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Name Prof. Kaushik Sankar Bose Designation Professor Department Name ANTHROPOLOGY Office Phone No +91 3222 298-393 / Centrex Extn. 393 Email ID kaushikbose@cantab.net Fax - Mobile No 08509924017 Personal Website http://vidyasagar.ac.in/dept_of_anthropology/CV_koushikbose.pdf Address DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY, MIDNAPORE - 721 102, WEST BENGAL, INDIA.

Educational Qualification Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded D.Sc. Vidyasagar University 2016 Ph.D University of Cambridge 1996 Ph.D Panjab University, Chandigarh 1990 M.Sc (Hons.) Panjab University, Chandigarh 1987 B.Sc (Hons.) Panjab University, Chandigarh 1985 Title of the Ph. D. Thesis Obesity, Body Fat Distribution and Other Risk Factors of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Different Ethnic Groups Living in East Anglia

Career Profile / Teaching Experience Professor since 2010 One and a half years teaching experience (2000-2002) working as a Lecturer at the Department of Anthropology, Calcutta University. Over eight years teaching experience (2002-2010) working as a Reader/Associate Professor in Biological Anthropology, at the Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore Three years teaching experience (1998-2000), working as a Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Senior Research Associate (Pool Officer) at the Department of Anthropology, Calcutta University teaching Over two years teaching experience (1988-90) working as an University Grants Commission Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Specialization/Research Area Field of Specialization Research Area/ Areas of Interest BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHROPPOMETRY ETHNICITY AND HEALTH HUMAN NUTRITION

Course/ Subject Taught BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND APPLIED BIO-STATISTICS, ETHNICITY AND HEALTH, ANTHROPOMETRY

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published International Publication Title Published in Year Published by Syndrome X: Some Common Determinants Worldwide In: Obesity and Syndrome X: A Global Public Health Burden, pp. 273-289. Editors: M. Das and K. Bose. ISBN: 978-1-53614-669-1 2019 New York: Nova Science Publishers. Nutritional Assessment by Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure among School Going Children of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India Human Biology Review, 8(1), 66-76 2019 Human Biology Review Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Prevalence of Under Nutrition among Adult Sabars of Bankura District, West Bengal, India International Journal of Advancement in Life Sciences Research, 2 (1): 1-10 2019 Dr Tarak Nath Podder Memorial Foundation, Kolkata, India The Assessment of Nutritional Status Using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference among Bengalee Preschool Children of Sagar Island, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India Journal of Life Sciences, 11(1-2): 1-6 2019 Kamla-Raj Enterprise and Taylor & Francis Online Prevalence of Under nutrition among Santal Preschool Children of Two Districts of West Bengal, India Human Biology Review, 8 (2): 179-196 2019 Human Biology Review Anthropometric Characteristics and Nutritional Status of Adult Sabars of Bankura District, West Bengal Human Biology Review, 7 (1), 71-83 2018 Human Biology Review Sexual dimorphism in central obesity among adult rural adults of Ghatal Block, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India Human Biology Review, 7 (2): 183-204 2018 Human Biology Review The validity of mid-upper arm circumference as an indicator of low BMI in population screening for undernutrition: a study among adult slum dwellers in eastern India Public Health Nutrition, 21(14): 2575-2583. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018001301 2018 Cambridge University Press The Paradox of “Double Burden”” of Malnutrition in India In: Malutrition: A Double Burden, pp. 267-269. Editors: N. Mondal, K. Bose and J. Sen. ISBN: 978-9-38758-742-7 2018 New Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation. Assessment of nutritional status by composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF): a study among preschool children of Sagar Block, South24 Parganas District, West Bengal, India Anthropological Review, 81 (3): 269-277 2018 Polish Academy of Sciences Relationship between Anthropometric Measures and Body Composition Parameters in Adult Brick Kiln Workers of Murshidabad District, West Bengal Journal of Life Science, 10 (2): 107-115 2018 Kamla-Raj Enterprise and Taylor & Francis Online Global MUAC Cutoffs for Adults: A Technical Consultation Report. USAID Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III Project (FANTA) FHI 360. 2018 Washington, DC, USA. The Concept of Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF): Revisited and Revised Anthropology – Open Journal, 8; 3 (1): 32-35 2018 Openventio publishers Anthropometric characteristics of rural primary school children of Hooghly District, West Bengal, India Human Biology Review, 6 (1): 30 – 46 2017 Human Biology Review Statistical association of adiposity measures with body composition among adult brick-kiln workers of Murshidabad District, West bengal, India. Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biostatistics for Agriculture, Health and Environment, 154-159. 2017 Prime Minister Office, Dhaka. Editors: M.A. Hoque, M.A. Khalek, A.S.M.A. Mamun and M.M.Rahman editors. ISBN: 978-984-34-0996-6. Nutritional status among children and adolescents aged 6–18 years of Kolam tribe of Andhra Pradesh, India Anthropological Review, 80 (2):13–23 2017 Polish Academy of Sciences Cut-off point estimation of neck circumference to determine overweight and obesity among Asian Indian adults Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health, 14(2): DOI:10.2427/12310. 