From government schools in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district to international research collaborations, Dr Ashokkumar Veeramuthu has featured in Stanford–Elsevier global scientist rankings for four consecutive years. Dr Ashokkumar Veeramuthu, who grew up in a tea plantation workers’ family in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district, has featured in the Stanford–Elsevier global scientist rankings for four consecutive.