UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA ACAEMIC DEPARTMENT: ANTHROPOLOGY

FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE

1. Name of the faculty member Subho Roy

2. Designation Professor 3. Specialisation Biocultural Anthropology 4. Photograph

5. Contact information Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, 700019, , Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Mobile: 9007118922 6. Academic University of Calcutta, B.Sc. (Anthropology Honours) Qualification University of Calcutta, M.Sc. (Anthropology) University of Calcutta, Ph. D. Anthropology 7. Positions 1. Assistant Professor in Anthropology, University of held/holding Allahabad (2000-2004) 2. Assistant Professor in Anthropology, University of Calcutta (2004-2009) 3. Reader in Anthropology, University of Calcutta (2009- 2012) 4. Professor in Anthropology, University of Calcutta, continuing (2015 onward) 8. Research interest (a) Reproductive and sexual health- (i) family planning and decision making, (ii) adolescent reproductive health, (iii) menopausal health and risk factors, (iv) menstrual health (b) Anthropological Demography (c) Biocultural perspective of breastfeeding (d) Body cognition, food habit, nutrition (e) Ecology and Health 9. Research Guidance 1. Doyel Dasgupta on “Menopause: A Study on Rural and Urban Women of West Bengal” (Univ. of Calcutta, PhD Registration no. 373 PhD (Sc.) Proceed/2009, dated 2.2.2009). Awarded August 2013.

2. Nadira Mallick on “A Study on Eating Behaviours and Nutritional Status among a Group of Adolescent Girls. (Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta). Awarded 2017.

3. Shreyosi Mitra on “ Breastfeeding Practices: A study on tribal and Bengali Hindu caste population of West Bengal” (Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta) (Awarded 2019).

4. Nandini Bhattacharya on “A Study on Reproductive and Sexual Health of Young Married women of West Bengal (Univ. of Calcutta, PhD Registration No. 1937 PhD (Sc.) Proceed/2011, dated 18.5.11) (Submitted).

5. Homprabha Biswas on “Reproductive Health Issues and Rights: A Study on the Married Muslim Women of Rural West Bengal” (Univ. of Calcutta, PhD Registration No. 4828 PhD. (Sc.) Proceed/2011, dated 25.11.2011).

6. Suvendu Majhi on “Migration and Human Population Composition: An Anthropological Perspective” (Univ. of Calcutta, PhD Registration No. 1890 PhD. (Sc.) Proceed/2012, dated 25.04.2012). JOINTLY WITH Professor Ranjan Gupta, Biological Anthropology Unit, ISI, Kolkata.

7. Saptamita Pal on Socioeconomic Concomitants of Changing Pattern of Fertility Behaviour: A microlevel study on Bengali speaking community of West Bengal, West Bengal”. Jointly with Dr. Saswata Ghosh, IDSK, Kolkata.

8. Mir Azad Kalam on “Culture, Biology and Anthropological Demography: A study on the Dharbhangia Khotta muslim populations of West Bengal. Jointly with Dr. Saswata Ghosh, IDSK, Kolkata.

9. Parna Ghosh on “Ecology, Livelihood and Health: A comparative study on the people living in deltaic and non- deltaic Sunderbans, West Bengal (Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta).

10. Debasmita Kar on “An Anthropological Study of Health Across Differential Menopausal Statuses: Comparison of caste and tribal groups of West Bengal.

11. Joyeeta Thakur on “A Study on Reproductive Health of the Sedente and Migrant Oraon Women of Eastern India: A comparative study” (as Joint Supervisor)

12. Debarupa Sengupta on “A study on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome on a Group of Adult Women of West Bengal” (with Dr. Jyoti Ratan Ghosh), Department of Anthropology, Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan.

Postdoctoral Fellow

1. Nandini Ganguly on “Sociocultural Factors Associated with Maternal Care Utilisation: A study on the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Population of West Bengal, India. Sponsored by ICSSR.

10. Project 1. Menopause: A Study on Rural, Urban and Periurban Women of West Bengal. 2. Menstrual Health and Hygienic Practices of Adolescent Girls of Rural and Urban Areas of West Bengal. 3. Adolescent Male Reproductive Health of Rural and Urban Areas of West Bengal. 11. List of publications In Press/Communicated

Lynnette Lydie Sievert and Subho Roy Menopause. In Han Sallie and Cecilia Tomori (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Anthropology of Reproduction. (In Press).

