Birth & Educations: My birth place is Varanasi. I completed MSc (Ag) from the Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, BHU Varanasi and earned PhD degree from the Department of Plant Pathology, GBPUAT Pantnagar. I conducted the PhD research work at IRRI Philippines by staying there for 18 months.

Positions hold:

- at BAU Sabour

Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist since 2012; Coordinator of Host-Parasite Interaction Research since 2012; Member of PME Cell 2015-2023; Officer In-charge, External Examination since 2022; Incharge-cum-Supervisor, Trichoderma Unit since 2023

- Reviewed for Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Indian Farming, Indian Phytopathology, Plant Pathology

Awards/Honours: Young Scientist Award (2019) by the National Agriculture Development Co-operative Ltd. (NADCL), J&K; Excellence in Research Award (2018) by the Agro-Environment Development Society (AEDS); Research Associate (2012) at VPKAS Almora; SRF (2011-12) at GBPUAT Pantnagar: the fellowship was shouldered by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India; During PhD, Merit Basis University Fellowship, GBPUAT Pantnagar; IRRI Award (2009) for conducting PhD thesis work under the Cereal System Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).

Fellow: Life member of Crop Science Society of the Philippines since 2010; Indian Phytopathological Society since 2017; Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology since 2018; Indian Mycological Society since 2020; Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development (MOBILIZATION) since 2022; Association of Microbiologists of India since 2023

Research Areas: Root Pathology, Nanophytopathology