Mrs. Pratikshya Parajuli, from Chitwan, Nepal completed Master's in agriculture science specialized in plant pathology from Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal in 2022. She worked on root rot (Rhizoctonia solani) and rust diseases of common bean, and on biocontrol agent Trichoderma. She completed a 16-week IPM training for small farmers and attended international conferences held in Nepal and presented research papers on various topics. Notably, she secured third position for oral presentation on topic “Bacterial diseases of crop plants in Nepal, during 3rd International Conference on “Global Initiatives in Agricultural and Applied Sciences for Eco Friendly Environment (GIASE-2019) from June 16-18, 2019. Being a research enthusiast, her interest includes epidemiology and management of plant diseases. Recently, she joined Nepal Plant Disease and Agro Associates (NPDA) as a researcher and involved in various ongoing research and development activities related to identification of plant diseases, and their management. She is a lifetime member of Plant Protection Society (PPS), Nepal.