2017 Italian Society of Medical Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology Socio-Economic and Demographic Correlates of Overweight and Obesity:A Study on the Karbi Women of Assam,Northeast India Anthropology Open Journal, 2 (2): 31–39 2017 Openventio Publishers Determining a Global Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Cutoff to Assess Underweight in Adults (Men and Nonpregnant Women) USAID Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III Project (FANTA) FHI 360, 2017. Washington, DC, USA. 2017 USAID Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III Project (FANTA) FHI 360, 2017. Washington, DC, USA. Growth Pattern of School Going Children of MedinipurDistrictsof West Bengal, India Journal of Life Sciences, 9 (1): 18-27 2017 Kamla-Raj Enterprise and Taylor & Francis Online Prevalence of undernutrition among Bengalee preschool children of Sundarban, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India Human Biology Review, 6 (4): 284-300 2017 Human Biology Review Relationship between temperament and fatness in 11-year-old children and 17-year-old adolescents from Wroclaw HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 68: 479–486 2017 Elsevier Body Composition of Rural Children Aged 2-6 Years of BengaleeEthnicity from Arambagh, West Bengal, India Journal of Life Sciences, 9 (1): 48 – 54 2017 Kamla-Raj Enterprise and Taylor & Francis Online Very High Prevalence of Thinness Among Rural Bengalee Preschool Children of Integrated Child Development Service(ICDS) Scheme of Sagar Island, South 24Parganas, West Bengal, India Anthropology Open Journal, 2 (2): 54-60 2017 Openventio publishers Evaluation of Undernutrition Using International Cut-offs among 2-12 Years Children of Midnapore and Purulia, West Bengal, India In: Child Health in India, pp. 1-12. Editors: B. Das, M. Talukdar and A.J. Bharati. ISBN: 978-93-81981 2017 New Delhi: Omsons Publications Assessment of Nutritional Status among Muslim Adolescents of Deganga, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal Journal of Life Sciences, 9 (2): 98-103 2017 Kamla-Raj Enterprise and Taylor & Francis Online Body Composition among Rural Bengalee Preschool Children of Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) Scheme of Sagar Island, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India Journal of Life Sciences, 9 (2): 111-117 2017 Kamla-Raj Enterprise and Taylor & Francis Online Assessment of Nutritional Status among 2 to 12 Years Children of Two Districts in West Bengal, India Journal of Life Sciences, 9 (2): 118 – 125 2017 Kamla-Raj Enterprise and Taylor & Francis Online Anthropometric and body frame size characteristics in relation to body mass index and percentage body fat among adult Bengalee male brick-kiln workers from Murshidabad, West Bengal, India Anthropologischer Anzeiger,ournal of Biological and Clinical Anthropology, 73(4): 313-321. 2016 Schweizerbart Science Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany High prevalence of undernutrition among male brick kiln workers of Murshidabad District, West Bengal, India: A comparison of body mass index and mid-upper arm circumference Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 9 (4): 265-271 2016 Bangalore : Al Ameen Charitable Fund Trust Estimation of stature from hand and foot dimensions among university girl-students in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India Anthropologie, LIV/3: 291-297 2016 Moravian Museum, Anthropos Institute Socio-economic and demographic correlates of stunting among adolescents of Assam, North-east India Anthropological Review, 79 (4): 409-425 2016 Polish Academy of Sciences Nutritional Status and Menarcheal Age of Rural Adolescent Girls of Salboni Block of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India International Journal of Experimental Research and Review, 6: 35-40 2016 International Academic Publishing House Adiposity and body composition in relation to physical activity status among Muslim adolescents of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal Journal of Indian Anthropological Society, 51: 168-176 2016 Indian Anthropological Society Predicted weight with different body segments and its use in nutritional assessment among older Bengalees of Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal Human Biology Review, 5(1): 34-52 2016 Human Biology Review Predictive equations for height estimation using knee height of older Bengalees of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. Anthropological Review, 79(1): 47 – 57 2016 Polish Academy of Sciences Is the Effect of Age on Diastolic Blood Pressure Modified by the Age at Migration ? A Study Among the Adult Male Slum Dwellers in Eastern India In: Biological Implications of Human Mobility.pp.27-40. (Editors: S. Koziel, R. Chakraborty and K.Bose). ISBN: 978-1-63485-644-7. 2016 Nova Science Publishers, New York. Relationship of cephalic Index with some anthropometric variables among the rural preschool children of West Bengal, India. Human Biology Review, 5 (3): 296 – 308 2016 Human Biology Review. Selected Socio-demographic Correlates of Nutritional Status among BhainaTribal Female Children and Women of Pendra Block, Chhattisgarh. South Asian Anthropologist, 16 (1): 19-26 2016 Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd. Neck circumference as a screen measure of overweight/obesity among Indian adults Anthropological Review, 79 (3): 354 – 363 2016 Polish Academy of Sciences Assessment of body composition of Bengalee boys of Binpur, West Bengal, India, using a modified Hattori chart method Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 45(3): 177–183 2016 Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians Age and sex variations in anthropometric characteristics of Muslim adolescents of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal Human Biology Review, 5(4): 456-464. 2016 Human Biology Review Adult tribal malnutrition in India: an anthropometric and socio-demographic review. Anthropological Review, 78 (1): 47-65, 2015. Anthropological Review, 78 (1): 47-65, 2015. 2015 POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Fluctuating asymmetry of hand and foot dimensions among University girl-students from Bilaspur, India Human Biology Review, 4(4): 378-386 2015 Human Biology Review Sociodemographic profile and nutritional status of Gond tribals from Melnadih village, Chhattisgarh. American Journal of Advances in Medical Science, 3(1): 19-21 2015 Ingenious Knowledge Solutions Assessment of undernutrition among male Bhumijs of West Bengal, India: A comparison of body mass index and mid-upper arm circumference Human Biology Review, 4(2): 140-149 2015 Human Biology Review Selection intensity and its opportunity among Santal women of Keonjhar, Odisha, India International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research, 1(4): 203-210. 