Service and Leadership

Editorial and Review Activities for Journals

1. Guest Editor, Special Issue in "Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences'' on the topic of  "White-Light Polarimetric Investigation Of The Solar Corona And Associated Dynamics''

2. Guest Editor, Special Issue in "Universe" on the topic of  "The Solar Origin of Space Weather"

3. Guest Editor, special issue in "Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences" on the topic of "Puzzling Out Large-Scale Solar Wind Magnetic Structures Using Multipoint Observations"

4. Review Editor, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (since Jun 2022)

5. Reviewer for Reputed Journals

• Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR-Space Physics) 

• Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) 

• The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ) 

• Astronomy and Astrophysics (A&A) 

• Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Astrophysics and Space Science (FrASS)

• Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy (JApA)

• Sun and Geosphere

Committee and Administrative Responsibilities 

1. Member, JRF Interview Committee (May 2025)
   Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
   Contributed to the evaluation and selection of candidates for the PhD program

2. Member, JRF Interview Committee (Nov 2024)
   Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
   Contributed to the evaluation and selection of candidates for the PhD program

3. Member, JRF Interview Committee (Jun 2024)
   Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
   Contributed to the evaluation and selection of candidates for the PhD program

4. Member, Committee to organize the 125th-year celebration of the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (March 2024)
   Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
   Contributed to the planning and coordination of events, outreach activities, and scientific presentations for the anniversary celebration.

5. Member, JRF Interview Committee (Jun 2023)
   Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
   Contributed to the evaluation and selection of candidates for the PhD program

6. Member, JRF interview committee (Nov 2021)
   Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
   Assisted with the evaluation and selection of candidates for the PhD program

7. Member, committee to plan and organize the events under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (celebrating the 75th year of Independence of our country) (Aug 2021 to Aug 2022)
   Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
   Contributed to the conceptualization, coordination, and execution of multiple events.

Organizational Roles in Conferences/Workshops 

1. Member, Organizing Committee, Kodaikanal Winter School on Solar Physics, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Mar 2025

2. Member, Organizing Team, Solar and Heliospheric Science with the SKAO and its Precursors Workshop, Astronomical Society of India (ASI) meeting, NIT Rourkela, Odisha15 Feb 2025

3. Member, LOC, International conference on Sun, Space Weather, and Solar-Stellar Connections, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, 20-24 Jan 2025

4. Member, SOC and LOC, Discussion on India’s Next Leap in Solar and Heliospheric Exploration, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, 29-31 Jul 2024

5. Member, Organizing Committee, Kodaikanal Winter School on Solar Physics, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Jan 2024 

6. Member, Organizing Committee, Kodaikanal Winter School on Solar Physics, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 23-28 Jan 2023 

7. Member, SOC, Regional workshop on solar science and Aditya-L1, St. Joseph's University, Bengaluru, 06 Jan 2023

8. Member, Organizing Committee, Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC)/Aditya-L1 science workshop, Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 8-10 Jun 2022

Session Chairing in Conferences/Workshops 

1. Session Chair, In-house Symposium, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, 01 Apr 2025

2. Session Chair, Discussion on India’s Next Leap in Solar and Heliospheric Exploration, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, 29-31 Jul 2024

3. Session Chair, Sun and solar system, Astronomical Society of India (ASI) meeting, 31 Jan-04 Feb 2024

4. Session Chair, Sun and solar system, Astronomical Society of India (ASI) meeting, 25-29 Mar 2022

5. Session Chair, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) annual meeting, Beijing, China, 31 Jul-05 Aug 2016