Arkopala Bose, Mir Azad Kalam, Saptamita Pal and Subho Roy Changes in Fertility and Mortality Pattern of the Apatanis of : An Anthropological Demographic Study. (In press)

Subho Roy, Nivedita Som, Anushka Ghosh, Priyanka Kanrar, Swagato Pramanik 2021. Culture Shapes Body Composition and Blood Pressure Levels: Reflections from Three Studies Conducted in Eastern India. In: Festschrift of Professor P.C. Joshi. (In Press).

Joyeeta Thakur, Monali Goswami and Subho Roy Premenstrual Syndrome and Its Concomitants: A Sedente- Migrant Comparative Study among the Oraon Tribal Populations living in Eastern India. (Communicated).

Joyeeta Thakur, Monali Goswami and Subho Roy. Do Vasomotor and Genitourinary Symptoms of Menopause Vary between Sedente and Migrant Groups? A Study on the Oraon Tribal Populations of Eastern India. (Communicated)

Roy Subho On Becoming an Anthropologist (Communicated).

Shromona Dhara, Arupendra Mozumdar and Subho Roy Challenges in Obstetric Morbidity and Mortality, with Special Reference to India: A Review. (Communicated).

Saswata Ghosh, Mir Azad Kalam, Santosh Sharma and Subho Roy Consanguinity, pregnancy outcomes and offspring mortality in India: Evidences from National Family Health Survey, 2015-2016. (Communicated).

Doyel Dasgupta, Subho Roy, Baidyanath Pal. Relationship among Menopausal Symptoms at Different Stages of Postmenopausal Years: A Study from Eastern India. (Communicated).

Debasmita Kar and Subho Roy. Cardiovascular Risk Factors at Different Stages of Menopause: A Study among Bengali-speaking Hindu Ethnic group, India. (Communicated).

Published

Swagato Pramanik, Nivedita Som, Subho Roy 2021. Body Fat Patterning and Blood Pressure Levels: A Comparative Study between the Rai and the Lepcha in . Anthropological Review Vol. 84(2), 133–149.

Priyanka Kanrar, Nivedita Som, Subho Roy 2021. A Study on Body Composition, Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar levels among Bengali Hindu and Santals Using Cultural Consonance Model. Journal of Anthropological Survey of India. DOI: 10.1177/2277436X211008315

Kalam, Mir, Santosh Sharma, Saswata Ghosh, Subho Roy 2021. Change in the Prevalence and determinants of Consanguineous Marriages in India between National Family and Health Surveys of 1992–1993 and 2015– 2016)Human Biology 32 (2): 93-113. https://doi.org/10.13110/humanbiology.92.2.02

Roy Subho 2021. Life and works of Amitabha Basu: A tribute. In, Sarthak Sengupta (ed.), Architects of Anthropology in India, pp. 251-267. New , Gyan Publishing House.

Nadira Kalam, Nivedita Som, Subho Roy 2020. Maternal Investment in Determining Birth Weight: A Study in West Bengal Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics 39 (2): 87-107.

Roy Subho (2018-2019, published in 2021) Perspective of Studying Human Reproduction and Reproductive Health. Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University XX: 1-12.

Roy Subho 2020 Commentary. On the Draft of the Policies for the Great Andamanese and Sentineles published in the journal of Anthropological Survey of the India 69(1), pp. 165-176. Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India 69(2): 298-299.

Sharma, Santosh, Kalam, Mir; Ghosh, Saswata; Roy, Subho 2020. Prevalence and Determinants of Consanguineous Marriage Types in India: Evidences from National Family Health Survey, 2015-2016. Journal of Biosocial Science doi:10.1017/S0021932020000383

Doyel Dasgupta, Baidyanath Pal and Subho Roy 2020 Does menopausal status have an effect on body mass index and blood pressure? Journal of Women and Aging. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2020.1782700.

Nandini Bhattacharyya, Doyel Dasgupta and Subho Roy 2020. Concomitants of gynaecological problem: A study on young married women of rural West Bengal. Journal of Anthropological Survey of India DOI: 10.1177/2277436X20927252

Joyeta Thakur, Monali Goswami and Subho Roy 2020. Understanding Menstrual Characteristics from the Perspective of Reproductive Energetics: A study on the adolescent Oraon tribal populations. Anthropological Review 83 (2): 109-128.

Nandini Ganguly and Subho Roy 2020. Factors associated with the utilization of maternal health care services among Lodha women in West Bengal. Antrocom J. of Anthropology 16-1, pp. 153.