2015 International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research Body Composition Charts among Older Bengalees of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India: Implications for Health International Journal of Preventive and Public Health Sciences, 1(4): 2-6 2015 International Research Organization for Life and Health Sciences Prevalence of double burden of malnutrition among urban school going Bodo children aged 5-11 years of Assam, Northeast India Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health, 12 (4): DOI: e11497-1-e11497-10. 2015 Italian Society of Medical Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology Opportunity for Natural Selection among Bhuiyans: A Tribal Population of Keonjhar District, Odisha, India. Weekly Science 2 (5) 2014 Weekly Science Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Bengalee Adolescents in Midnapore Town, West Bengal, India International Journal of Current Research, 10: 74-83 2014 International Journal of Current Research A Longitudinal growth study of weight among Lodha and Non-Lodha infants and young children of Lodhasuli, West Bengal, India Antrocom, 6 (2): 135-140 2014 Antrocom Very High Prevalence of Thinness among Kora-Mudi Tribal Children of Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, India E Journal of Biological Sciences, 3 (1): 43-49 2014 E Journal of Biological Sciences Body Mass Index and Chronic Energy Deficiency among Adult Santals of Purulia District, West Bengal, India International Journal of Human Sciences, 7 (2): 488-503 2014 International Journal of Human Sciences Nutritional Status of Pre-School Children: A Major Global Health Challenge Anthropology Today: Trends and Scope of Human Biology, pp 33-42 2014 Human Biology Total body water and fat-free mass: evaluation of equations based on bioelectrical impedance analysis in infants and young children in India British Journal of Nutrition, 104: 256–264 2014 British Journal of Nutrition Lean Body Mass in Indian Infants and Young Children and Variation by Sex Journal of Life Sciences, 2 (1): 27-35 2014 Journal of Life Sciences Prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting among urban poor children aged 1-5 years of West Bengal, India. International Journal of Current Research, 6: 39-44 2014 International Journal of Current Research Sex differences in the effect of birth order and parents’ educational status on stunting: A study on Bengalee preschool children from Eastern India HOMO – Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 61(4):271-6 2014 HOMO – Journal of Comparative Human Biology Prediction Equations for Body-fat Percentage in Indian Infants and Young Children Using Skinfold Thickness and Mid-arm Circumference. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 28 (3): 221-229 2014 Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition Maternal Education, Reported Morbidity and Number of Siblings are Associated with Malnutrition among Lodha Preschool Children of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India International Journal of Pediatrics, (Supplement 6), 2, (.4-2, Serial No.11): 13-21, 2014. 2014 International Journal of Pediatrics Defining malnutrition in India: how much is too little, how much is too much ? Current Science, 106 (5): 670-672, 2014. 2014 Current Science Measuring Fatness Among Rural Children of Bengalee Ethnicity: An Alternative Way. India: Health and Human Development Aspects, pp. 437-446 2014 Editor: Joav Merrick. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-62948-784-7. Association of second to fourth digit length ratio (2D:4D) with some anthropometric measurements: a comparison between Polish and Indian young adults aged 18-25 years. Human Biology Review, 3 (4):315-326,2014. 2014 HUMAN BIOLOGY REVIEW Sibling Composition and Household Room Sharing are Associated with Menarcheal Status among Rural Bengalee Girls of West Bengal, India. Human Biology, 85 (4): 607-618, 2013 2013 Human Biology Overall burden of under-nutrition measured by a Composite Index in rural pre-school children in Purba Midnapore, West Bengal, India Anthropological Review, 76 (1): 109-116, 2013. 2013 Anthropological Review Mid-upper arm circumference for age and undernutrition among 2 to 6 year old Bauri and Santal children of Purulia, West Bengal, India. Human Biology Review, 2 (4): 359-372, 2013. 2013 Human Biology Review Relative fat distribution in relation to menarcheal status among Bengalee Hindu girls of West Bengal, India. Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine, 4 (2): 369-373, 2013 2013 Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine, Gender discrimination in undernutrition with mediating factors among Bengalee school children from Eastern India. HOMO – Journal of Comparative Biology, 63 (2): 126-135, 2012 2012 HOMO – Journal of Comparative Biology Nutritional Status of Tribal Children of Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal. Indigenous People in India: Identity, Empowerment and Discontent. 2012 Edited by: Dipak K. Midya. pp. 128-136.New Delhi: APH Publishing Corporation, 2012. Body composition characterstics among rural Bengalee children of Integrated Child Development Services scheme from Eastern India. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 9 (3): 95-100, 2011 2012 International Journal of Body Composition Research Effect of Number of Rooms and Sibs on Nutritional Status among Rural Bengalee Preschool Children from Eastern India. Collegium Antropologicum, 35 (4): 1017-1022 2011 Collegium Antropologicum Measuring fatness among rural pre-school children using a new index of abdominal adiposity International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, 4 (3): 309-315 2011 International Journal of Child Health and Human Development Leanness among pre-school children of Bali Gram Panchayat, Arambag, West Bengal, India Science Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, 1: 10-11 2011 Science Journal of Sociology and Anthropology New reference values of body mass index for rural pre-school children of Bengalee ethnicity Science Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, 1: 5-9 2011 Science Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Is body adiposity index a good measure of nutritional status ? A study among two adult tribal populations of Pashim Medinipur, West Bengal, India Science Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, 1: 1-4 2011 Science Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Prevalence of Undernutrition and Wasting among 3-6 Year Old Children in East Midnapore, West Bengal, India. Humankind, 7: 129-138 2011 Humankind Anthropometric assessment of Nutritional Status among College Women of Midnapore, West Bengal, India International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, 1 (1): L81-L87 2011 International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research Prevalence of thinness using new international cut-off points among Santal tribal children and adolescents of Purulia District, West Bengal, India Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 40(3):105-110 2011 Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health Use of mid-upper arm circumference in determining undernutrition and illness in rural adult Oraon men of Gumla District, Jharkhand, India. Rural and Remote Health 11 (online), 2011: no. 1754. 