Research Interest (s) : Coronal lines and dust formation in outbursting novae. Recovery and evolution of quiescent novae. Inter-class relationships among cataclysmic variables. Evolution of outbursts of symbiotic stars. Orbital phase variations in symbiotic stars. Outbursts of young stellar objects. Imaging of star-forming regions. Infrared instrumentation.

Student(s): Anwesh Kumar Mishra (NIR photometer -- instrumentation ; PhD awarded), L. S. Sonith (Symbiotic stars ; ongoing), Neeraj Singh Rawat (Declining and quiescent novae ; ongoing)

Selected Publications (s)

• A near-infrared photometer for the 1-m telescope of Vainu Bappu Observatory Anwesh Kumar Mishra & U. S. Kamath
• A census of young stellar population associated with the Herbig Be star HD 200775Piyali Saha et al.
• Optical spectroscopy of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi – from the outburst of 2006 to quiescence Anindita Mondal et al.