Mir Azad Kalam, Archana Mishra, Saptamita Pal and Subho Roy 2020 Culture and Demography: A micro level study between two communities residing in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal. The Oriental Anthropologist. DOI: 10.1177/0972558X20913701.

Kar Debasmita and Subho Roy 2020. Hundred Years of Biological Anthropological Research in India: A historical perspective. In, Biman Dasgupta, Samira Sarkar and Amitabha Sarkar (eds.) Looking Back: 100 years of Indian Anthropology 1919-2020, pp 37-86.

Subho Roy 2019. On Development and Sustainability: The Issue of Aging in India. Journal of Anthropological Survey of India. Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India 68(1) 27– 40, 2019 DOI: 10.1177/2277436X19845734.

Papiya Roy, Nivedita Som and Subha Ray. 2019 Socio- demographic and reproductive concomitants of menopause- specific quality of life of Indian urban women using principal component analysis. Women and Health 59: 155- 170. (DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2018.1449775).

Nandini Ganguly, Susmita Mukhopadhyay and Subha Ray 2019. Documentation of dietary pattern of urban adolescent girls inhabiting in the state of West Bengal, India. International Journal Child Adolescent Health 12 (2): 129-144.

Soheli Dey, Doyel Dasgupta and Subho Roy 2019. Blood Glucose Levels at Two Different Phases of Menstrual Cycle: A study on a group of Bengali speaking Hindu ethnic group of West Bengal, India. The Oriental Anthropologist. DOI: 10.1177/0972558X19835371.

Shreyoshi Mitra and Subho Roy 2019. Association of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice and child growth among group urban children, West Medinipur, West Bengal. In, Buddhadeb Chaudhuri and Subir Biswas (Eds), Human Security and Survival Challenges in the World, pp 203- 220. New Delhi: Maya Publishing House.

Ray Subha and Nandini Bhattacharya. 2019. Reproductive decisions…. When and how these are taken: A study from behavioural ecological approach. In, Anthropology of Health, Ed. Rashmi Sinha. Jaipur, Rawat Publications.

Souradip Pathak, Asish K Ghosh, Subho Roy and Punarbasu Chausdhuri 2018. Access to the Safe Drinking Water: A Case Study at East Kolkata Wetland. Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies 41(1): 110-119.

Nandini Ganguly, Susmita Mukhopadhyay and Subho Roy 2018. Association of socio-cultural factors with disordered eating behavior: An empirical study on urban young girls of West Bengal, India. Anthropological Review 81(4): 364–378.

Subho Roy, Nandini Ganguly, Sanchari Roy 2018. A study on consciousness of urban girls about their body image and body weight in north Kolkata, West Bengal Antrocom J. of Anthropology 14-1: 117-127.

Ghosh Anushka, Nivedita Som, Subha Ray 2018 A Comparative study on Body Composition and Blood Pressure levels between Marwari Hindu and Bengali Hindu groups living in West Bengal, India. In, Sudipta Ghosh and D.K. Limbu (eds.), Readings in Biological Anthropology, pp. 141-181. Delhi, B.R. Publishers.

Akash Mallick, Nadira Mallick and Subha Ray 2018. Body Image Perception, Media Exposure and Eating Behavior: an exploratory study among a group of adolescent boys in West Bengal. The Oriental Anthropologist, 18(1): 75-91.

Ipshita Basu, Susmita Mukhopadhyay, Nivedita Som and SubhaRay 2018. Mental health status of school going adolescents. In, Sudipta Ghosh and D.K. Limbu (eds.), Readings in Biological Anthropology, pp. 182-194. Delhi, B.R. Publishers.

Shromona Dhara, Parna Ghosh and Subho Roy 2017. Livelihood and demographic profiles of The people living in deltaic and non deltaic , West Bengal: A comparative study. Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics 36: 51-64.

Thakur Joyeeta, Monali Goswami and Subha Ray 2017. A Comparative Study on Family Planning Practices between the Rural and Urban Women of West Bengal, India. Asian Man 11: 140-149.

Kar Debasmita and Subho Roy 2017. A Review on the Health Risks of Women Across Menopausal Status: What need to be done in India? Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India 66 (1and 2): 203-230.

Sarkar Debraj and Subha Ray 2017. Smoking Tobacco: A Study from Phenomenological Approach The Eastern Anthropologist 70: 69-92.

Mallick N, Ray Subha and Mukhopadhyay S. 2017. Eating attitudes and its relationship with nutritional status: A micro level study on a group of adolescent girls in the city of , West Bengal. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (DOI 10.1515/ijamh-2016-0083).

