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- Born 1942 Elanthur, Kerala
- Masters in Chemistry 1965 University of Kerala
- PhD 1972 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Royal Society (London) Bursar 1972-1974 University of Oxford, England
- National Research Council of Canada Fellow, 1974-1977 McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1977-1986 IIT Madras
- Professor of Chemistry 1986- 2005, IIT Madras
- Emeritus Professor,2005-2008, IIITM-K, TVM
- Professor, 2008-Till date, IISER, TVM
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Germany 1982-83, 1987, 1988 University of Hannover, 1991Technische Hocshule, Darmstadt
- Married 1974 to Dr. Kamala Gopinathan PhD; son: Dr. Ajay Gopinathan PhD, University of California, USA.