I am interested in understanding how the climatic and geographic heterogeneity has shaped the genetic variation of different species in South Asia. Currently I am using genomic data to investigate how the different Asian elephant populations are related to each other, how connected they are with each other historically, and also how their population history has been influenced by the climatic changes that took place in South Asia over the last few million years. I am also aiming to detect populations which are isolated and/or inbred and hence, under possible threat of local extinction. I am hoping that this will aid in devising conservation strategies towards their protection.