Sen Gupta Debarupa, Nibedita Som, Chaitali Dutta Roy, Sebanti Goswami and Subha Ray 2017. Health-related quality of life of a group of women with PCOS: A study in West Bengal, India. Genus Homo1: 76-90.

Kar Debosmita, Nivedita Som, Subha Ray 2017. Is menopausal status related to body fat distribution and blood sugar level? A study among urban living Bengali Hindu women. In, Contemporary Anthropological Research in Eastern and Northeastern India (Sarthak Sengupta ed.), Gyan Publishing House, Delhi, pp. 55-78.

Aripta Roy, Doyel Dasgupta and Subha Ray 2017. Menopausal symptoms: A study on pre, peri and post menopausal Mulsim women of West Bengal. In, Anthropological Aurora of North , Arifur Zaman and Maitree Sharma (Eds.), pp 24-40.

Koyela Guha, Doyel Dasgupta and Subha Ray 2016. Experiencing pregnancy: A study on the primagravid women of different age groups. International Journal of Research on Social and Natural Science 1: 87-96.

Mir Azad Kalam, Saptamita Pal and Subha Ray 2016. Trends in consanguineous marriage among the Darbhangaia Khotta Muslim population of Chandipur village of Malda, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics 35(2): 171-177.

Shailendra Mishra, Doyel Dasgupta and Subha Ray 2016. Menstrual hygiene practices, its socio-cultural correlates and gynaecological problems: A study among adolescent girls in Eastern India. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (DOI 10.1515/ijamh-2015-0111).

Mitra Shreyosi and Subha Ray 2016. Breastfeeding practices in tribal and caste population of West Bengal: A comparative study. North Bengal Anthropologists 4: 197-207.

Dasgupta Doyel and Subha Ray. Pattern of Clustering of Menopausal Problems: A study on Bengali Hindu Ethnic Group. Journal of Women and Aging (doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2015.1018026).

Dasgupta Doyel and Subha Ray. 2017. Is Menopausal Status Related to Women’s Attitude toward Menopause and Aging?". Journal of Women and Health 57 (3): 311–328

Pal Saptamita and Subha Ray. 2016. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards Family Planning: Case studies on women of four different age groups. The Eastern Anthropologist 69 (2): 179-203.

Sen Gupta Debarupa, Nibedita Som, Chaitali Dutta Roy, Sebanti Goswami and Subha Ray. 2015. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A case control study. Journal of Indian Anthropological Society 50: 133-146.

Kalam Mir Azad and Subha Ray 2015. An Anthropological Demographic Study on Khotta Muslims of Chandipur Village, Malda, West Bengal. The Indian Journal of Anthropology 3: 49-68.

Santra Arpita, Nivedita Som and Subha Ray. 2015. Perception towards anemia and estimation of hemoglobin levels: A comparative study on adolescent and young adult mothers. Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics 34 (1): 79-96.

Bose Enakshi, Gopal Chandra Mandal, and Subha Ray 2015. Association of Socio-Economic Factors on the Nutritional Status of the Children Aged 2-8 Years from Urban Slums of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Journal of Nutritional Pediatrics 4: 33-38.

Ray Subha 2015. Biological characteristics of Indian people. The Symposium on People of India The Eastern Anthropologist 68, Number 2 & 3: 434-436.

Biswas Homproabha and Subha Ray 2015. Decision Making in Family Planning: A Human Rights Issue North Bengal Anthropologists 3: 83-98.

Dasgupta Doyel, Baidyanath Pal and Subha Ray 2015. Factors that discriminate differential age at menopause: A study of Bengali Hindu women of West Bengal. American Journal of Human Biology (DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22698).

Mallick N, Ray S and Mukhopadhyay S. 2015. Association of body weight concern with media exposure: A study on young girls of Howrah district, West Bengal. Human Biology Review, 4(1): 94-114.

Kalam Mir Azad and Subha Ray 2014. How consanguinity impinges on family relationship? – A micro level study on a group of Khotta Muslim community of West Bengal Journal of Indian Anthropological Society 49 (1): 131-140.

Ray Subha 2014. From race to ethnic group: An Anthropological journey. Journal of Asiatic Society LVI (1- 2): 5-22.

Dasgupta Doyel and Subha Ray 2014. Vasomotor and Urogenital Problems at Midlife: A study on rural and urban . Annals of Human Biology (DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2014.941397).

