I am an ARC Grant Funded Researcher A in the Tectonics & Earth Systems Group, School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Adelaide University, Australia. I completed my Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), India in September, 2025.  My doctoral thesis was focused on Indo-Antarctic tectonic reconstruction from the Archean to Neoproterozoic. I consider myself as a structural petrologist who loves to combine structural geology, metamorphic petrology, geochronology and geochemistry to solve the overlong puzzles of geoscience. My main research interest lies in the correlation of different domains of Eastern Ghats Belt, India (Araku-Sunkarametta-Anantagiri sector, part of southern Eastern Ghats Belt, Andhra Pradesh) with East Antarctic terrane (Larsemann Hills and associated lands on the eastern coast including Princess Elizabeth Land, Rauer Islands, Vestfold Hills, Amery Ice Shelf etc.) on the basis of tectonic evolution, structural and metamorphic constraints along with geochronological similarities. I try to understand the geological signatures associated with multiple deformation events on both sides of the Indian Ocean and their implications on the supercontinent reconstruction. I am primarily working to understand the rheology of lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction in the ultra-high temperature (UHT) terranes with a multidisciplinary approach, for predicting suitable geodynamic circumstances for attainment of UHT conditions and post-peak thermal evolution in the Indo-Antarctic terrane. Currently, I work with Prof. Alan Collins at the Adelaide University, conducting research in the Eastern Ghats Province of India and the Rayner Complex and Schirmacher Hills of East Antarctica. I am trying to formulate a P–T–t map for both terranes using garnet Lu–Hf geochronology, inclusion barometry, and Raman Carbonaceous Material Thermometry (RSCM) to decipher paleoelevation and tectonic reconstruction in the Proterozoic, along with detrital zircon petrochronology for both these terranes. I am also working on southern Arabian-Nubian Shield to investigate the tectonic evolution of this Neoproterozoic juvenile arc system through structural geology, geochronology, and geochemical analyses. On the other hand, I am also trying to understand the grain boundary mechanism of quartz in UHT domains for a more fundamental understanding of the grain-grain interaction in the crustal architecture. I aim to integrate my structural and metamorphic field-derived datasets with microstructural and geochronological aspects using optical microscopy, EBSD, SEM-EDS, EPMA, AFM, XRF, LA-ICPMS and Raman Spectroscopy. My scientific queries are directed using a versatile approach, working in collaboration with scientists from other branches such as Metamorphic Petrology, Polar Science, High Temperature geochronology, Metallurgy and Material Sciences. I have long been dedicated to deciphering the complexities of the Indo-Antarctic tectonic framework, a pursuit that remains at the forefront of my scientific endeavours. My work has led to four publications in leading journals, with several more under review, and has been recognized with the Young Polar Scientist Award by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) in 2023 and 2025. My academic journey began with a B.Sc. Honours from the University of Calcutta, India, where I received the gold medal for topping my course in 2017, followed by an M.Sc. at IIT Kharagpur, where I earned the institute silver medal for ranking first in 2019. I have contributed to over 20 collaborative conference publications and actively participated in the 41st Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (2021–22). I serve as an integral part of the GeoEAIS (Geological Exploration of Amery Ice Shelf) project, an initiative by NCPOR, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, to study the India–Antarctica connection, including extensive fieldwork in East Antarctica. My field experience spans diverse regions, including the Cratoinc Indian Shield and different sectors of the Eastern Ghats, Ladakh Himalayas, Ivrea-Verbano Zone (Italy), Larsemann and Schirmacher Hills (East Antarctica), and the Midyan and Hijaz terranes (Saudi Arabia). I have collaborated internationally with the University of Cambridge and the University of Beira Interior, Portugal, and nationally with NCPOR, NCESS, Delhi University, and the University of Allahabad, India. Alongside research, I have over six years of teaching experience, including roles at Asutosh College, University of Calcutta, and IIT Kharagpur, supervising master’s theses and assisting in structural and earth science laboratories.