Awarded D.D. Kosambi Post-Doctoral Fellowship by the Directorate of Art and Culture, Govt. of Goa. Holds a Ph.D. from Bharathiar University, with a first-class MBA in Human Resource Management from Pondicherry University, UGC NET qualified in HRM, Personnel Management, Industrial Relations, and Labour Laws. Holds an international diploma as an instructor for both IATA Foundation in Travel and Tourism (DTTF) and IATA Travel and Tourism Consultant (DTTC) courses from ITDI Montreal, Canada. Member of the Board of Studies Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism, Goa University. Recipient of the Best Paper award at Confab360 Degree in collaboration with London Churchill College, Rushford B-School, European Global Varsity and ESDST European School of Data Science and Technology in 2023. Recipient of the ‘Kamal Sharma Academic Excellence Award’ by Lexicon Group of Institutions in 2021 on 5th September 2021. Recipient of ‘Academic Excellence’ and ‘Research Excellence’ awards by InSC in 2020. Recipient of four international best paper awards by RDA, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Recipient of the Prestigious President Guide award. Has ten years of teaching experience at the Post Graduate Level for Masters of Tourism and Travel Management (MTTM), M.A. (Tourism and Heritage Management) at S.S. Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, Goa, and as a visiting faculty for PGDBA- Event Management and M.Com. Served as a visiting faculty for the National Institute of Water Sports, IGNTU for a four-credit paper in Tourism. Lifetime member of the Research Development Authority, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Member of the Board of Studies for hospitality and tourism at Goa University. Presented at 20 international conferences, two national conferences, and published in twelve peer-reviewed journals, edited an International and National level book, and contributed 3 chapters for international books and a national-level book on tourism. Also has corporate experience of twelve years and worked with reputed international airlines.