Nivedita Som, Papiya Roy and Subha Ray 2014. Menopause Specific Quality of Life of a group of Urban Women of West Bengal. Climacteric 17: 713-719

Nadira Mallick, Subha Ray and Susmita Mukhopadhyay 2014. Eating behaviours, body weight concerns and nutritional status among adolescent girls Advances in Public Health (http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/257396)

Anwesha Muherjee, Shailendra Msihra and Subha Ray 2013. Cigarette smoking and its concomitants: A study among the young adults of Kolkata, India. The Oriental Anthropologists 13: 89-98.

Shreyosi Mitra and Subha Ray 2013. Dimensions of Breastfeeding: A Review. The Indian Journal of Anthropology 1: 103-34.

Ray Subha, Bhubon Mohan Das, Biswanath Malakar and Shailendra Mishra 2013. Biocultural perspective of reproductive and sexual health with special reference to adolescent male. Asian Man 1 and 2: 14-28.

Dasgupta Doyel and Subha Ray 2013. Attitude towards menopause and aging: A study of postmenopausal women of West Bengal. Journal of Women and Aging 25:66–79.

Banerjee Deepanjana, Doel Dasgupta and Subha Ray 2012. Attitude towards menopause and aging: A study on natural and surgical menopausal women of West Bengal. Journal of Indian Anthropological Society 47: 323-330.

Nivedita Som, Parna Ghosh and Subha Ray 2012. Association of menopause-specific quality of life with socio demographic and reproductive characteristics: A study on postmenopausal women of urban West Bengal, India. In: Becky Sigmon and S.L. Malik (eds.). Human Ecology and Challenges in the 21st Century', special issue of Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics 31: 327- 345.

Subha Ray 2012. Anthropology Today: Addressing the Need of the Hour. The Eastern Anthropologist 65: 289-304.

Som Nivedita and Subha Ray 2012. Menopause specific quality of life of urban women of West Bengal. Menopause International 18(2): 99-105.

Bhattacharya Nandini, Sreemoyee Sengupta and Subha Ray 2012. Family planning practices and decision making ability among the Hindus and Muslims of West Bengal. In Sarthak Sengupta (ed.), Issues and Themes in Contemporary Anthropological Studies. New Delhi: Gyan Publishing, pp 149-163.

Ray Subha, Bhubon Mohan Das and Shailendra Mishra 2012. Sexual and reproductive health issues among rural and urban adolescent boys of eastern India. Journal of Men’s Health 9(2): 94-101.

Nivedita Som, Doyel Dasgupta and Subha Ray 2010. Menopause: A Study on the peri and postmenopausal women of urban West Bengal Indian Journal of Biological Sciences 15: 29-37.

Ray Subha 2010. Is menopause a health risk for Bengali women? The Open Anthropology Journal 3: 161-167.

Das Krishnendu, Basak, S.K. and Ray, Subha 2009. A Study on Superficial Fungal Infection from West Bengal: A Brief Report. Journal of Life Sciences 1: 51-55.

Ray Subha, Mishra Shailendra, Ghosh Ray, Abhishikta, Das Bhubon Mohan 2010. Menstrual Health: A Study on the Adolescents of Rural and Urban West Bengal. Annals of Human Biology 16: 59-25.

Rakshit, Indu and Ray Subha 2009. Menopause: A Study on the Working and Nonworking Women of Urban West Bengal. The Oriental Anthropologists. 9: 75-98.

Ray Subha 2009. Menopause: An Overview of Research Trends. Journal of Social Research 35: 77-94.

Dasgupta, Doyel and Ray, Subha 2009. Menopausal Problem: A study on the rural and urban women of Eastern India. Journal of Social Behavioural and Health Sciences 3: 20- 43.

Das, Debdutta and Ray, Subha 2010. Variation in menstrual characters: A study between married and unmarried women of West Bengal Collegium Antropologicum 34: 989-994.

Bhattacharaya, Nandini and Ray, Subha. 2009. Induced abortion: A study on the slum dwellers of Kolkata. The Eastern Anthropologist 62: 175-190.

Bhattacharaya, Nandini and Ray, Subha 2009 Does Differential Working Status of Woman Shape Family Planning Practices? Journal of Indian Anthropological Society 44: 115-128. Basu Kaberi, Das Shatabdi and Ray, Subha 2008. Menstruation: A study on menstrual disorders and hygienic practices of adolescent girls of two contrasting socioeconomic groups of West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics Vol. 1 &2: 39-53.

