I finished my Masters in Ecology from Pondicherry University in 2023. I am passionate about herpetology and particularly interested in answering questions that integrate the broad themes of biogeography and thermal biology. For my Master’s dissertation, I worked on the thermal physiology of geckos in urban Bengaluru. At CEROS, I will work on population ecology and the conservation of geckos and their rocky habitats in the northern Western Ghats. Having been part of a Snow Leopard monitoring project earlier, I am very fond of high-altitude landscapes and would rarely refuse an offer for a trek up the Himalaya. Reading fiction and playing badminton are my other interests.