In this prospectus talk, I wish to outline the goal of my Ph.D. thesis. Seyfert galaxies are a sub-class of Active Galactic nuclei (AGN) and act as unique targets to study the AGN phenomenon due to their proximity to us compared to classical AGN like Quasars. AGN are supposed to be powered by a central engine that comprises of a supermassive black hole (SMBH), a dust torus enclosing the black hole along the galactic plane and the bi-conical outflows of light and matter extending vertically from the nucleus. I propose to study the properties of dust within this central region of Seyfert galaxies. The study is divided in to two main components:
1. Imaging of dust structures close to the central source to understand their geometry.
2. Spectroscopy of the dust component to understand its physical parameters.
This will provide insights into the nature of the proposed dust torus of the classical AGN model. An overview of the work completed so far towards this goal will be provided, as well as future directions considered.