Birth & Educations: Born in Manipur, India. Caste-General, Matriculation-Board of Secondary Education Manipur in the year 1981, PU/HSSLC-Manipur University in the year 1983. Graduation- BSc (Agri) completed from Manipur Agricultural College (Manipur University) in the year 1989-90, Post-Graduation- MSc (Agriculture)-Plant Pathology in the year 1992 and PhD 1996 from Manipur University. I worked as Research Associate at Manipur University in Biotechnological Research Project on Fermented Food products of Manipur and Technology from 11/3/1996 to 21/11/1996. Again I was awarded as Research Associate by CSIR, New Delhi for tenure of 4years & 5 months starting from 22^nd November 1996 to 21^st April 2001. After that I was offered as Senior Research Associateship (Pool Scientist) by CSIR, Human Resource Development Group, New Delhi for a period of 3 years starting from 17/8/2001 to 16/8/2004. During entire period mentioned above I was filly engaged in teaching both UG and PG at College of Agriculture, CAU, Imphal. I joined to KVK Bishnupur District, Utlou as Scientist upto 2010. During this period I was appointed as Coordinator/Programme incharge as well as Academic Counsellor for Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU). I was appointed as Associate Professor at College of Horticulture & Forestry, CAU, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, then transferred as Deputy Director of Instructions during the year 2013., again transferred as Deputy Director of Extension Education at CAU Head quarter during the year 2013-2016 and again transferred to College of Agriculture, CAU, Iroisemba, imphal during the year 2016. I was promoted to Professor from 19^th April 2016 in Department of Plant Pathology, become Head of the Department from 2021 till date. Guided/guiding 6MSc and 2 PhD students.

Positions hold: Professor and Head, Department of Plant Pathology

Significant scientific contributions to plant pathology: During the year 2018-2019, Scientific cultivation and production of good spawn, a 90 days training programme were conducted sponsored by Power Finance Corporation Limited (A Government of Undertaking) under the aegis of Directorate of Extension Education, CAU, Imphal.