Background
Sarkar, Tarun Kumar was born on January 5, 1947 in Calcutta, India. Son of Probhat Kumar and Annapurna (Mitra) Sarkar.
Sarkar, Tarun Kumar was born on January 5, 1947 in Calcutta, India. Son of Probhat Kumar and Annapurna (Mitra) Sarkar.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Asutosh College, Calcutta, 1965. Master of Science, Science College, Calcutta, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Calcutta University, 1973.
Maitre-assistant, U. Geneva, Switzerland, 1974-1976; research associate, U. Washington, Seattle, 1977-1978; research associate, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1979-1980; from assistant professor to associate professor, Indian Institute Technology Kharagpur, 1981-1990; professor, Indian Institute Technology Kharagpur, since 1996. Consultant DuPont, United States, since 1995.
Married Aparna Ghosh, August 6, 1976. Children: Donna, Siddhartha.