Educational Qualification : 

• Ph. D. in Anthropology (West Bengal State University, Barasat, 2014)

Title of the Thesis - BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE OF BHOTIAS OF THE UTTARANCHAL HIMALAYA: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY

• M. Sc. in Anthropology with specialization in Physical Anthropology (Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, 1994)

• Bachelor of Library and Information Science (Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, 1995)

Area of interest :

Demography, Human Genetics, Epidemiological Diseases, Human Evolution, Statistical methods in Anthropology, Growth and Nutrition.

Professional Experience: 

• Dr.  Chittaranjan Mandal is working in the Anthropological Survey of India since 1996. He has worked on various national research projects in the Survey. He has also completed an individual project. 

• He possesses a deep-rooted field work experiences in varied field situation of the country for collection of empirical firsthand data which are presented in seminars/workshops and are published. He has published number of research papers in reputed journals, published a good number of articles in edited books. 

• He is a co-author of THE FUMING FOREST: AN ANALYTICAL CRITIQUE (2014). 

• He also co-authored another book, titled, “Genomic Diversity in People of India: Focus on mt DNA and Y-chromosome polymorphism” (2022).

• Along with national projects, he was also involved in disseminating knowledge through exhibitions in the Survey.

• He is a life member of SIMA (Society for Indian Medical Anthropology), a professional Anthropological Association.

Teaching experience: 

• Taken few classes for the students of Indira GandhiNational Open University,  as an Academic Counselor in 2019 (Empaneled as an academic counselor, Indira Gandhi National Open University)

Academic Counselor code in Indira Gandhi National Open University– ACSPMO827D/ 001

Current Research Projects: 

• “Gut Microbial Genomic Study among the PVTGs of India” 

Past Research Projects:

• National project on “Ethnographic study of 226 De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Communities” proposed by NITI Aayog. 

• Community Health, Disease and Genetic Structure of Indian Population – “Screening of Beta Thalassemia and Abnormal Hemoglobinopathies”

• Documentation and Dissemination of Knowledge.  

• General Health, Hygiene, and Nutritional Anthropometric Study among De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities.

• Bio-Cultural Diversity, Environment and Sustainable Development.

• DNA Polymorphism in Contemporary Indian Population and Ancient Skeletal Remains.

• Health and Health Care Issues.

• Physical Growth of Adolescents.

• Blood Pressure Profile of Bhotias of the Uttaranchal Himalaya: An Epidemiological Study

• Border Area Study.

• Anthropometric study of Indian women.