Dr. Shanti Bhushan is presently working as Junior Scientist (Plant Breeding and Genetics), Veer Kunwar Singh College of Agriculture, Dumraon (Buxar) under BAU, Sabour, Bhagalpur, India. He received his B. Sc., M. Sc. and Ph. D. degree from ANGRAU, Hyderabad, BHU, Varanasi and BAU, Ranchi respectively. Dr. Bhushan has experience of more than 13 years in research, teaching, extension and training. He has been awarded with Best Teacher Award, Young Scientist Award, Young Plant Breeder Award, Distinguished Scientist Award and Scientist of the Year Award by the different professional societies. Dr. Bhushan has led more than 6 national and international research projects. He has worked with chickpea, rice and linseed on conventional breeding approaches and has published more than 40 research papers in journals of national and international reputes along with several book chapters and popular articles. Dr. Bhushan also authored three practical manuals for UG courses. He has also been credited with development of two rice varieties. He has presented many research papers at national and international seminars and symposia