Facts:   - residence: thane    - prizes: padma vibhushan    - known for: intellectual property rights ; r & d ; innovation    - work institutions: csir foundation india ; global research alliance ; national innovation    - field: chemical engineering      - birth date: 1 january 1943    - name: raghunath anant mashelkar    - image size: 200px    - nationality: indian    - image: ramesh mashelkar apr09.jpg    - birth place: mashel -rrb- , goa , portuguese india -lrb- now india    - alma mater: institute of chemical technology , mumbai   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of raghunath anant mashelkar .
raghunath anant mashelkar , also known as ramesh mashelkar .frs , freng , ficheme -lrb- -lrb- born 1 january 1943 -rrb- is an indian chemical engineer and a former director general of the council of scientific & industrial research -lrb- csir -rrb- , a chain of 38 publicly funded industrial research and development institutions in india .