R. J. Singh received his education, intermediate to Ph.D., from Banaras Hindu University and completed his Post-doctoral program from Leningrad University (U.S.S.R.). He retired as Professor from Aligarh Muslim University after working there for nearly 35 years. His interests lie in nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance, optical spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, electroluminescence, high-temperature superconductivity, magnetoresistance, etc. He has around 100 research publications to his credit.