Background
Tripathi, Radhey Shyam was born on May 8, 1942 in Village-Rabeli, India. Son of Gadadhar and Amarawati Tripathi.
Tripathi, Radhey Shyam was born on May 8, 1942 in Village-Rabeli, India. Son of Gadadhar and Amarawati Tripathi.
Bachelor of Science, Banaras Hindu University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Banaras Hindu University, 1965. Master of Science, Agra University, 1961.
Lecturer in botany Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1963-1965, University Gorakhpur, India, 1966-1976. Reader in botany North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India, 1976-1984, professor botany (plant ecology) India, since 1984, head Center for Eco-Development India, 1980-1984, head department of botany India, 1985-1988, dean school of life science India, 1992-1996. Coordinator Regional Center, National Afforestation and Ecodevel.
Board, Ministry of Environmental and Forest, Government of India, New Delhi, since 1991. Academy visitor Imperial College University of London, 1993. Consultant Winrock International, 1998, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, 1998.
Advisor, expert various state and national level committees.
Executive councillor North-eastern Hill University, Shillong, 1991-1994. Recorder botany section Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta, 1994-1996. Member research advisory group of Institute Rain & Moist Deciduous Forests Research Indian Council Forestry Research and Education, since 1999.
Coordinator ecoregional working group National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Government India, since 2000. Fellow National Academy of Sciences India (life), National Institute Ecology (life), International Society for Tropical Ecology (life).
Married Asha Rani Pandey, July 1, 1964. Children: Anupama, Mudita.