Raj Kachru
Dr Raj Kachru, a Kashmiri Pandit, hails from the family of 18th century’s leading Kashmiri Poetess, Arnimal, known for poignant poetry, and Munshi Bhawani Dass Pandit Kachru, an erudite Persian scholar and historian at Rainawari, Srinagar, Kashmir. Raj Kachru did his earlier schooling in the valley, graduated from IIT, Kharagpur, and PhD from MSU, USA. A globe trotter, he has worked in USA, Iran and India, including IIT, Kharagpur. His last position was as the Assistant Director-general (Process Engineering) at ICAR, New Delhi.
During his 50+ years of professional career, Raj Kachru has puRead More...
Dr Raj Kachru, a Kashmiri Pandit, hails from the family of 18th century’s leading Kashmiri Poetess, Arnimal, known for poignant poetry, and Munshi Bhawani Dass Pandit Kachru, an erudite Persian scholar and historian at Rainawari, Srinagar, Kashmir. Raj Kachru did his earlier schooling in the valley, graduated from IIT, Kharagpur, and PhD from MSU, USA. A globe trotter, he has worked in USA, Iran and India, including IIT, Kharagpur. His last position was as the Assistant Director-general (Process Engineering) at ICAR, New Delhi.
During his 50+ years of professional career, Raj Kachru has published more than 390 papers and 16 books (the last being Kashmiri Proverbs Vol-1, May 2021), designed and developed 18 prototypes and delivered more than 160 invited lectures in India and abroad. He has received many national and international awards including the prestigious gold medal by the Institution of Engineers (India), ISAE Commendation Medal for R&D and Rajendra Prasad award by the ICAR. Raj Kachru has a passion for literature especially, Urdu, Kashmiri and English poetry, and a love for all types of music and Ghazal singing. At present, he lives in Bhopal with his wife, Madhu (former Professor and Head, Sociology, Post-Graduate Women's College, Bhopal).
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