2011 Available from: http://www.rrh.org.au Body Mass Abdominal Index: A New Index for Adiposity among Pre-school Children. Ibrahim Medical College Journal, 5 (1): 9-12 2011 Ibrahim Medical College Journal Waist circumference in determining obesity and hypertension among 18–60 years old Bengalee Hindu male slum dwellers in Eastern India. Annals of Human Biology, 38 (6): 669-675 2011 Annals of Human Biology Use of waist circumference and its optimal value to identify obesity in relation to hypertension: a cross-sectional study among adult male slum dwellers of Eastern India Italian Journal of Public Health, 8 (2): 137-148 2011 Italian Journal of Public Health Impact of social class on body fatness among rural pre-school Bengalee Hindu children of Arambagh, West Bengal, India HOMO – Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 62 (3): 228-236, 2011 2011 HOMO – Journal of Comparative Human Biology Effect of social factors on nutritional status among rural Bengalee preschool children from Eastern India. International Journal of Human Sciences, 8 (1): 289-300 2011 International Journal of Human Sciences Growth Pattern and Prevalence of Underweight and Stunting Among Rural Adolescents Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 31 (1): 17–24 2011 Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society Thinness Among Hill Kharia Children and Adolescents of Purulia Using Body Mass Index Cut-Off Points. Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions, 1 (2-3): 31-36 2011 Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions Assessment of Nutritional Status by Anthropometric Indices in Santal Tribal Children Journal of Life Sciences, 3 (2): 81-85 2011 Journal of Life Sciences Prevalence of Pre-hypertension and Hypertension among University-Going Adult Bengalee Males and Females. Journal of the Department of Anthropology, Calcutta University, 14 (1): 205-215, 2011. 2011 Journal of the Department of Anthropology Prevalence of Thinness among Rural Bengalee Muslim School Children from Eastern India Undernutrition: Effects, Causes and Management, pp. 99-110. 2011 . Edited by: Jason E. Lee. New York: Nova Science Publishers Prevalence of Thinness among Rural Bengalee Muslim School Children from Eastern India. Undernutrition: Effects, Causes and Management, pp. 87-98 2011 Edited by: Jason E. Lee. New York: Nova Science Publishers Mid-upper Arm Circumference Based Undernutrition among Bengalee Children of Chapra, West Bengal, India Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 20 (1): 77-82 2010 Iranian Journal of Pediatrics The utility of a new index for adiposity among pre-school children Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 16 (3): 447-450 2010 Malaysian Journal of Nutrition Evaluation of thinness among urban Bengalee adolescents of Midnapore, India: Using new international BMI cutoffs. Indian Journal of Biological Sciences, 15: 49-55 2010 Indian Journal of Biological Sciences Prevalence of undernutrition among pre-school children of Chapra, Nadia District, West Bengal, India, measured by composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF). Anthropolgischer Anzieger, 67 (3):269-279 79 2010 Anthropolgischer Anzieger Use of mid-upper arm circumference as a measure of nutritional status and its relationship with self reported morbidity among adult Bengalee male slum dwellers of Kolkata, India. 207-215 2010 Low Incomes – Social, Health and Educational Impacts. Nova Science Publishers, Inc, New York Prevalence and trends in Overweight and Obesity among Bengalee Adults of Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India Rashmi Sinha and Satwanti Kapoor (editors), Obesity – A Multidimensional Approach to Contemporary Global Issue. Dhanraj Book House, New Delhi 2009 Dhanraj Book House Report on “anthropometric failure” among rural 2-6 years old Indian Bauri caste children of West Bengal. Anthropological Review, 72: 81-88 2009 Anthropological Review Assessment of undernutrition by mid-upper arm circumference among Pre-school children of Arambag, Hooghly District, West Bengal, India: An observational study The Internet Journal of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Volume 11 2009 The Internet Journal of Paediatrics and Neonatolog Leanness among Early Adolescents in Two Rural Schools of Two Districts in West Bengal. Indian Journal of Public Health, 53 (4): 235-236 2009 Indian Journal of Public Health Anthropometric Characteristics and Nutritional Status of Bauri Pre-School Children of Nituria Block, Purulia, West Bengal. The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 3, Number 2, 2009 The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology High prevalence of stunting among Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme Children aged 1-5 years of Chapra Block, Nadia District, West Bengal, India The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 3, Number 2, 2009 2009 The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology Undernutrition among Bauri Pre-School Children of Nituria Block, Purulia District, West Bengal, India. Journal of Life Sciences, 1 (2): 85-89 2009 Journal of Life Sciences Use of mid-upper arm circumference as a measure of nutritional status and its relationship with self reported morbidity among adult Bengalee male slum dwellers of Kolkata, India. Shane J Ellsworth and Reece C Schuster (editors), Appetite and Nutritional Assessment. Nova Science Publishers, Inc, New York, 377- 385 2009 Shane J Ellsworth and Reece C Schuster (editors), Appetite and Nutritional Assessment. Nova Science Publishers, Inc, New York Prevalence of Thinness among Rural Bengalee Pre-school Children in Chapra, Nadia District, West Bengal, India. