▁Science ▁& ▁Technology ▁and ▁University ▁Gr ants ▁Commission ▁of ▁India . ▁Joh ri ▁was ▁a ▁Commonwealth ▁Fellow , ▁a ▁senior ▁visitor ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁( UK ) ▁and ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁Royal ▁Astronom ical ▁Society ▁of ▁London . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁consult ant ▁for ▁UN ES CO ▁at ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program ▁in ▁Iran ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁DA AD ▁Fellow ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Main z ▁( G erm any ), ▁as ▁a ▁visit ing ▁scient ist ▁at ▁Hans en ▁Lab ▁( G rav ity ▁Pro be ▁B ▁Group ) ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁( USA ) ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁International ▁Sch olar ▁at ▁Fine ▁The oret ical ▁Physics ▁Institute ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁at ▁Min ne apolis ▁( USA ). ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁USA ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 8 ▁due ▁to ▁comp lications ▁ar ising ▁from ▁Kid ney ▁failure . ▁ ▁Career ▁Joh ri ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Et ah ▁( U tt ar ▁Pr adesh ), ▁India , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁His ▁father , ▁Bh air on ▁Pr as ad ▁Joh ri , ▁graduated ▁from ▁V eter inary ▁College , ▁Pat na , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁l vest ock ▁officer , ▁Al la hab ad , ▁India . ▁Joh ri ' s ▁mother , ▁Sar oj ini ▁Joh ri , ▁was ▁a ▁hom em aker . ▁ ▁Joh ri ▁completed ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁Nar ain ▁College , ▁Sh ik oh abad , ▁India , ▁with ▁ 1 2 th ▁rank ▁in