I am an Engineer turned Ornithologist. Post my UG (2012, NIT Raipur) and PG (2014, IIT Kharagpur) in Biotechnology, I pursued PhD (2020, CSIR-CCMB Hyderabad) in Ornithology. My thesis focused on biogeographic history, population connectivity, habitat suitability model and natural history of this species. Post-PhD I joined Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur and worked on the Kerala Bird Atlas, a state-wide citizen-science project. I analyzed 0.3 million records of 371 species and communicated the findings to various stake holders including citizens, policy makers, forest department and science fraternity. Upon completion of the Kerala Bird Atlas project, I joined IISER Mohali as a postdoctoral fellow to study avian community dynamics and feeding guild via stable-isotope analysis.

I joined Wildlife Institute of India as Scientist C in August 2023. I am interested in avian conservation using multi-pronged approach including genetics, long-term monitoring, field-based natural history studies and community outreach.