He completed his Ph.D. from Industrial Toxicology Research Center, Lucknow, India, as a research fellow, in a project on neurobehavioral toxicity of cadmium in relation to protein malnutrition, sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India. He has published a book entitled, ‘Chemical Studies on Toxic Effects of Cadmium’, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. He is a reviewer of refereed journals and researcher in the field of heavy metal toxicology.