Sudhanshu Kumar Jain
Plant Science
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Sudhanshu Kumar Jain did his BSc and MSc from University of Allahabad, standing first in MSc (Bot). He obtained his PhD (1965) from the University of Pune. He spent six months in USSR studying Indian collections there. He worked for five years in CSIR in Publication Division and National Botanic Garden (now, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow). Jain joined the Botanical Survey of India (1956) and retired as its Director in 1984. He moved to NBRI, Lucknow to work as National Environment Fellow and Emeritus Scientist of CSIR and DST. Since then he is working as Project Investigator of numerous Indian and foreign projects. Currently, he is an INSA Honorary Scientist.
Research Interest
Ethnobotany, Plant Taxonomy, Conservation, Medicinal Plants
