Mustansir Barma | |
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Professor Emeritus at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad DAE-Homi Bhabha Chair Professor | |
Assumed office 2018 | |
Succeeded by | Sandip P Trivedi |
Personal details | |
Born | Mumbai,India | 27 December 1950
Alma mater | Campion School,Mumbai, St. Xavier's College,Mumbai, State University of New York at Stony Brook |
Profession | Professor,Author,Scientist |
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Mustansir Barma was born in Mumbai to a Dawoodi Bohra family. [2]
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