ak uni ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Indian ▁natural ▁product ▁chem ist , ▁s tere och em ist ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁director ▁general - grade ▁scient ist ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁D rug ▁Research ▁Institute . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁research es ▁on ▁the ▁bi ogen esis ▁of ▁al kal oid s ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁elected ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Science ▁Academy . ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Research , ▁the ▁a pe x ▁ag ency ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁for ▁scientific ▁research , ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁Sh anti ▁Sw ar up ▁B hat n agar ▁Prize ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁Indian ▁science ▁awards , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁chemical ▁sciences . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁D . ▁S . ▁Bh ak uni , ▁born ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh , ▁graduated ▁in ▁chem istry ▁from ▁Al la hab ad ▁University ▁and ▁completed ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁institution . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁as ▁a ▁teaching ▁fac ulty ▁but ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁joined ▁Central ▁D rug ▁Research ▁Institute ▁( CD RI ), ▁L uck now ▁and ▁worked ▁there ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁His ▁next ▁move ▁was ▁to ▁National ▁Botan ical ▁Research ▁Institute