Moti Lal Dhar ( 22 October 1914 – 20 January 2002) was an eminent drug chemist, and science administrator in India. He remained Director Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow from 1960 until his retirement in 1972 and he has been the only Kashmiri Pandit to serve as Vice- Chancellor, of Banaras Hindu University, B.H.U. References 1914 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Indian chemists Vice Chancellors of Banaras Hindu University Kashmiri people People from Srinagar district Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering