SEMINARS

1. Presented a paper entitled “Somatotype, Diet and Nutritional Status among the Sabar males of Purulia, West Bengal, India” during the International Conference on Contemporary Trends in Socio-Cultural and Biological Variations: Revisiting Ethnographic Methods of Human Diversity organized by Department of Anthropology, Dr Harisingh Gaur Viswavidyalaya, Sagar (M.P.), India and paleontology Research Centre, Moscow, Russia during 13-14 February, 2023.

2. Presented a paper entitled “The Relationship of Somatotype with Selected Nutrients Intake among the Sabar males of Purulia, West Bengal, India” during the International Conference & Pre-Congress on “Rescripting the Anthropocene: Health, Happiness and Hope” of UIAF World Anthropology Congress organized by the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi during 11-13 January, 2023.

3.  Delivered a lecture on “Assessment of the Nutritional Status among the School-going Children aged 6-8 Years from Port Blair, South Andaman, India: A Cross-sectional Study” at the Russian-Indian Workshop “Children’s Growth and Health”, 2022 organized by Dept of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, India and Anuchin Research Institute and Museums of Anthropology, MSU, Russia on 17 October, 2022.

4. Delivered a lecture on “Prevalence of Obesity and Hypertension among the adult Bhantus of Andaman, India: A Preliminary Study” at the International Scientific and Practical Conference, 2022 organized by the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus during 28-30 June, 2022.

5. Presented a paper entitled “Intra and Inter-Sexual Variation in Second (2D) and Fourth (4D) Digit Length and Ratio (2D:4D) among the Bhantus of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India: A Cross-sectional Study” during Indian Anthropology Congress, 2022 on ‘Anthropology and Bio-cultural Diversity in India: Retrospect and Prospect’ organized by the Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad & Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) during 21-23 February, 2022.

6. Presented a paper entitled “Prevalence of Sex Chromatin Between Breast Cancer and Normal Bengalee Hindu Caste Females” during 56th Congress of Anthropological Society of Serbia, 2021 organized by the Anthropological Society of Serbia & Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad during 3-4 June 2021.

7. Presented a paper entitled “Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Health Condition among Adult Bhantu Population of Andaman: A Cross-Sectional Study.” during Indian Anthropology Congress, 2021 on ‘Anthropology: Theory to Application’ organized by the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi & Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) during 21-23 February 2021.

8. Presented a paper entitled “General Health, Hygiene and Nutritional Anthropometric Study among De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Community of Bhantu in Andaman and Nicobar Island.” in the National Seminar on “Prospects of Anthropological Research among the tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands” at Anthropological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair from 17-18 October 2019.

9. Presented a paper entitled “Livelihood Crisis of Transhumant Pastorals of Himalayas: A Prospect for Social Research” in the International Seminar on “Recent Trends in Science towards Sustainable Development” at Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, Kolkata during 6-7 August 2018.

10. Presented a paper entitled “A study on BMI among the Jaunsari Tribal Populations of Lakhamandal Village, Uttarakhand, India” in the International Conference on “Indigenous People, Human Security and Sustainable Development: Emerging Challenges in the Present Global Context” at Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata during 19-21 January 2018.

11. Presented a paper entitled “The Dirty Fluid: A Panacea under Social Taboo” in The Indian Anthropological Congress on Shaping New India: Role of Anthropology and Anthropologists at Vidyasagar University, Midnapore during 21-23 February 2017.

12. Presented a paper entitled “Colostrum Avoidance and Breast feeding practices among Mothers of Jaunsari Tribal Community of Lakhamandal Village, Uttarakhand: A Community based Cross-Sectional study” in the National Seminar on “Government and Tribal Development: Approaches, Role and Reality” at Anthropological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Udaipur from 18-20 January 2017.

13. Presented a paper entitled “Assessment of Nutritional and Health Status of Jaunsari of Uttarakhand” in the National Seminar on “Government and Tribal Development: Approaches, Role and Reality” at Anthropological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Udaipur from 18-20 January 2017.

14. Presented a paper entitled “Caste Based Evaluation on Prevalence of Sex Chromatin in West Bengal” in the National Seminar on “Caste, Culture, Power: Indian Society” at Anthropological Survey of India, North West Regional, Dehradun from 14-16 December 2016.

15. Presented a paper entitled “Superstition on Breast-Feeding in Cross-Cultural Perspective” in the National Seminar on “Superstition and Human Values” at Department of Anthropology, Binova Bhave University, Hazaribag on 18 March 2016.

16. Presented a paper entitled “Colostrum Avoidance and Breastfeeding Practices among Mothers of Jaunsari Tribal Community of Lakhamandal Village, Uttarakhand: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study” in The 10th Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology Congress at Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Uttarakhand, Dehradun during 10-12 February 2016.

17. Presented a paper entitled “Prefacing an Observation on Polyandry and its Dimensions among Jaunsari of Uttarakhand, India” in The Indian Anthropological Congress on Tribal Transformations in Contemporary India: Issues and challenges at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar during 21-23 February 2015.

18.  Presented a paper entitled “Prevalence of Sex Chromatin in Different Reproductive Stages of Bengalee Hindu Caste Females in Comparison to the Breast Cancer in West Bengal as a Female Health Indicator” in the National Seminar on Empowering Indian Women in the Era of Globalization organized by Institute of Social Research and Rural Development at Satya Bharti, Ranchi during 28-29 March 2014.

19. Presented a paper entitled “A Comparative Study on Prevalence of Sex Chromatin between Breast Cancer Patients and Normal Females of Two Reproductive Stages from Bengalee Hindu Caste Females” in The Indian Anthropological Congress on Human Variation, Plurality and Diversity: Anthropological Perspectives at Dibrugarh University, Assam during 21-23 February 2014.

20.  Presented a paper entitled “Prognostic Significance of Prevalence of Sex Chromatin in Breast Cancer Patients” in the National seminar on Health and Disease: Exploring Genomics and Cultural Globalization in 21st Century organized by The Department of Anthropology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh during 26-27 June 2013.

21. Presented a paper entitled “Prevalence of Sex Chromatin in Bengalee Caste Hindu Females: A Study on Interrelationship of Hormones” in the National seminar on Development of Anthropology in Two Distinct Time Frames at Social Development Centre, Ranchi, Jharkhand during 17-19 December 2010.

22.   Presented a paper entitled “Prevalence of Sex Chromatin in Bengalee Females” in the National seminar on Human Health: Biocultural Synthesis at the Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University during 4-6 March 2010.