Education:
B.A. Economics (Bombay University, Maharashtra).

Honorary Positions:
•   Honorary Secretary: Bombay Natural History Society (1962-1973).
•   Founder Trustee and Vice-President: World Wildlife Fund-India (1969-1994?). (=World Wide Fund for Nature-India.)
•   Member: National Committee for Environmental Planning, Government of India (1973-1985).
•   Vice-President: International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1969-1972).
    (=IUCN The World Conservation Union.)
•   Member: Project Tiger (1973-1983).
•   Active Senior Member: International Ornithological Congress.

Awards:
•   Padmashri, 1971 (Government of India).
•   Order of The Golden Ark, 1981 (Prince of the Netherlands).
•   Rajyotseva Award, 1983 (Karnataka).
•   Member of Honour World Wildlife Fund, 1994.
•   Salim Ali International Award for Nature Conservation, 1997.

Editing:
•   Founder Editor Newsletter for Birdwatchers (1959-2003).
•   Co-editor Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1963-1973).