Education Qualification

-Ph.D. (May 2016) from St. Xavier college under the guidance of Dr. U. C. Bapat on
Taxonomic study of Flora of Vasai Taluka with focus on Tungareshwar Wildlife
Sanctuary, Thane District, Maharashtra State.-Distinction in M.Sc. Botany with Angiosperm Taxonomy as special subject from the
University of Mumbai (May 2011).
– Distinction in B.Sc. with Botany as a special subject; Horticulture as Applied
component; Chemistry & Zoology as subsidiary subjects from the University of Mumbai
(April 2009).

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Research Interests

Plant Taxonomy

2 years

  • Worked as Chief Botanist at Jeevantirth and Shrishti organization for People Biodiversity Register, Gujarat Biodiversity Board (2016-2018).
  • Consultant as Botanist for Agriculture Biodiversity Survey, Apollo tyre, Vadodara Gujarat (2018).
  • Project Manager, “Aadi Aushadhi and Gujarat Jesuits Ecology Mission”, Ahmedabad (2017).
  • Worked as a Resource person for Botanical Excursion for College students from St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, Dhaboi Science College, Vanchal, Gujarat. (2016-till date).
  • Consultant as Chief Botanist at Pochabhai Foundation, Anand (2017-18).
  • Study on Plant Biodiversity of Chandrapur District, Maharashtra (2011-2016).
  • Studied Biodiversity of Plants of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali, Mumbai (2010-16).
  • Study of Biodiversity of Plants of Savantwadi Taluka, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra (2012-14).
  • Study on Plant Biodiversity of Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra (2010-14).

 

 

 

  • A Collection of Flagellaria indica , (Flagellariaceae) after 150, years from Konkan Region, Maharashtra, India. Phytotaxonomy Vol. 14, pp. 158-160, 2015.
  • Encroachment Impact on Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Vasai Taluka, Maharashtra, p. 125-128in NETBT (2015) (ISBN: 978-81-923628-2-3).
  • Glimpses of Flora of Vasai Taluka, (Maharashtra), India, Phytotaxonomy Vol. 16, pp. 79-82, 2017.
  • A new species of Geranium (Geraniaceae)from Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India, Life Sciences Leaflets, Vol 106 (2018): December, ISSN 0976 – 1098(On Line) ISSN 2277 – 4297(Print).
  • A new distributional record of bladderwort species Utricularia janarthanamii for Gujarat state, Plant Science Today, 2021, Vol 8(1): 182-184, ISSN 2348-1900.
  • Understanding plant science as an a sustainable campus landscape; proceeding present day Biology: impact of Research on cellular and Molecular Biology 2020
  •  A New Species Of Geranium L.(Geraniaceae)From Mount Abu, Rajasthan, Indialife Sciences Leaflets ISSN 2277-4297(Print) 0976 1098(Online)
  • Books/Book chapters:
    Flora of Chandrapur District (2021 published)
    Published Checklist of Vascular Plants of Gadchiroli District(2014).
    Report on Study of Vegetation and Plant Biodiversity Survey of Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Udyan (Victoria garden), Byculla, Mumbai (October 2010).
    Chapter Addenda for Flora of Maharashtra Vol.1-5, in Flora of Maharashtra Vol VI, p. 366-373, 2015.

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Recent (2019 till date) Paper Presentations/Seminars attended (Optional):

 

Seminar attended:

  • Conducted online lectures and training session as a resource person on “Identification of Flowering plants” organized by Botany department, president Science college on 31st July, 2020.
  • Costa Rica: A Biodiversity Hotspot held on 25th May 2020, organized by Department of Botany, R.D. & S.H. National College and S.W.A. Science College.
  • National seminar on Present day Biology: Impact of Research at Molecular and cellular level: organized by Department of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, held on 3rd and 4th January, 2020.
  • International webinar on Save Ozone Save Earth-2020, organized by Department of Life science, Bhakta Kavi Narisingh Mehta University, Junagadh India, in association with United Nation Environment programme-Ozone Secretariat, 16th September 2020.
  • National Webinar on Glancing through Prism at Womanhood, Organized by United Nations Association Gujarat and GLS Law college, on 27th October, 2020.
  • National Webinar on Women in leadership: Remolding Third Decade of 21st Century organized by United Nations Association Gujarat and GLS Law college, on 6th march, 2021.
  • National webinar on “Climate Change actions in Gujarat” held on 10th February, 2021 organized by Gujarat University Botanical society, Department of Botany, Bioinformatics & Climate Change impacts management, Gujarat.
  • National webinar on National Education policy 2020: with Sp. Reference to legal Education organized by university school of law, Gujarat University on 24th October, 2020.

  • Won the Honor Certificate and Medal from The Wilson College for being overall topper in B.Sc. in 2009.
  • Won Second prize in ‘NETBT 2015’, Two-day National Conference, for Poster presentation.