Curriculum Vitae of Dolly Saha

Personal Information:

Name: DR. DOLLY SAHA

Present/Mailing Address: 8/ 2/1B,Hati Bagan Road, P.O. Linton Street, Park Circus, Kolkata – 700 014 West Bengal, India.

Email: [email protected]

Citizenship: Indian

Academic Qualifications:

Ph.D. (Botany) Kalyani University, West Bengal, India 2009 Thesis topic “Petiolar Anatomy and the Foliar Architectural Patterns of the Indian Members of Rubiaceae”

M.Sc. (Botany) Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India 2001 Scored 62% (1st Class)

M.Sc. (Agriculture) Calcutta University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 1996 Scored 68% (1st Class)

B.Sc. (Botany) Calcutta University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 1994 Scored 54% (2nd Class)

Employment :

Teacher , Part time, Botany, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College, University of Calcutta. (25th August 2010- Till Date)

Guest Lecturer , Botany, Kanchrapara College, University of Kalyani. (19th August 2006- 9th September 2010)

Guest Lecturer , Botany, Victoria Institution (College), Calcutta University. (September 2000–February 2001)

Research Assistant , Department of Science and Technology, Government of West Bengal; The Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of North 24-Parganas Dist., West Bengal. (1997–2000 )

Teaching Experience: More than 8 years

Research Experience: More than 14 years

Computer Skills:

Obtained Diploma in Information Technology Application (DITA) from the State Youth Centre, Government of West Bengal.

Extra-curricular Activities:

Completed a Graduation Programme in Sangeet Visharad (Dance Kathak) from Prachin Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, Punjab (India).

Completed the course of News Reading & Anchoring with NITS Film & Fashion School, Dhakuria, Kolkata, West Bengal ( India).

Organised a Seminar on Mushroom Cultivation (2014) at Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Scholastic Achievements/Awards :

Awarded the coveted S. R. Yadav prize for the Best Poster presentation at the XVIth Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy and International Seminar on Present Trends and Future prospects of Angiosperm Taxonomy, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India.( 2006 ).

Selected for the coveted Bharat Jyoti Award by the India International Friendship Society, New Delhi, India ( 2010 ).

Selected for the coveted Best Citizens of India Award by the Best Citizen Publishing House, New Delhi, India ( 2010 ).

Membership/Affiliation:

Member - Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT)

Publications:

Book publication:

Dolly Saha, Gaurgopal Maiti and Sobhan Kr. Mukherjee ( 2014 ) Petiolar anatomy and venation patterns of Indian members of Rubiaceae. Lap Lambert Academic Publishing. Germany .

In refereed journals:

Dolly Saha , G. G. Maiti and S.K. Mukherjee ( 2014 ) Leaf Venation Pattern of some Indian Members of Rubiaceae. IJPRBS . 3(4): 160-169.

Dolly Saha and G. G. Maiti ( 2007 ) Variation of foliar anatomy of the members of the Tribe Naucleeae (Rubiaceae) of India. J. Botan. Soc ., Beng . 61(1): 55-60.

Dolly Saha and T. K. Sharma ( 2000 ) Trade of Medicinal Plants in Calcutta Market. Int. J. Mendel . 17(1-2): 25–26.

In conference publication:

Dolly Saha and G. G. Maiti (2012 ) Nodal and Petiolar anatomy of some Indian members of Rubiaceae. In the ‘Proceedings of the XVIIIth Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy(IAAT) and International Seminar on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Angiosperm Systematics’. I: 36-44.

Dolly Saha and G. G. Maiti ( 2007 ) Foliar anatomical study of Paederia foetida Linn. (Rubiaceae): A Potent medicinal plant. In ‘Proceedings of the National Symposium: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Economic Benefit of Rural People (MAPER)’. pp. 123–127.

Paper presented in National and International Conferences :

Dolly Saha , T.K.Sarma and Sobhan Kr.Mukherjee ( 2014 ) Prescription of combination drugs by Folk medicine men of 24 Pgs (N) of West Bengal, India. The 2nd International Conference on Advances in Plant Sciences (ICAPS), Four Points by Sheraton, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia . (Abstract).

Dolly Saha and T.K.Sarma ( 2009 ) A survey on medicinal plants of North 24 Parganas District of West Bengal (India). XIXth Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy(IAAT) and International Symposium on Angiosperm Systematics and Phylogeny:Retrospects and Prospects, National Botanical Research Institute,Lucknow, India. (Abstract).

Dolly Saha and G. G. Maiti ( 2008 ) Nodal and Petiolar anatomy of some Indian members of Rubiaceae. XVIIIth Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy(IAAT) and International Seminar on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Angiosperm Systematics,University of Kalyani,Kalyani,West Bengal,India. (Abstract).

Dolly Saha and G. G. Maiti ( 2007 ) Foliar anatomical study of Paederia foetida Linn.(Rubiaceae) :A Potent medicinal plant. National Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Economic Benefit of Rural People (MAPER), Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission Institute of Advanced Studies (RKVM-IAS), Kolkata, West Bengal. (Abstract).

A. Bandyopadhyay, Dolly Saha , A. K. Mahapatra, G. G. Maiti, S. K. Mukherjee and B. Pal, (2006 ) Bioprospecting of Fibres as Phytomedicines in Women Health Care. XVIth Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy and International Seminar on Present Trends and Future prospects of Angiosperm Taxonomy, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India. (Abstract).

Dolly Saha and G. G. Maiti ( 2006 ) Leaf venation pattren of Rubiaceae. XVIth Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy and International Seminar on Present Trends and Future Prospects of Angiosperm Taxonomy, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India. (Abstract).

Dolly Saha and G. G. Maiti ( 2005 ) Variation of Foliar Anatomy of the Members of the Tribe Naucleeae(Rubiaceae) of India. National Conference on Current Researches in Plants and Microbial Sciences, Burdwan University, Burdwan, West Bengal.India(Abstract).

Participation in Seminar cum Exposition on Indigenous Drugs Their Resource Base Management, Utilization and Conservation . Horticulture Development Foundation,The Agri- Horticultural Society of India & Industrial Section, Indian Museum, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata( 2000) .