Dr Laimujam Gopen Singh (b. 1972) got his MSc degree in Zoology from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak in 1996 and PhD from Manipur University in 2003. He has been teaching Zoology in Y.K. College, Wangjing under Government of Manipur since December 1997. He can be reached at gopenl@hotmail.com.