Sanyal, S. and Ray, Subha 2008. Variation in the menstrual characteristics in adolescents of West Bengal. Medical Journal 49: 542-550. Singapore Medical Association.

Dasgupta Amrita and Ray Subha 2006-07. Menstrual Health Problems of Married Women in Kolkata: A Study on Two Contrasting Socioeconomic Groups. Journal of the Department of Anthropology10 &11:10-18.

Das, Bubon Mohan and Ray, Subha 2007. Adolescent male reproductive health: an exploratory study on awareness and behaviour between periurban and rural boys of West Bengal, India International Journal of Men’s Health 6 (2): 79- 99. Men’s Studies Press.

Dutta Surupa and Ray Subha 2006. Menstrual Health Problems and Hygienic Practices among the Adolescent Girls of Rural and Periurban Areas of West Bengal. The Journal of Family Welfare 52 (2): 73-85.

Ray, Subha 2005. Why male reproductive health? In Ranjana Ray (Ed.), pp. 1-10 Adapting to Changing Environment: Studies in Anthropology. Calcutta: Calcutta University Press.

Dalal, A.K. and Ray Subha 2005. Social dimensions of health and well-being: An overview of research trends. In A.K. Dalal and Subha Ray (Eds.), pp. 1-33. Social Dimensions of Health. New Delhi: Rawat Publications. Rawat Publications.

Mukhopadhyay, S., Ray, Subha 2005. A qualitative study of mother’s attitudes towards maternal morbidity in rural West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Gender Studies 11(3): 369-387.

Ray, Subha 2004 Growth pattern of children of two social groups: a one-year longitudinal study. Journal of Human Ecology 15(1): 31-39.

Ray, Subha 2002 Rural-urban migration: a study of a squatter settlement in Calcutta. Journal of Indian Anthropological Society 38 (1): 55-60.

Mukhopadhyay, S., Ray, Subha, Ghosh, S., Mukhopadhyay, B., Bhatia, J. 2001 Obstetric morbidity and socio- demographic factors in rural West Bengal, India. European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 7: 41- 52.

Ray, Subha 2002 Living condition and health of two social groups inhabiting a squatter settlement in Calcutta, India. International Journal of Anthropology 1: 209-224.

Ray, Subha. 1998 Health-seeking behaviour of two squatter groups of Calcutta city : a "case study" approach. Journal of Social Sciences 2: 273-279.

Ray, Subha. 1998. Family planning practices, fertility and mortality in two social groups inhabiting a squatter settlement in Calcutta. Social Biology and Human Affairs 62: 12-23.

Ray, Subha., Basak, S., Mitra, P.K., Bharati, P. 1998 Health profile of two social groups living in a squatter settlement in Calcutta.Collegium Antropologicum 22: 247-256.

Ray, Subha., Basak, S., Mitra, P.K. 1997 Health status of squatter children of two social groups. Journal of Indian Anthropological Society 32: 277-284.

Ray, Subha, Basak, S. and Mitra, P. 1997 Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infestations among two squatter settlement populations of Calcutta. Journal of Human Ecology 8: 463-466.

Ray, Subha. 1995 Variation in selection intensity between two social groups living in a squatter settlement in Calcutta. Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society 30: 283-285.

Ghosh, A.K. and Ray, Subha. (1990-1993) Process of microlithism : a study on stone age materials in and around Orissa. Manav 4: 92-99.

Books and Journals Edited

1. A.K. Dalal and Subha Ray (Eds.) 2005. Social Dimensions of Health. New Delhi: Rawat Publications.

2. Subha Ray (Guest Editor) 2010. Health and Well being of Weaker Section. Special issue of Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics (Official Journal of Ethnography and Folk Society, Lucknow), Serial Publications: Delhi.

Book review

(i) Ray Subha 2005. Reviewed the book on Northeastern Himalayan Biodiversity (S. Chakraborty ed.), Calcutta: Humboldt Club of Calcutta. Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics 24: 91-93.

(ii) Ray Subha 2009. Reviewed the book on Morphology of the Primates and Human Evolution (by R.P. Srivastava), New Delhi: PHL Learning Private Limited. Journal of Indian Anthropological Society 44: 250-252.

(iii) Ray Subha 2014. Reviewed the book on Studies on Biological Anthropology: Biocultural Dimensions, Edited by IJS Bansal, SMS Chahal and Barun Mukhopadhyay, (published in February 2013) by the Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists, Jhargram. Journal of Indian Anthropological Society 49: 149-152.

