Ph.D. in Solid State Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science M.S. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science B.Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry, St. Stephens College, Delhi University

Research efforts in the group are focused on the theme of developing structure – composition – property relations in functional inorganic materials. Contributions include the development of solvothermal routes for a variety of inorganic nanomaterials, understanding the role that lone pairs of non-bonding electrons play in inducing polar and ferroic (including multiferroic) behavior, understanding the effects of structural topology in frustrating phase transitions in polar compounds, developing template-free routes to porous and composite inorganic materials, developing new multifunctional magnets, understanding frustrated magnetism, and revealing the importance of oxide-stabilized noble metal ions in oxidation catalysis, with the concurrent development of model compounds thereof. Recent contributions include a better understanding of phosphors for solid-state white lighting, robust thermoelectrics. New initiatives are in the areas of battery and photovoltaic materials and magnetocalorics.