Environmental research field work:

From January 2005 to July 2005: Field Assistant in the project entitled “Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Arsenic Exposed Population in West Bengal” in Regional Occupational Health Centre (Eastern), Indian Council of Medical Research, Kolkata-700091.This project was World Health Organization (WHO) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India collaborative project for Katlamari (GP-1.), Dist. Murshidabad, West Bengal. I was assisting the scientist for collecting water samples, biological samples and I also worked in a group in Environmental Sampling (for Personal and Area ) using S K C Sampler and Envirotech Sampler (for Ambient Air Sampling).

Administrative service:

From September 2004 to October 2004: Project Executive in the project entitled “Rashtriya Sam Vikash Yojana 2004 at Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India.” under M/S Green Apple Nursery, Budge Budge, Kolkata-700137, a consultancy agency in collaboration with West Bengal State Food Processing & Horticulture Development Corporation Limited, Kolkata-700091. I was engaged in planning and monitoring the performances of four Public Relation Officers in this project. I used to visit the corresponding Block Land Reforms Officers and Savapaties for identification of the required Government Vest Lands and corresponding beneficiaries, which would help to prepare the beneficiaries list under Below Poverty Line and would arrange the meeting with them.

Community service:

From February2^nd – 6^{th ‘}1998: Interviewer in Patients Satisfaction Survey with The Leprosy Mission India, Kolkata-700006. I interviewed leprosy patients in the hospital and organized door-to-door survey along with Leprosy Awareness Programme.

Research Publication:

1. Dasgupta P. and S.K.Raut. 2010. Environmental selection criteria of nest-building trees by the night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax. Environment and Ecology 28 (1): 189-193.

2. Dasgupta P. and S.K.Raut. 2010. Anthropogenic nesting problem in black-crowned night-herons, Nycticorax nycticorax in Kolkata, India. Environment and Ecology 28 (1 B): 602- 605.

3. Dasgupta P. and S.K.Raut. 2010. Ability of black crowned night herons Nycticorax nycticorax to sense the trees to be victimized by storm. Environment and Ecology 28 (4): 2341-2346.

4. Dasgupta P. and S.K.Raut. 2011. Nesting frequency in black-crowned night-herons Nycticorax nycticorax in Kolkata, India. Environment and Ecology 29 (3): 1015-1017.

5. Dasgupta P. and S.K.Raut. 2012. Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, destroying commercial fishes in Kolkata, India. Environment and Ecology 30 (1): 163-166

6. Dasgupta P. and S.K.Raut. 2012. Characteristics of nest-building materials of the black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, occurring in Kolkata, India. Environment and Ecology 30 (2): 310-312.

7. Dasgupta P. and S.K.Raut. 2012. Asian palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas), an effective predator of nestling black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus) in Kolkata, India. Environment and Ecology 30 (3 B):1017 - 1018.

8. Dasgupta P. and S.K.Raut. 2013. Night time parental activities of the black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax. Environment and Ecology 31(3A):1599 – 1603.

Seminar participation:

1. Animal Behaviour Symposium-30^th and 31^st October, 2010, organized by Indian

Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata, sponsored by Indian

Academy of Sciences- Bangalore, Indian National Science Academy- New Delhi

and The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, India.

2. National Level Seminar on Bio-resource & Human Welfare-20^th and 21^st January, 2011, organized by Lady Brabourne College, Zoological Survey of India and Botanical Survey of India.

3. As one of the Speaker of Seven days National Service Scheme special camping programme on 29^th March, 2011, Women’s College, Calcutta. Topic: The relation between wondering nature and human society for the development of National Service.

4. National Seminar on Environmental Science in Relation to Diversity, Ecology and Toxicity of Faunal Resources-6^th and 7^th January, 2012, organized by East Calcutta Girls’ College, Lake Town, Kolkata and Indian Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and Technologists, Jadavpur, Kolkata.

5. National Seminar on Biodiversity -11^th and 12^th February, 2012, organized by Bangiyo Bhugol Mancha, Kolkata (www.bangiyobhugolmancha.com).

6. 36^th Annual Conference of Ethological Society of India (ESI) and National Symposium 26^th to 28^th November, 2012 on “ Live organisms and their expressions in the Environment”, organized by Ethological Society of India and Department of Botany, University of Calcutta.

7. International Seminar on Environmental Interface: An Interdisciplinary Approach Towards Sustainable Development – 3^rd May, 2013, organized by Muralidhar Girls College, Gariahat, Kolkata.

8. Frontiers in Modern Biology 2013 Symposium -9^th and 10^th November, 2013, organized by Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata.

9. Keynote speaker of a seminar on “An overview of our endangered world”, dated: 24^th February, 2014 organized by Department of Environmental Studies, Bhairab Ganguly College, Belghoria.

Academic qualification:

1. Post Graduation:

Passed M.Sc. (Ecology and Environment) from Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences in 2004 with 1^st class (64%).

Duration : 2002 to 2004.

2. One Year Post B.Sc. Application Oriented Course – as Bridge Course (Bridge Course which is equivalent to Graduate of Three year Degree course in Bio-Science):

Passed One Year Post B.Sc. Application Oriented Course under The University of Burdwan in 2000 with 1^st class (62.3%).

Subjects : Environmental Studies, Zoology and Botany.

Duration : 1999 to 2000.

3. Graduation:

Passed B.Sc. (Two Years Pass) in Bio-Science under University of Calcutta in 1999 with 2^nd class (55.2%).

Subjects : Zoology, Botany and Physiology

Duration : 1997 to 1999.

4. Higher Secondary[Class-10+2]:

Passed Higher Secondary examination under West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education in 1997 with 2^nd class (56.9%).

Subjects : Bengali, English, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Bio-science

Duration : 1995 to 1997.

5. Secondary [Class-10]:

Passed Secondary examination under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in 1995 with 1^st class (72.33%).

Additional courses covered

1. Evening Course in Astronomy:

Successfully completed the Evening Course in Astronomy from M.P.Birla Institute of Fundamental Research, Kolkata in 2009.

2. Training Course on Field of Ornithology:

Successfully completed the Eleventh Training Course on Field of Ornithology from Training and Extension Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata in 2008.

3. Capsule Course on Environmental Analysis:

Successfully completed the Capsule Course on Environmental Analysis from Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE), New Delhi in 2003.

4. Post Diploma Course in Computer Application (P.D.C.A):

Passed P.D.C.A. examination under West Bengal State Council of Technical Education from Central Calcutta Polytechnic, Kolkata in 2002 with 1^st class (76.25%).

5. Office Assistant Course:

Successfully completed Office Assistant Course from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kolkata in 2000 with 1^st class.

QUALITIES:

Hard working, Quick Learner and Task Oriented.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Television Coverage:

T.V. talk on the dwindling of birds at Kolkata-the causes and the consequences. It was aired in R-Plus News channel (Contact person: Editor-in-Chief, R-Plus News, 27 Mirza Gulib Street, City Centre Building, 3^rd Floor, Kolkata-700016, Fax : +913340162777, Web: webmobilive.com/rplus.http ) on 11^th October, 2011 at 21:00 hrs.

Radio Talk:

Radio talk on Black-Crowned Night-Heron birds of Kolkata. It was broadcasted in All India Radio, Kolkata, Vigyan Barta, Akash Bani Bhawan, Eden Garden, Kolkata-700001 on 28^th August, 2012 at 07:05hrs, 297.6MHz.

MEMBERSHIPS:

1. Life member of The Indian Science Congress Association

2. Life member of Ethological Society of India

3. Life member of The Zoological Society, Kolkata