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Anand Prakash, FES, is a Scientist ‘EI’ in the Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Division in the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow. He is serving NBRI for the last 12 years. During the period, he worked out research projects like, ‘Survey of Plant Resources of Rajaji National Park, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh’ and ‘Ethnobotanical Studies of Tribal and Aboriginal Populations of Uttar Pradesh’. Earlier, he served as Research Asstt. (Bot) in the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. New Delhi for three years. He has participated and served as Scientist, ‘EXPLOGAR-96’ a plant exploratory mission to the Valley of Flowers in the Garhwal Himalayas organized by NCC Directorate, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He has published one book, ‘Flora of Rajaji National Park, Uttaranchal and 37 research papers in different National & International Scientific Journals on Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Biodiversity, Medicinal Plants & Conservation. Besides, he is life member of Societies of Ethnobotanists of India and has been awarded ‘Fellow of the Society of Ethnobotanists (FES)’. He is also a life member of Kaul Science Foundation, Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, and Association for Plant Taxonomy (APT).

O N Singh (born in 1959) at present working as Associate Professor in the Dept. of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, B.H.U. Varanasi. He specializes in the field of Numismatics and Historiography. He has been published four books "Guptottar Kalin Uttar Bhartiya Mudrayein", Culture & Glory of Varanasi" and Guptottar Kalin Dakshin Bhartiya Mudrayein". About three dozen research papers and articles presented by him, have been published in various National and International Journals. He has been the Joint Secretary of the prestigious Numismatic Society of India from 2002-2005 as well as Chief Editor of "Humanities India" and presently holds the post of Treasurer on NSI and Chaff "Indian Conclave of Humanities and Social Sciences". Besides being the member of various academic and administrative committees of the universities and other institutions, he is also discharging the responsbility of "Course Coordinator" of Special Courses of Studies, Faculty of Arts and Deputy Chief Proctor of B.H.U., Varanasi.