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 15 (2): 155-164 2009 Malaysian Journal of Nutrition Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve estimation of low birth weight based on maternal third trimester weight among women of Kolkata, India. Collegium Anthropologicum, 33 (3): 725-728 2009 Collegium Anthropologicum Thinness Among Rural Children in Bengal. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 76 (8): 817-819 2009 Indian Journal of Pediatrics Body mass index and blood pressure among adult Bengalee male slum dwellers of Kolkata, India. Journal of Public Health, 17 (5): 301-308 2009 Journal of Public Health. Central Adiposity, Body Mass Index and Percent Body Fat among Bengalee Hindu Male Slum Dwellers of Dum Dum, West Bengal, India. Open Obesity Journal, 1: 32-37 2009 Open Obesity Journal Assessment of Overall Prevalence of Undernutrition Using Composite Index of Anthropometric failure (CIAF) among Preschool Children Of West Bengal, India. Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 19 (3): 237-243 2009 Iranian Journal of Pediatrics. Age-Related Anthropometric Changes and Undernutrition among Midle Aged and Older Savar Tribal Females of Keonjhar District, Orissa, India. Journal of Life Sciences, 1 (1): 21-26, 2009 2009 Journal of Life Sciences. Mid-upper arm circumference as a measure of nutritional status among adult Bengalee male slum dwellers of Kolkata, India: relationship with self reported morbidity. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 67 (2): 129-137 2009 Anthropologischer Anzeiger. Undernutrition among adult Bengalees of Dearah, Hooghly District, West Bengal: Relationship with educational status and food habit. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 67 (2): 121-128 2009 Anthropologischer Anzeiger Undernutrition in the Kora Mudi tribal population, West Bengal, India: A comparison of body mass index and mid-upper-arm circumference. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 30 (1), 63-67 2009 Food and Nutrition Bulletin Very high prevalence of thinness using new international body mass index cut off points among 5-10 year old school children of Nandigram, West Bengal, India Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 14(2): 129-133 2009 Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. Under-nutrition among slum children aged 3-6 years in Midnapore town, India. The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 2, Number 2 2009 The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology Height and Weight as a Simple Indicator for Assessment of Undernutrition among rural Bengalee Pre-School Children of Chapra Block, Nadia District, West Bengal. People of Contemporary West Bengal. pp. 380-384. Edited by: D.K. Adak, A. Chattopadhyay and P. Bharati. New Delhi: Mohit Publications 2009 People of Contemporary West Bengal. pp. 380-384. Edited by: D.K. Adak, A. Chattopadhyay and P. Bharati. New Delhi: Mohit Publications Relationship of family income and house type to body mass index and chronic energy deficiency among urban Bengalee male slum dwellers of Kolkata, India. HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 60 (1): 45-57 2009 HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology. Evaluation of equations for fat-free mass based on anthropometry in infants and young children in South Asia. British Journal of Nutrition, 101 (4): 543-549 2009 British Journal of Nutrition. Prevalence of underweight and stunting among school children aged 6–18 years in Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Puruliya districts of West Bengal Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 75 (12): 1271 2009 Indian Journal of Pediatrics Prevalence of Undernutrition of Lodha Children Aged 1-14 Years of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India. Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 18 (4): 323-329 2009 Iranian Journal of Pediatrics Central adiposity measures of Bengalee male slum dwellers. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 6 (3): 122-126 2009 International Journal of Body Composition Research. Sexual Dimorphism and Age variations in Anthropometry, Body Composition and Nutritional Status among Kora Mudi Tribals of Bankura, West Bengal, India Health and Nutritional Problems of Indigenous Populations. Tribes and Tribals Special Issue Number 2. pp. 103-109. Edited by K. Bose. 2009 Health and Nutritional Problems of Indigenous Populations. Tribes and Tribals Special Issue Number 2. pp. 103-109. Edited by K. Bose. Body Mass Index and Chronic Energy Deficiency among adult Tribal populations of West Bengal: A Review. Health and Nutritional Problems of Indigenous Populations. Tribes and Tribals Special Issue Number 2. pp. 81-94. Edited by K. Bose. Delhi: Kamla Raj Enterprise 2009 Health and Nutritional Problems of Indigenous Populations. Tribes and Tribals Special Issue Number 2. pp. 81-94. Edited by K. Bose. Delhi: Kamla Raj Enterprise Anthropometric characteristics and nutritional status of rural school children. The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 2, Number 1, 2008 2009 The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 2, Number 1, 2008 Anthropometric characteristics and nutritional status of adult Oraon men of Gumla District, Jharkhand, India. The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 2, Number 1, 2008 2009 The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 2, Number 1, 2008 Nutritional Stress in Kora Mudis of Two Districts in West Bengal India - A Comparative Statement. Saikat Kumar Basu and Sudip Datta Banik (editors). Environment Pollution and conservation: Global issues and Policies. APH Publication Corporation, New Delhi, 2008, Chapter XIX, pp 379-389. 