received the M.Tech. degree in soil and water conservation engineering from the College of Agricultural Engineering (CAE), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, in 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in hydrological modeling from IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, in 2004. Currently heading the Land Hydrology Division, Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad, India. His research interests include satellite-based large-scale hydrological modeling and applications, wetlands dynamics, flood modeling and hydrological impact of climate change.