Curiosity, Method, Evidence and Impact
A Research Journey
From botany in Varanasi to grapevine virology in California.
From Varanasi to Davis, now evaluating scientific AI
Four chapters, one research habit
Choose a chapter.
- Varanasi2012
- Davis2023
- Scientific AI2025
Chapter 1 · 2012–2017
Botany first. Specialization second.
Botany expanded into plant pathology, microbial genetics, biotechnology, and ecology—and a gold medal.
- B.Sc. Botany
- M.Sc. Gold Medal
- First paper in 2016
- Place
- Banaras Hindu University · Varanasi, India
- The constant
- Understand the whole system first.
The work kept accumulating
- Journal articles
- 38
- Book chapters
- 22
- Citations
- 1,900+
- Indices
- h 25 · i10 38
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Every chapter was made possible by mentors, collaborators, and lab communities that opened their doors.
I remain deeply grateful.
Grateful for the past. Building what comes next.