Achyut
Welcome
Hello!
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I am Achyut, a plant ecologist specializing in biological invasions. My research seeks to answer a fundamental question: How do the plants travel outside their home and when in a new area, why and how some of them establish and cause harm to others?
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My another hat is of an Assistant Professor at the Bhopal campus of Azim Premji University. In this role, my mission is to equip undergraduate students with the quantitative skills needed to tackle today's most pressing biological challenges. Through my lens in ecology, my Biodiversity and Conservation courses connect these numbers to the real world—to the species, ecosystems, and planetary health we strive to understand and protect.
This site serves as a hub for my academic activities, including my latest publications and research projects, teaching philosophy, and course materials. Please explore my work and feel free to connect.
The Latest
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Data science workshop: Bridging Nature with Data Science (January 29-31, 2026). Details here
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My interview in Mongabay: On curating a database of invasive plants in India (Read here)
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Waiting for the reviews on 2 papers - trade and biological invasion, climatic niche shift in the invasive plant species
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Updating the ILORA database: we are working on adding new information of the Indian alien plant species
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New webinar of the Indian Forum for Invasion Biology announced (Register here)
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Semester ends: The Measure of India, Introduction to Biodiversity and Conservation (class notes)
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Student exhibitions - one on the economy, health and environment of India, and another on the campus biodiversity
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Happiness Index of the Azim Premji University, Bhopal campus - an initiative by the Quant Society
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Reading: Why we sleep by Matthew Walker
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Working on my new blog: A tale of two marigolds (read my blogs here)