He obtained his Ph.D. from Ohio State University, Columbus under a joint Indo-US development program.
His major contribution was in the area of breeding sugarcane varieties which yielded higher sugar and were early maturing.
64 which brought back the dwindling sugar industry in North India out of the doldrums in the 1970s (http://www.sugarcaneindia.com/pg3.html).
These are three exceptional early maturing high sugar content varieties: Notable Contributions of Kanwar were: He worked in the capacities of Additional Director of Research (Agriculture), Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and as Director of Research (1979–1980) in Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur.
He gave new directions to agricultural research in the two North Indian states.