Prof. D N Dhar is an expert in natural products and synthetic organic chemistry. He retired from the Dept. of Chemistry, Indian Insitute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur after 35 years of distinguished academic life. He has over 130 research papers, articles and books to his credit. He is a recipient of the fellowship of the National Academy of Sciences. In recogniction of his contribution to science, his name is included in The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, 1990.