I am interested in geographic gradients in biodiversity and mechanisms that generate these

gradients. I am happiest when studying biodiversity patterns of ants, but find other arthropods

exciting as well. I followed my first interest during PhD at ATREE and Manipal University,

where I worked on ant communities across elevation gradients in the Eastern Himalaya. For the

current postdoc, I plan to work on drivers of diversity gradients in soil arthropods in the

western ghats and genetic diversity within centipede lineages. 

My other interests are cycling, cooking and rock climbing.

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