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Born in 1969 and Masters’ in Anthropology from Dr. Harisingh Gaur Viswavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh in 1993, with specialization in Physical Anthropology. Area of interests in researches are Bio-social Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Hunter-gatherer Society, Island Society, Ecological Anthropology, Tribal Health, Anthropology of Natural Disaster & Rehabilitation Programmes, Social Transformation & Ethnic Identity, Development & Sustainability. 

In the academic journey, studies of “Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in rural society of Purulia, West Bengal”, “Mother-Child Health of the Chhotanagpur Tribes”, “Foraging strategy of the Jarawa of Andaman Islands”, “Impact Assessment of Tsunami among Shompen and Nicobarese of A&N Islands”, “DNA-polymorphism of Contemporary Indian Tribes”, “Molecular Characterization of Haemoglobinopathies in A&N Islands”, “Bio-cultural resources, Environment and Sustainable Development in villages of Chotanagpur”, “Anthropological Study of the Konark Sun Temple, Odisha”, “Study of Man and Biosphere in the Rann of Kutchh, Gujarat”, “Assessment of Development & Sustainability in a village of Uranium mine, Jharkhand”, “Anthropological Studies of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi- nomadic communities of Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan” had carried out.

• Supervisor, M.Phil. (History) dissertation (Pondicherry University) on “Nineteenth Century Ethnography of Andaman Tribe: Special Reference to E.H. Man”.

• Supervisor, Masters’ dissertation (Ecology & Environment, Sikkim-Manipal University) on “Human-Nature Relationship of Bengali Settlers in South Andaman”.

• Carried out extensive and intensive survey among the Jarawa of Andaman Islands in connection with the “Study on Jarawa Policy” during December 2001- September 2002. This study lead by a team of Multidisciplinary Experts under the guidance of Min. of Home Affairs, Govt. of India (vide Notification No. U-14040/24/99-ANL dt.21-7-2001), in pursuance of the order of the Honourable High Court, Kolkata, dated on 09.04.2001.

• Lead a multi-disciplinary and multi-departmental study team, constituted by the A&N Administration to ascertain the “Impact of Tsunami among the Shompen of Great Nicobar Island and Nicobarese of Southern group of Nicobar Islands” in 2005.

• One of the members of the Working Group and in the Sub-Committee of Andaman Adim Janjati Vikas Samity (AAJVS), A&N Administration for “Ration to the Great Andamanese and Onges of A&N Islands”.

• One of the members of the Expert Committee in framing the Draft of the Jarawa Policy, 2011, constituted by the Ministry of Tribal Welfare, Govt. of India and A&N Administration.

• One of the members of the Expert Committee in framing the Draft of the Shompen Policy, 2012, constituted by the Ministry of Tribal Welfare, Govt. of India and A&N Administration.

• Editor, Newsletter of the Anthropological Survey of India (2014-2023).

• Assistant Editor, Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India.

• Reviewer, Ecology of Food and Nutrition, Rutledge.

• Principal Investigator of the Regional Project, “Assessment of Health, Hygiene & Sanitation Status of the Khasi in North-East India, With Special Reference to Women & Children” of the North-Eastern Regional Centre, Anthropological Survey of India, Shillong, Meghalaya.