Rajan was born in 2000 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India. After completing his early education in Ballia, he pursued his undergraduate studies at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He went on to complete his Master’s degree in 2024 at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Karnataka. During his Master’s program, he worked under the guidance of Prof. P. Thilagar, focusing on the development of boron-based luminescent materials. In 2024, Rajan joined the research group of Prof. Ilan Marek, currently working on nucleophilic substitution on quaternary carbon stereocenters via alkyne participation.