The author obtained his B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. He did his Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Viswavidyala, Jabalpur. He is presently working as Principal Scientist in Agricultural Mechanization Division at Central Institute of Agricultural Emgineering, Bhopal.