Ashutosh Sharma is a plant systematist and explorer working in the Western Himalayan part of the Himalayan Biodiversity hotspot. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Plant Systematics from FRLH herbarium, University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bangalore, India. For his doctoral research he is working on ‘Integrative revision of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) of Himalaya : Systematics, Phylogeny and Biogeography’. He completed his master’s in Plant Systematics, where he worked on the flora of one of the oldest protected areas of the Himalayas, i.e., Khokhan Wildlife Sanctuary, India. He was awarded the International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) research grant and the Dr. A.K. Pradeep Young Researcher Award by the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT). His research interests include flora of Western Himalaya, threatened and endemic plants of the Himalayas, and taxonomy and ecology of Impatiens and Orobanche of India.