Pushpa Khanna - Daughter of Joti Prasad Khanna and Vidya Wati, Prof. Dr.Pushpa Khanna was born on 3 December 1928. She graduated from the University of Rajasthan with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees, and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oregon, Eugene. she did post doctoral studies in medical plant tissue culture at the University of Nebraska in1966.