349:; during his long stint at St. John's College, he pioneered and established the school of entomology in 1950, established a benchmark scientific excellence, where he became the professor of zoology and entomology and appointed as the head of the department for zoology, succeeding Prof. Lalit Prasad Mathur, who took over as the registrar, Agra University. In recognition of his scientific output, both in quality and quantity, he was honoured by the University of Agra and awarded a D.Sc. degree, Doctor of Science. He pioneered fundamental research in entomology and received support from the highest levels and the University Grants Commission, eminent persons like Dr. Radhakrishnan, Zakir Hussein, etc., and established the School of Entomology in 1950, in the Campus of St. John's College, Agra.
342:, England. He was denied promotion while his ‘junior’ was promoted and hence he chose to seek his future elsewhere and resigned. He remained unemployed for some time; he earned a living by working as an interpreter and German language translator, during World War II, in the Censor Section of the Army H.Q., New Delhi, translating for the British Indian Army, 'official ' documents captured from the Germans. He would monitor radio broadcasts from Berlin and provide English transcripts. He also translated German language technical journals and scientific reports. As a matter of fact, he provided the English version of the German technology, for manufacturing hydrogenated oil in India to the founder of the manufacturing plant at Modinagar.
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