Son of the soil, Dr. Wahied Khawar Balwan, who is a senior Assistant Professor of Zoology in Government Degree College (GDC) Doda, has authored 28 books covering wide range of fields proving helpful not only for Science students but also for the civil services aspirants.
Aged 37 years, Dr. Balwan has written books in the field of Life Sciences based on Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Biotechnology, Animal Diversity, Biochemistry, Animal Physiology, Evolutionary Biology, Economic Zoology, Applied Zoology, Embryology, Medical Zoology, Chordates, Non-Executive Chordates, Anatomy, Environmental Biology, Ethology or Human Behavior, AIDS, in addition to the dictionaries based on Biology, Zoology and Genetics.
The books published by Dr. Balwan also include text books based on syllabus prescribed by University of Jammu, Cluster University and reference books published by national publishers.
His books are helpful to the undergraduate students, medical students, Post Graduate students pursuing course in Zoology, Botany, Biotechnology, Microbiology and other allied fields of Life Sciences.
His books are proving to be very helpful for the civil services aspirants with Zoology, Botany or Anthropology as main subject.
He has written books in simple language which a reader can easily understand.
There is considerable demand of reference books authored by Dr Balwan not only within the state but in other states of the country as well.
Apart from this, Dr Balwan has also been rendering his services at Degree College Doda and is quite popular among the students for his ability to motivate them.
The books of Dr Balwan have been widely recognized by various reputed universities and institutions across the country.
He has also been honored with many awards at national and international level.