I was born in Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. I received B.Sc. M.Sc. Rural Development Science, M.Phil in Micro Level Planning from Gandhigram Rural University, India on 1990. I completed Ph.D. in Rural Development from Gandhigram Rural Institute on 2005.

I served at various capacities in Government and Non-Governmental Organizations in India. I joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension in Haramaya University, Ethiopia on the year 2008. Later, I joined as an Associate Professor in the Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture in Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia on the year 2012 up to now.