Director, KRBL the world's largest rice miller and largest basmati rice exporter from India selling India Gate Basmati Rice; first company to sustain a successful public-private partnership in Basmati contact farming and its R&D effort in seed multiplication and distribution programme; produces non-conventional energy using husk and wind in addition to generating value-added products. Member: Young Presidents' Organization; CII; ASSOCHAM; FICCI. Presented a paper to Nigerian key heads of state from agriculture and industry on Nigeria's path to rice self-sufficiency, with collaboration of KRBL; represented Indian rice industry, CII delegation to Malaysia for open market access for agriculture commodities from India.