Given the question: Facts: - residence: thane - prizes: padma vibhushan - known for: intellectual property rights ; r & d ; innovation - work institutions: csir foundation india ; global research alliance ; national innovation - field: chemical engineering - birth date: 1 january 1943 - name: raghunath anant mashelkar - image size: 200px - nationality: indian - image: ramesh mashelkar apr09.jpg - birth place: mashel -rrb- , goa , portuguese india -lrb- now india - alma mater: institute of chemical technology , mumbai Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of raghunath anant mashelkar .
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raghunath anant mashelkar , also known as ramesh mashelkar .frs , freng , ficheme -lrb- -lrb- born 1 january 1943 -rrb- is an indian chemical engineer and a former director general of the council of scientific & industrial research -lrb- csir -rrb- , a chain of 38 publicly funded industrial research and development institutions in india .