Research Scholar in the Department of Education at the Central University of Karnataka, India. He has completed M.Ed. from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, where he was awarded Gold Medal in M.Ed. for his academic excellence. He has qualified the UGC NET and the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). He has also been nominated as a UGC NEP Saarathi Student Ambassador from the Central University of Karnataka, India. His areas of interest include elementary education, teacher education, ICT in education, artificial intelligence in education, and educational technology, mathematics education etc. He has published research articles in Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals . He has also presented over 10 research papers at national and international conferences and seminars. He has participated in more than 25 workshops, faculty development programs (FDPs), seminars, and training programmes, including ICSSR and UGC MMTTC initiatives. He serves as a peer reviewer for different international journals, scopus indexed journal as it is reflecting his active engagement in academic research and scholarly community.