Jikson was born in Kottayam, Kerala (India) in 1997. He completed my BSMS dual degree from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati with a major in Chemistry. He was awarded INSPIRE fellowship for the entire program. During his master thesis, he worked on “Tuning of upconversion luminescence in lanthanide-based upconversion nanophosphors” under the supervision of Dr. Jatish Kumar (IISER Tirupati). His hobbies include playing keyboard and watching movies.

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