I joined this department in 2014. I did my Doctoral Research at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli under the eminent Botanist Prof. N. Jayabalan. I am a Research Guide and my areas of research are Phytochemistry and Microbiology. I did my M.Sc. at Jamal Mohamed College (Tiruchirappalli) and B.Sc. at St. Stephen’s College (Pathanapuram). I am a Life time member of The Society of the Order of Sacred Transfiguration (Mount Tabor Diara, Pathanapuram).