Dr. C.I. Jolly completed his M.Sc. in Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry from St. Xavier's College, Bombay, and later did Ph.D. in 1977 from Bombay University. He has served as Professor and head of the department at KMK College of Pharmacy, Bombay. He is a doctorate guide from Bombay SNDT, Mahatma Gandhi and Calicut Universities. He is a member of American Society of Pharmacognosy and was an ex-central member of Indian Pharmaceutical Association. He has presented over 150 papers in national and international seminars. He was honoured with best research paper award during Satelite Conference and IDMA 2000