Dr. Mahadevappa Naganathappa pursued his Ph.D. from S.R.T. Marathwada University, Nanded, and worked as a visiting researcher at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He joined GITAM in 2012 as an Assistant Professor and is now an Associate Professor and an IUCAA Associate. With 30 publications, he has guided one Ph.D. scholar, supervising another, completed two projects, and presented work at prestigious national and international forums in India and abroad.