Dr. Thirunahari Ugandhar is an Associate Professor of Botany at Kakatiya Government College (Autonomous), Hanumakonda, Telangana. He holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Kakatiya University and has over 25 years of teaching experience. He has published more than 143 research papers and authored or edited eight books. Dr Ugandhar has guided ten M.Phil. thesis and handled a Minor Research Project funded by SERO-UGC, Hyderabad. He is a Fellow of FSPR and serves as a reviewer for more than 30 National and International journals. He has received more than ten awards, including the State Best Teacher Award from Telangana in 2022.