• Born (9th July 1946) and initial education at Balrampur, U.P., INDIA.

• B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur (1968).

• B.Sc. from Gorakhpur University in (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics) (1963).

• Associate Membership Examination of the Aeronautical Society of India with Aircraft Navigation & Operations Group.

• Associate Membership Examination of the Aeronautical Society of India with Avionics Group.

• Certificate in French from Bombay University (1972).

 

Since last 26 years Mr. Srivastava has been writing educative and informative articles on aviation, tourism and scientific topics (in Hindi as well as in English) in most simple language, which are getting published in various pres­tigious and popular magazines and newspapers of the country. So far more than 600 excellent articles on various scientific topics including aeronautics and a few others on environmental issues have appeared in more than 50 popular magazines and newspapers . Some examples are Delhi Press Publications, Times of India Publications, NISCAIR, Indian Express Group, Hindustan Times Publications, Mitra Pra ­kashan Ltd. etc. His Science Fiction was judged as the “Best Entry” in “Science Fiction Competition-2003” organised by Science Reporter Magazine of NISCAIR.

• Many of his articles are regularly appearing through SROT and United Newspaper Network, which are promoted by Dept. of Science & Tech­nology (Vigyan Prasar) . On an average each article from SROT and UN appears at least in 10 to 15 local and regional newspapers on different dates and in different issues.

• Mr. Srivastava is also a regular contributor to the All India Radio (A.I.R.) and he has already given many talks organised by the Science Cell of All India Radio, Delhi on the topics of Space achievements, International Date Line, Cartography, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing etc.