I am Ph.D. research scholar at the Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. My broad research interests are carnivore ecology and human-carnivore interaction. I am particularly interested in understanding the predator-prey relationship, their specific interaction across a landscape and how prey perceive and respond under the risk of predation. I have been awarded Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF) to study the "Ecology and conservation of mesocarnivores in the Gir Protected area, Gujarat". My interest in studying mesocarnivores arose due to the lacunae of knowledge on mesocarnivore ecology from India and particularly from the Gir Protected area where studies are mostly either focused on large carnivores or long term monitoring of ungulates. I am particularly interested in understanding interspecific trophic interactions among mesocarnivores and their interaction with that of large carnivores like Asiatic lions and leopards.