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Dr. K. Kumar is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. He has got a teaching and research experience of 20 years and is a specialist on biological nitrogen fixation associated with rice. He has developed some practical technologies for biofertilizer application in rice. He has visited the University of London, UK under British Council Academic Exchange Programme. He is a recipient of Prof. G. Rangaswami Gold Medal for best Ph.D. student in Microbiology for the year 1995. He has published 60 research papers in national and international journals, actively participated in the national and international conferences and published 4 books. He has been the Principal Investigator of the projects funded by ICAR, DBT, TNSCST, etc.

The Author is a retired Brigadier from the Indian Army. He is a recipient of Vishist Seva Medal from the President of India and a commendation card from the Army Chief for his meritorious services. He has participated in three wars and has lot of operational experience, of active insurgency and terrorism. He has also held a number of important command and staff assignments in the Army. Is a graduate from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and Msc in Defence studies from Madras University. He is also qualified in Human Resource Development from All India Institute of Management studies, Chennai. Has travelled far and wide upto the remotest corner of India and has visited almost all the Asian and European countries. He has a spiritual leanings and has studied most of our scriptures and religious books. He believes that spirituality is the only solution for all the sufferings of Human beings in the present day materialistic world.