(iv) Ray Subha 2015. Reviewed the book on North East India- The Human Landscape, edited by Manish Kumar Raha, Concept Publishing Company Private Limited. The Indian Journal of Anthropology

12. Membership of Learned Societies Life member, The Indian Anthropological Society, Kolkata.

Life member, Ethnography and Folk Society, Lucknow

Life member Indian Science Congress Association.

Life member of Indian National Confederation of Anthropological Association (INCAA).

Life member of Indian Medical Anthropology Association.

Former Co-convenor of the Applied Behavioural Science, Centre for Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Allahabad, Allahabad.

13. Member of Editorial Boards Managing Editor, Journal of Indian Anthropological Society

Women’s Midlife Health

Man in India

Man in Society

Frontier Anthropology

Oriental Anthropologists

The Indian Journal of Anthropology (Book Review Editor)

Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics

Member of Editorial Advisory Board of Indian Anthropologist

Member of Editorial Advisory Board of NEHU Journal

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Everyman’s Science, published by the Indian Science Congress Association for the year 2016-17.

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Journal of Anthropological Survey of India and Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies (IJLS&ES)

Reviewer of a number of national and international journals

14. Other notable activities Government nominated member of the Rashtrya Manav Sanghralaya Samiti (13th May 2015-12th May 2020) and (from 9th July 2020 continuing) Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India

Member Secretary, Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA), since April 2020.

Chairman, ‘Human Ethical Committee’ Ananda Ashram Nityananda Trust - MANT, Kolkata, India Chairman, ‘Institutional Ethical Committee of Anthropological Survey of India’, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Served as Head of the Department, Anthropology, University of Calcutta, from January 2010- December 2011 and September 2016-August 2018.

In-Charge, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair Professor in Anthropology, University of Calcutta, from January 2010- December 2011 and September 2016-August 2018.

Coordinator of the Postgraduate Human Rights, Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, from January 2010- December 2011 and September 2016-August 2018.

Served as an Adjudicator for evaluation of Young Scientists in Chattisgarh Young Scientist Programme, held at Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur, February 28- March 1, 2019.

Work as a subject expert/advisor for various government organizations.

Coordinator of Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS), Phase I (UGC), Dept. of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, since April 2018.

Invited as subject expert by the NET Bureaue, University Grants Commission, New Delhi for syllabus revision in Anthropology, 2018.

Member of the Academic Council for the National Resource Centre (NRC) in Anthropology, Utkal University, a scheme of MHRD, Govt. of India

Nominated as a member of the ‘Think Tank’ of Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Government nominated member of the Rashtrya Manav Sanghralaya Samiti (2015-2020), Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.

Coordinator for the paper Physical/Biological Anthropology for national programme on ‘e PG Pathshala, A Gateway to All Post Graduate Courses under National Mission on Education through Information and Communication and Technology (NMEICT) is an ambitious project undertaken by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.’

Coordinator of the Refresher Course in Behavioural Sciences, organized by Human Resource Centre, and the Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, during February 02-22, 2017.

Elected as the Sectional President of the Anthropology and Other Behavioural Sciences of the 104th session of the Indian Science Congress Association.

Serving as the Managing Editor of the Journal of Indian Anthropological Society.

Served as an Observer for ICSSR workshop on Research Methodology, organized by the Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, , 2015.

Symposium Coordinator, for the academic session Biocultural Anthropology in Human Welfare in the 45th Annual Conference of the Indian Anthropological Society, held during the period May 21-23, 2015.

Member of the Durbar Research Ethical Review Board’ under Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee since 2014.

Worked as Head of the Department, Anthropology, University of Calcutta and Coordinator PG Human Rights Programme and In-Charge- Dr. Ambedkar Chair programme from January 2010-December 2011 and from September 2016-September 2018.

Member of the PhD committee in Anthropology, University of Calcutta

Member of the PhD committee in Women’s Studies Center, University of Calcutta

Convenor, Ph.D. committee in Human Rights, University of Calcutta.

Coordinator, Refresher Course in Behavioural Sciences, Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, February 2-22, 2017.

Member, PG Board of Studies in Anthropology, Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur since 2021.

Chairman Undergraduate Board of Studies in Anthropology, University of Calcutta, since November 1, 2017.

External Expert of the Faculty Council of Humanities and Social Sciences of Presidency University, since 2018.

Member, PG Board of Studies in Anthropology, West Bengal State University, Barasat since 2019..

Member, PG Board of Studies in Anthropology, Sambalpur University, 2013-14.

