Ramesh Chander Setia

Background

Setia, Ramesh Chander was born on August 31, 1948 in Abohar, Punjab, India. Son of Des Raj and Kaushalya Devi (Chhabra) Setia.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Dayan and Angelo Vedic College, Abohar, India, 1969. Bachelor of Education, Dayan and Angelo Vedic College, Abohar, India, 1970. Master of Science in Botany, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India, 1972.

Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India, 1977.

Career

Research officer Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India, 1977-1978. Assistant botanist Pb. Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India, 1978-1987, botanist, 1988-1995, senior botanist, since 1996.

Achievements

• Ramesh Chander Setia has been listed as a noteworthy botanist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Society Plant Morphologists, Indian Science Congress Association (Professor Hira Lal Chakravarty award in Botany 1987), Society for Promotion Plant Science Research.

Interests

• Philosophy, spirituality, reiki, music.

Connections

Married Neelam Chhabra, May 16, 1978. Children: Rajatrekha, Janisha.

Father:

Des Raj Setia

Mother:

Kaushalya Devi (Chhabra) Setia

Spouse:

Neelam Chhabra

child:

Janisha Setia

child:

Rajatrekha Setia