. Member of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists, American Association Cereal Chemists, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Shibani Chatterjee, November 27, 1960. Children: Kaushik, Banani Poddar.