Education

• Ph.D. in Bioarchaeology (aDNA), DST-BSIP and Panjab University

• Master's in Forensic Science, University of Delhi

Research Expertise/Interest

• Forensic genetics and biomolecular archaeology

Current Research Project

• Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry and palaeoproteomics

• Past human-animal interactions

Grant/Fellowship

• Competitive travel grant to attend the 11th ICAZ–AGPM Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark

• Young Investigator Attendance Award from the Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution (SMBE) for its 2025 Annual Meeting in Beijing

Education

• Ph.D. in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Deccan College PGRI, Pune

Research Expertise/Interest

• Prehistory and Lithic Analysis

Current Research Project

• integration of 3D scanning, Photogrammetry, and Geometric Morphometrics with traditional typo-technological analyses, culminating in an open-access digital repository of stone tools​

Grant/Fellowship​

• SAS Student and Early Career Research Support Award 2025 by the Society for Archaeological Sciences 

PhD Topic- Mapping the Dynamics of Human and Nonhuman Relations in the Indian Sundarban from the Context of Cyclonic Disasters

Research Expertise/Interest- Human-Animal/Multispecies Studies, Culture and Heritage, GIS Mapping

Education

• ​Masters in Environment and Development, School of Human Ecology, Ambedkar University Delhi

• Bachelors in English Honors, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, WB​

Grant/Fellowship

• Inlaks RaviShankaran Conservation Small Grant 2021-22

• Platinum Jubilee Women's Leader Project' for South Asia and UK by British Council, 2022

• Earth Fellowship by SGSAH and British Council Scotland, 2023- Hosted by Archaeology Institute, University of Highlands and Islands, Scotland.

• ​INTACH Research Scholarship 2024

• Cultivating Humanities & Social Sciences- Association for Asian Studies- 2024-25

• Director Gold Medal for Overall Outstanding Performance in PhD (13th Convocation IITGN)

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PhD Topic- Beyond Hearths and Pots: Understanding Ancient Food Processing in the Harappan Culture

Research Expertise/Interest- Material Culture, Ethnoarchaeology, Ancient Food Processing Techniques

Education

• M.Phil. in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology- Deccan College PGRI, Pune, India​

• Masters in Archaeology, University of Calcutta

• Bachelor in History, Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta

Grant/Fellowship

• Student ambassador, South Asia, Society for Archaeological Sciences.

• ECR for Antiquity, Durham: Rewriting World Archaeology Project: Dialogues from the Global South (June 2021 – Present)

• Visiting Researcher at Ceramic Residue Analysis Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Wilmington. (4th - 11th October 2022)

• Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (August 2023 - May 2024).

• INTACH Research Scholarship 2024

Ph.D. Topic (Tentative)- Multi-Proxy Analysis of the Faunal Remains from the Sanganakallu-Kupgal Site Complex, Bellary Region, Karnataka.

Research Expertise/Interest- ZooMS Fingerprinting (Palaeo-proteomics), Human-Animal Studies

Education

• Masters in Archaeology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat

• Bachelors in Archaeology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat​

• Bachelor's in Science, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, UP

Ph.D. Topic (Tentative)- Investigations into the Secondary Uses of Domestic Animals during the Harappan Period with Special Reference to the sites of Tigrana (Haryana) and Kotda Bhadli (Gujarat).

Research Expertise/Interest- Zooarchaeology, Interdisciplinarity (concepts and ideas from zoology and geology).

Education

• Masters in AIHC & Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune, Maharashtra.

• Bachelors in History & Philosophy, Hansraj College, Delhi University.

Ph.D. Topic (Tentative)- A Detailed Case Study of Faunal Remains from a Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age Site Vedi in the Ararat Plain of Armenia

Research Expertise/Interest-Zooarchaeology,  Archaeological-trench-based analysis and Actualistic approaches

Education

• Masters in Arts (AIHC & Archaeology), Deccan College PGRI, Pune

• BFA (Painting), Nagpur University, Maharashtra

Research Expertise/Interest- Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Blue Economy, Coastal Zone Management, GIS mapping

Education

• Master of City Planning from IIT Kharagpur

• Bachelor of Architecture from Jadavpur University

Currently working as- Project Scientist, KPCSD, IIT Gandhinagar​

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Research Expertise/Interest- Bioarchaeology, Stable Isotopes, Paleodiet, Mobility Study, Human-Animal-Environment Interaction, Experimental Archaeology

Education

• Master’s in Archaeological Materials Science  (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree), Universidade de Évora (Portugal) / Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) / Sapienza Università di Roma (Italy)

• Master’s in Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune (India)

• Bachelor’s in History, Ethiraj College For Women (Autonomous) Affiliated to the University of Madras​

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Education

• Ph.D. in Applied Geology, IIT-ISM Dhanbad​

• Masters in Applied Geology, University of Allahabad

Research Expertise/Interest

• Isotope Geochemistry and its applications

• Deciphering sources of orogenic gold deposits in Eastern Dharwar Carbon​

DST SERB Research Project

• Isotopic fingerprinting of animal remains from Dholavira

• Addressing Archaeological Questions:

  • Dietary reconstruction

  • Paleo-climatic information

  • Ancient migrations