Himanshu Thakur is working as Junior Research fellow in All India Network Project on Soil Arthropod Pests. He did his Under-Graduation from Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan in Horticulture and Post-Graduation from GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar in Agricultural Entomology. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Agricultural Entomology from CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur. He has qualified ICAR-ASRB NET, ICAR JRF and SRF examinations and received ICAR Fellowship during Ph.D. He has several publications in journals of national and international repute and is recipient of different academic awards from professional societies and organizations.