I’m from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, with an academic background in Botany and molecular plant sciences. I completed my M.Sc. in Botany, developing a broad foundation in plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, plant biotechnology and plant–environment interactions. I am currently pursuing my PhD in Biological Sciences at IISER Tirupati, where I explore how plants sense, remember and adapt to environmental stress. My research interests include stress signalling, thermopriming, hormone networks and epigenetic regulation, with the broader aim of understanding plant resilience and adaptive responses to environmental challenges