2009 Saikat Kumar Basu and Sudip Datta Banik (editors). Environment Pollution and conservation: Global issues and Policies. APH Publication Corporation, New Delhi, 2008, Chapter XIX, pp 379-389. Prevalence of undernutrition among rural adolescents of West Bengal, India Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 54 (6): 422-423 2009 Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Body mass index and chronic energy deficiency among adult male Lodhas and Bhumijs: A comparison with other tribal populations of West Bengal, India Journal of Public Health, 16 (2): 117-121 2009 Journal of Public Health, 16 (2): 117-121 Undernutrition among Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme Children aged 2-6 years of Arambag, Hooghly District, West Bengal, India: A serious public health problem Italian Journal of Public Health, 5 (1): 28-33 2009 Italian Journal of Public Health Underweight and stunting among slum children of Midnapore, india Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health, 45: 161-162 2009 Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health Nutritional Status of Lodha Children in a Village of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Public Health, 52 (4): 203-206 2009 Indian Journal of Public Health Nutritional Status of Rural Adolescent School Children in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. Indian Pediatrics, 45 (6): 515-516 2008 Indian Pediatrics, 45 (6): 515-516 Body composition of two tribal populations of Keonjhar, Orissa, India: A comparison The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 1, Number 2, 2008 2008 The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 1, Number 2, 2008 Extreme Levels of Underweight and Stunting Among Pre-Adolescent Children of Low Socioeconomic Class from Madhyamgram and Barasat, West Bengal India Collegium Antropologicum, 32 (1): 73-77 2008 Collegium Antropologicum Concept of Human Physical Growth and Development Fundamentals in Human Genetics and Human Growth. Chapter 5 2008 Fundamentals in Human Genetics and Human Growth. Utility and efficacy of utilizing body mass index and percent body fat in the evaluation of nutritional status among university students Indian Journal of Biological Sciences, 13: 27-32 2008 Indian Journal of Biological Sciences Comparison of Nutritional Status Between Tuberculosis Patients and Controls: a Study from North 24 Parganas District in West Bengal, India Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 13 (2): 131-139 2008 Malaysian Journal of Nutrition Relationship of Income with Anthropometric Indicators of Chronic Energy Deficiency among Adult Female Slum Dwellers of Midnapore Town. Journal of Human Ecology, 22 (2): 171-176 2008 Journal of Human Ecology Age trends in anthropometric and body composition characteristics and undernutrition among female Bathudis: A tribal population of Keonjhar District, Orissa, India Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 65 (3): 285-291 2008 Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 65 (3): 285-291 Causes and Consequences of Obesity V. Bhasin and M.K. Bhasin, editors. 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Ph. D. Thesis Guidence Awarded Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year SOM PRASAD GIRI PATTERNS OF GROWTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS AMONG BENGALEE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: A BIOSOCIAL STUDY   Awarded 2019 BINOY KUITI ASSESSMENT OF DIET AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND PREVALENCE OF MORBIDITY AMONG COASTAL FISHERMEN OF PURBA MEDINIPUR DISTRICT IN WEST BENGAL   Awarded 2019 PRIYANKA DAS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ADULT SLUM DWELLERS OF MIDNAPORE TOWN, WEST BENGAL, INDIA   Awarded 2018 MIHIR GHOSH ANTHROPOMETRIC STUDY OF ADULT MALE BRICK-KILN WORKERS OF MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL   Awarded 2018 KANKANA DE THE INFLUENCE OF NUTRITION ON MEAN AGE AT MENARCHE OF ADOLESCENT SCHOOL GIRLS OF PASCHIM MEDINIPUR, WEST BENGAL, INDIA   Awarded 2016 SUBAL DAS ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF SANTAL AND BAURI PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 2-6 YEARS IN PURULIYA, WEST BENGAL Dr. Sudip Datta Banik Awarded 2013 AMAL KUMAR BHUNIA OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG ADOLESCENT BENGALEE BOYS OF MIDNAPUR TOWN, WEST BENGAL   Awarded 2012 SADARUDDIN BISWAS GROWTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF RURAL BENGALEE PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN OF INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE (ICDS) SCHEME OF CHAPRA BLOCK OF NADIA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL.   Awarded 2012 RAJA CHAKRABORTY NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF BENGALEE ADULT MALE IN BIDHAN COLONY: AN URBAN SLUM IN DUM DUM, WEST BENGAL   Awarded 2011 BANDANA SEN MEASUREMENT OF TOTAL BODY WATER AMONG BENGALEE INFANTS AND CHILDREN OF KOLKATA, INDIA. DR. D. MAHALANABIS Awarded 2010 GOPAL MONDAL NUTRITION STATUS OF THE CHILDREN UNDER INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE SCHEME IN BALI GRAM PANCHAYAT HOOGHLY DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL   Awarded 2009 SAMIRAN BISAI RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERNAL ANTHROPOMETRY AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME IN KOLKATA, INDIA DR. D. MAHALANABIS Awarded 2008 MITHU BHADRA A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN PRE- MENARCHIAL SCHOOL GIRLS OF NORTH 24 PARGANAS, WEST BENGAL, INDIA   Awarded 2008 ASHIS MUKHOPADHYAY ADIPOSITY AND BODY COMPOSITION OF 10-17 YEARS OLD BENGALEE BOYS OF NIMTA, NORTH 24 PARGANAS, WEST BENGAL, INDIA.   Awarded 2008

Project Work Completed Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Study on Sexual Dimorphism in Growth Patterns and its Associated Factors Among 6-18 Years Old School Children of Paschim Medinipur District West Bengal   UGC 550000 1 year 2005 2005 Completed Evaluation of health and nutritional status of tribal children of Bankura, Paschim Midnapore and Purulia districts of West Bengal   Govt. of West Bnegal, Department of Science and Technology 500000 0 year 2005 2005 Completed Nutritional Status of tribal children aged 6 to 18 years of Bankura, East and West Midnapore and Purulia Districts of West Bengal   Indian Council for Medical Research 700000 0 year 2005 2005 Completed Sex differences in Nutritional Status of Primary School Children of Midnapore Town   University Grants Commission 15000 1 year 2002 2002 Completed Study of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Different Ethnic Groups Co-Investigator British Diabetic Association 480000 1 year 1994 1994 Completed

