Dr. V. B. Diwanji, born in 1936, is a Science Post Graduate, with a Ph.D. He possesses 38 years of teaching experience and 31 years of research experience. He has supervised Ph. D. Dissertations of 5 students. He currently works as a Freelance Consultant for cultivation of medicinal, aromatic and industrial horticulture plants and trees for environmental conservation. He’s also a visiting professor at Athabasca University, Canada, inlacing other institutions and organisations.