Academia
Science
Master of Science Thesis
Numerical Methods in Linguistics
An Introduction to Glottochronology
What is a Bat? Chiropteran Phylogeny reviewed, 15 December 2002. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
The Genetic Structure of Maharashtra in India: Shared Ancestry and Negligible Gene Flow among Castes and Tribes, 20 October 2005. National Chemical Laboratory, Pune.
Societal Collapses in Small Populations – Important lessons to be learnt, 18 July, 2006. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
Linguistics, Grammatology and Epigraphy
Archaeology and Art History
The discovery of a Bene Israeli Cemetery during the Archaeological Investigations at Chandore, District Raigad, Maharashtra
In press
Numismatics and Philately
12 October 2014. CEMS, University of Mumbai.
Privateers, Gunrunners and ‘Neutrals’
The Danes in India, 1620-1869. CEMS, University of Mumbai.
Fortifications of China, Japan & Korea, 14 March 2016. CEMS, University of Mumbai.
Strategy and Defence
Teaching
- 2-Credit Course on Ancient scripts and Palaeography of India, 1-9 March 2017. M. D. Shah Mahila College, Malad (W), Mumbai.
- 5-Day Course on Ancient Scripts and Epigraphy, 15-19 May 2017. Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, Kalina, Mumbai.
- One-year Course in Epigraphy and Ancient Scripts of India, 13 August 2017 - present. Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, Kalina, Mumbai.
Guest Lectures
3 May 2015. Advanced Certificate Course in Archaeology, Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai.
4 March 2017. Certificate Course in Forts and Fortifications, Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai.
Ancient scripts, their decipherment and palaeography of India, 29 January 2017.
Certificate Course in Archaeology, Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai.
Certifications
Junior Research Fellow (2005-7) / Lecturer (2003-present) CSIR-NET, 2003; Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, ; License F.No.2-56/2002(II)EU.II
Junior Research Fellow; ICMR-NET, 2003; Indian Council for Medical Research
Research
Research Scholar - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Sep 2005 – Sep 2007
Research in Developmental Biology and Genetics.
Project Assistant - National Chemical Laboratory; Nov 2003 – Aug 2005
- The Genetic Structure of Maharashtra in India: Shared Ancestry and Negligible Gene Flow among Castes and Tribes
- Study of Neutral and Pathogenic mtDNA Mutations for the Assessment of Indian Genetic Diversity and the Analysis of Mitochondrial Diseases
Education
Master of Science in Biological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science (2000–2003)
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology & Biochemistry
SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce (1997–2000)
H.Sc. (Science)
SIES Junior College (1995–1997)
ICSE (First Class)
Sharada Mandir School, Goa (1991–1995)
Short-term Courses
Certificate Course in Mandarin (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi Level II)
Confucius Institute, University of Mumbai (2016-17)
Certificate Course in Forts and Fortifications
Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai (2016-17)
Certificate Course in Mandarin (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi Level I)
Confucius Institute, University of Mumbai (2016)
Certificate Course in Archaeology
Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai (2014-15)
Workshops
10-day National Workshop on Epigraphy & Manuscriptology of Western India
Deccan College PGRI & Indian Council of Historical Research (2-11 May, 2017)
4-Day Course in Knowledge Discovery in Life Sciences: Sequence-based Bioinformatics Approaches
Bioinformatics Centre, University of Pune (14-17 December, 2003)
The Third Bangalore Benny Shilo Course in Developmental Biology
National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (December 25, 2006 - January 4, 2007)