Dr. Shukla was born in Faizabad (U.P) on 1stFebruary, 1985. He obtained his B.Sc. (Ag.) from Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad, (U.P.) in 2007, M.Sc. (Ag.) Agronomy from Dr. PDKV Akola (Maharashtra) in 2009 with distinction and Ph. D. from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.) in 2013. During his academic carrier, he awarded with University-cum-merit fellowship, ICAR-JRF, ICAR-SRF, UGC-Fellowship along with three medals. He is the man of weed management and soil fertility. He started his carrier as Assistant Professor at College of Agriculture, Jodhpur in 2013. He was conferred by ‘Young Scientist Award’ in 2014 in the field of agriculture. Dr. Shukla has guided one M.Sc. (Ag.) students and currently two students are working with him. He is also a member of more than 7 advisory committees’ of M.Sc. students. He has published 30 research papers and 4 review papers in national and international journals, and also published 4 practical manuals 14 book chapters, 15 extended summaries and 51 popular articles. He has also participated in different extension activities and delivered three radio talks and lectures on various topics. Dr. Shukla has an experience of more than five years in teaching, research and extension.