Molecular hydrogen formation and heat transfer to the surface of dust grains in interstellar medium (ISM).

Radiative grain alignment in photo-dissociation regions (PDRs) and isolated star-forming molecular clouds.

Investigation on kinematics of PDRs using [CII] observations.

Magnetized evolution of triggered star forming regions i.e. bright-rimmed clouds (BRCs) in HII regions

Investigation of radiation driven implosion (RDI) in BRCs in HII regions using molecular line observations.

Physics and evolution of ISM- Formation of molecular clouds (starless/prestellar protostellar cores) and subsequent star formation in context of magnetic fields.

Early phases of galactic low mass star formation - Investigation on Very Low Luminosity Objects (VeLLOs) and proto-brown dwarf candidates.

Constraining the magnetically dominated star formation models through optical, near-IR, FIR and sub(mm) polarization measurements.