Invited Lectures  Title Organized by Venue Year Invited lecture entitles as "Nutritional stress among Indian tribes: A very serious health burden" at the National Seminar on "Food and Nutrition among Tribal People" Department of Anthropology and Tribal Studies. Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University in collaboraiton with Cultural Research Institute, Tribal Development Department, Govt. of West Bengal Puruliya, West Bengal 2019 Invited lecture titled "Anthropometry based nutritional status of adult tribal populations in India: An Overview" at the National Seminar on "Health Status and Health Care Practices of Scheduled Tribes in West Bengal" Cultural Research Institute, Kolkata sponsored by Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India. Kolkata 2019 Invited lecture titled "Anthropometric Field Methods" at the National Seminar cum Workshop on "Fieldwork in Anthropology at the Crossroads" Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University Barasat, West Bengal 2019 Invited lecture titled as "Anthropometry based nutritional status of adult tribal populations in India: An Overview" at the Vidyasagar University under the Faculty Invited Lecture Series Vidyasagar University Midnapore, West Bengal 2019 Invited lecture titled "Nutritional stress among tribes of India: a serious health burden" at the National Seminar on "Bio-Cultural heritage of Eastern India: Theoria, Traxis and Poiesis" Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta sponsored by Govt. of West Bengal Kolkata 2018 Invited lecture titled "Very high prevalence of thinness and its determinants among rural children: Evidence from Hooghly District, West Bengal, India" at the National Seminar on "Maternal and Child health in India: Issues and Challenges" Department of Anthropology, Assam University, Diphu Campus sponsored by Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata and ICSSR-NERC, Shilong Assam, India 2018 Invited lecture entitles as "Anthropometry based nutritional status of adult tribal populations in India: a review" at the International Conference on "Health Disparity and Health Equity: Indigenous People and Beyond" Department of Anthropology, Sree Chaitanya College, Habra Habra, North 24 Pargana, West Bengal 2018 Delivered Foundation Day lecture titled "Anthropometry based nutritional profile of adult tribal populations in India: a review" National Institute for Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 2018 Delivered invited lecture on role of Anthropology in Public Health Sree Chaitanya College, Habra Habra, North 24 Pargana, West Bengal 2017 Delivered invited lecture at the National Seminar on " Anhtropology in the Present Era" Department of Anthropology,North Bengal University Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal 2017 Delivered invited lecture at the International Conference on Mathematics and Applications (ICMA) Ramjas College, University of Delhi New Delhi 2017 Delivered special invited lecture at the "International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biostatistics for Agriculture, Health and Environment" Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh Rajshahi, Bangladesh 2017 Delivered invited lecture on National Workshop on "Sustainable Livelihood and Integrated Tribal Development" Indian Institute of Bio-Social Research and Development (IBRAD) and Anthropological Survey of India Kolkata 2017 Delivered invited lecture at the International Lecture Workshop on "Application of Anthropometry in Public Health" Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore New Barrackpore, West Bengal 2017 Delivered invited lecture at the National Seminar on " Tribal Development in West Bengal" Cultutral Research Institute, Kolkata Kolkata 2017 Delivered two special invited lectures at the ICSSR sponsored Research Methodology Programme West Bengal State university Barasat, West Bengal 2017 Delivered keynote address at the International Workshop on Anthropometry Department of Anthropology,Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore New Barrackpore, West Bengal 2017 Delivered invited lecture at the Department of Anthropology, Rajshahi University Department of Anthropology, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh Rajshahi, Bangladesh 2017 Delivered invited lecture at the Sociological Unit, Indian Statistical Institute. Sociological Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Kolkata 2017 UGC Sponsored Refresher Course Programme Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta Kolkata 2017 Lecture given at National Seminar on "Anthropology, Tribal Policies and Tribal Development in India" West Bengal State University Barasat, West Bengal 2016 Delivered two lectures at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Polish Academy of Sciences Wroclaw, Poland 2016 Lecture delivered at the ICSSR Sponsored Research Methodology Course Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University Barasat, West Bengal 2016 Delivered keynote address at National Seminar on "Socio-economic Development of Tribal Communities in India" Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore New Barrackpore, West Bengal 2016 Special invited lecture given at UGC Sponsored National Seminar on "New Paradigms in Anthropological Research" Department of Anthropology, North Bengal University Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal 2015 Lecture given at UGC Sponsored Refresher Course Programme North Bengal University Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal 2015 Special invited lecture at ICSSR Sponsored Research Methodology Programme in Anthropology and Allied Sciences West Bengal State University Barasat, West Bengal 2015 Special invited lecture given at Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) University of Calcutta Kolkata 2014 Lecture given at UGC Sponsored Refresher Course North Bengal University Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal 2013 Special invited lecture given at ICSSR Sponsored Research Methodology Programme West Bengal State University Barasat, West Bengal 2013 Lecture given at UGC Sponsored Orientation Programme North Bengal University Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal 2013 Lecture given at UGC Sponsored Orientation Programme North Bengal University Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal 2012 Lecture given at UGC Sponsored Refresher Course Programme North Bengal University Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal 2012 Special Invited Lecture West Bengal State University Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, Barasat 2012 Lectures given at The Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences Ministry of Home Affairs New Delhi 2006

