Dr. (Prof.) Arvind Kumar Purohit

Dr. Arvind Kumar, (now known as Dr. AK Purohit) is the Professor of Plant Biology and former Director of Extension Education, SK Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner. He has worked at various faculty positions from Astt. Professor to Professor  at JN Vyas University, Jodhpur, Govt. College, Kota, SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner, and SK RAU, Bikaner for more than 47 years. He has guided several post graduate students at M.Sc. and Ph. D level, has published many research papers, books and reviews. His students are serving as professors and at many important positions at state and central govt. services. He retired as Professor of Plant Physiology and Director of Extension Education and Director, Academic Staff College & Distance Education from SK RAU, Bikaner in 2009.  He has been active after superannuation on various academic assignments, advisory and consultancy. He started to learn Bach flower Remedy system in 2019 and completed final level 3 to become first BFRP, Bach flower Registered Practitioner (UK) from Rajasthan since April, 2021. Later he got initiated in Inner engineering (Sadhguru), went on to learn Crystal Therapy and Dousing and Elements of Sanskrit. Proficient in public speaking and a creative literary writer, Dr. Purohit has established an Academy in 2023- Soumitra Deepti Academy of Fundamentals (The SDAF, Sambal) for helping school and college level students in their studies and career.