Distinguished academic leader and innovator, thinker, educator and policy maker. Honoured with the Padma Shri-one of India's highest civilian awards-by the President of India for his work as an educationist.Awarded honorary doctorates from several countries for work as an. educationist and mathematician. Led Delhi University to great heights as its Vice Chancellor (President).Introduced far reaching reforms in education. Established the Cluster Innovation Centre at Delhi University that has launched extraordinary degree programmes in Humanities and in Innovation with IT and Mathematics.Current Positions:Professor, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.Distinguished Academic Consultant, Middlesex University, LondonAdjunct Professor, University of Houston, Houston Texas, USA. Chancellor, K. R. Mangalam University, Gurugram, National Capital Region of DelhiDistinguished Professor, Shoolini University, Solan, H.P., India.Immediate Past Positions:Distinguished Senior Fellow, Advanced Hackspace, Imperial College, LondonHonorary Professor, IIIT Delhi.Member, Scientific Advisory Committee to the Union Cabinet, Government of India.President, Ramanujan Mathematical Society-India's leading mathematical society.Other Activities:Served on Board of Trustees Association of Commonwealth Universities, LondonServed on Steering Committee of Planning Commission, Government of India for the XIIth Five Year Plan for Science and Technology and for EducationPublic Lectures-Delivered across the world and by invitation, public lectures on policy, education, science, mathematical ideas.Acclaimed public speaker, painterStudied at:Ph. D.-Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, LondonB.A. (Hons) M.A.-St. Stephen's College, Delhi University