Membership of Learned Society  Chartered Biologist (CBiol.) of Institute of Biology, U.K Fellow of Royal Society of Health (FRSH), U.K. European Professional Biologist (EurProBiol.) of European Countries Biologists Association, U.K. Fellow of Cambridge Philosophical Society, University of Cambridge, U.K. Fellow of the Cambridge Society, University of Cambridge, U.K Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata Fellow of Indian Society of Human Genetics, Bombay Life Member of Indian Anthropological Association, New Delhi Life Member of Indian Anthropological Society, Kolkata Life Member of Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, Lucknow, India Life Member of Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences, Kolkata Life Member of Indian Primatological Society, New Delhi. Life Member of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, India. Life Member of Indian Public Health Association (MIPHA). International Fellow of Unit for Biocultural Variation and Obesity (UBVO), University of Oxford Life Member of International Association for the Study of Human Growth and Clinical Auxology

Association with Professional Bodies Type of Professional Activity Period External Member of Post-Graduate Studies in Anthropology at North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong 2007 to 2009 External Member of Under-Graduate Studies in Anthropology at North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong 2009 to 2011 Expert at various selection committees for research projects at Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata and Shillong and Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata 2009 to 2011 Member and Expert of Child Health and Nutrition Knowledge Network (CHNKN) of Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) headed by Robert Black of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA 2010 to 2014 Evaluator/Assessor for the Association of Commonwealth Universities, U.K., Commonwealth Fellowship Programme 2006 to 2008 Advisor, Public Service Commission, West Bengal Government 2010 to 2011 UGC Visiting Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, North Bengal University 2013 to 2013

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Year Role Held at and Organiser National seminar on "Food and Nutrition among Tribal People" 2019 Chairperson Department of Anthropology and Tribal Studies, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Puruliya in collaboration with Cultural Research Institute, Kolkata National seminar cum workshop "Fieldwork in Anthropology at the Crossroads" 2019 Chairperson Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, Barasat International conference on "Indigenous People, Human Security and Sustainable Development: Emerging Challenges in the Present Global Context" 2018 Panel convenor Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, Barasat International seminar on "Food and Health: Bio-cultural Dimensions" 2018 Chairperson Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal National seminar on "Maternal and Child Health: Issues and Challenges" 2018 Chairperson Department of Anthropology, Assam University, Diphu Campus, Assam, India Lecture Series 2018 Chairperson Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, Barasat International conference on "Bioinformatics and Biostatistics for Agriculture, Health and Environment" 2017 Chairperson Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh National workshop on "Sustainable livelihood and Intrgrated Tribal Development" 2017 Chairperson Indian Institute of Bio-Social Research and Development and Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata National seminar on "Role of Anthropology in Public Health" 2017 Chairperson Sree Chaitanya College, Habra, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. National seminar on "Anthropology in the Present Era" 2017 Chairperson Department of Anthropology, North Bengal University International conference on "Mathematics and Applicaitons" 2017 Chairperson Ramjas College, University of Delhi, Delhi National seminar on "Tribal development in West Bengal" 2017 Chairperson Cultural Research Institute, Kolkata National seminar on "Recent Trends in Anthropological Research" 2016 Chairperson Held and organised by Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, Barasat Human Evolution and Prehistory 2016 Chairperson Department of Anthropology, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore in collaboration with Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India (Govt. of West Bengal) National seminar on "Food Security and Sustainable Nutrition in India: The Present Scenario" 2016 Inaugurator and chairperson Held at Department of Food and Nutrition, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore and organised by Department of Food and Nutrition, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore and Dpartment of Biochemistry and Nutrition, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata UGC SPONSORED NATIONAL SEMINAR ON CHILD HEALTH IN INDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NORTH-EAST INDIA 2015 INVITED SPEAKER Dibrugarh Hanumanbux Surajmal Kanoi (DHSK) College, DIBRUGARH, ASSAM. UGC-Sponsored National Seminar on Modern Trends in Anthropology 2013 Paper Presenter North Bengal University 35th Annual Conference of the Indian Anthropological Society, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 2002 Chairing Sessions Vidyasagar University, Midnapore Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised Title of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop Year Role in the Event Funding Agency Anthropologists and Filmmakers view Sikkim 2012 Coordinator Anthropological survey of India Quality Improvement in Teaching and Development of Curricula in Anthropology at Undergraduate level 2012 cooderinator UGC Approaching Development: Theory and Practice 2007 Coordinator UGC

Awards Award Name Awarded By Year Senior International Academic Exchange Fellowship Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and Polosh Academy of Science (PAS) 2016 Senior Research Associateship Council of Scientific and Industrial research, Govt. of India 1997 Senior Research Associateship Kings College London, University of London 1995 Dean Students Welfare Panjab University 1987 University Medal Panjab University 1987 Dewan Bahadur Wali Ram Taneja Gold Medal Panjab University 1987 Dean Students Welfare, Panjab University Medal Panjab University 1985 Dean Students Welfare, Panjab University Medal Panjab University 1983

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