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Dulal Chandra Pal is presently a Senior Scientist of the Botanical Survey of India.

Dr. K. Thothathri received his masters degree in Botany from the University of madras (1955) with a first class and rank and was awarded the Prof. Pulney Andi Gold Medal. He joined the Botanical Survey of India in 1958 and after serving in various capacities in now the additional Director. He has specilised in the monographic studies of Indian legumes and has published 60 research papers on revision, taxonomy systematics etc. of legumes. He undertook several botanical explorations/ expeditions to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and is an authority on the flora and Phytogeo-graphy of these islands. He visited several herbaria and gardens of USSR in 1967-68. He attended the first and second International legume Conferences, held at Kew Gardens, U.K. (1978) and Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, USA (1986) and presented status papers on Indian legumes. Her has published so far 125 original research papers including 3 books. He has been looking after the flora of India programmes in Botanical Survey of India. He is a member of the Indian Botanical Society.