Member, PG Board of Studies in Anthropology, Central University, since 2010

Member, PG Board of Studies in Anthropology, Sikkim Central University, since 2014.

Member, PG Board of Studies in Anthropology, University of Allahabad, since 2017.

Member, PG Board of Studies in Anthropology, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, since 2017.

Served as Member of UG Board of Studies, Department of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh

Worked as a mentor for Institute of Health Management Research (IHMR) in the research activities that are being carried out by the Future Health System Project ( FHS) consortium 2011.

Worked as Resource Person for ‘Health awareness among the adolescent boys and girls’, for World Vision India on June 23, 2009.

Served as Member, Course Advisory Committee, Department of Anthropology, Indira Gandhi Open University, New Delhi, Sidho- Kanho-Birsha University and West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education.

Elected as Sectional Recorder for the Section on Anthropology and Other Behavioural Sciences, for the 96th and 97th sessions of the Indian Science Congress.

Former Co-convenor of the Applied Behavioural Science, Centre for Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Allahabad, Allahabad.

15. Awards Received 1. Received Junior Research Fellowship (UGC) award in Anthropology, 1992.

2. Received an award as an Subject Expert for the best programme in Life Science category in the 18th UGC-CEC Educational Video Competition 2005.

3. Satyendra Prasanna Memorial Lecture award, 2016. Gokhale Memorial Girls’ College.

4. Received Teaching and Research Career Achievement Award 2018 from the Department of Anthropology, Delhi University

16. Visiting Fellow Visiting Fellow (UGC) in the Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh from January 11, 2021 to January 22, 2021 (online lecture series), under CAS II programme.

Visiting Fellow (UGC) in the Department of Anthropology, Sambalpur University from February 17-22, 2014.

‘Visiting Associate Professor’ by the Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University under UGC Merged Scheme during January-March, 2012.

Visiting Fellow, DRS I (UGC, SAP programme), Department of Anthropology, Ranchi

University, from March 10-12, 2011.

Visiting Fellow (UGC) in the Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University from April, 2014.

Visiting Fellow (UGC) in the Department of Anthropology, S.V. University, during the period March 16-19, 2015.

Invited as Visiting Faculty in the Department of Anthropology, North Bengal University, September 13-14, 2019.

Invited as Guest Teacher in the Department of Geography, University of Calcutta to take up a postgraduate course in Statistics 2019

17. Invited lectures Delivered an invited lecture (on September 6, 2021) as a Resource person on the topic History of Studying Popiulation Variation and its Contemporary Relevance, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Burdwan University, Burdwan, in it’s 1st Faculty Improvement Programme held during 31.8.21- 29.9.21.

Delivered two invited lectures (on September 3, 2021) as a Resource person on the topics “How to Overcome the Shortcoming in Research Publications” and “History of Studying Population Variation and its Contemporary Relevance”, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), University of North Bengal, in it’s 5th Faculty Improvement Programme held during 23.08.2021 to 22.09.2021.

Delivered a as a Resource Person in National Webinar on “Current Trends in Research & Innovation, Research Paper Publications, IPR and Patents, Research Projects & Fundraising” for the Faculty Members of Higher Educational Institutions, organized by The Institute of Academic Excellence, Hyderabad on August 28, 2021.

Delivered a special lecture as a Resource Person in the Department of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University in Orientation Cum Job Opportunities for M.Phil and Ph.D. scholars on March 30, 2021 on the topic “Overcoming the challenges in research publication: Some tips.

Delivered lecture as a Resource person on Questionnaire Designing in the Ph.D. course work for Environmental Science Department on March 19, 2021.

Delivered an invited lecture (on March 4, 2021) as a Resource person in a workshop on Research Methodology in Social Sciences, organized by Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

Delivered an invited lecture (on March 3, 2021) as a Resource person on the topic Writing a good research paper, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, in Multidisciplinary Refresher Course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences.

Delivered an invited lecture (on March 2, 2021) as a Resource person on the topic Developing a Good Questionnaire: Half the Job is Done, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Burdwan University, Burdwan, in it’s 1st Faculty Improvement Programme held during 5.2.21-6.3.21.

Delivered an invited lecture (on February 25, 2021) as a Resource person on the topic Developing a Good Questionnaire: Half the Job is Done, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, in Multidisciplinary Refresher Course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences.

Delivered lecture (on February 09, 2021) as a Resource person on Designing a Good Questionnaire, Half the Job is Done, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), North Bengal University (NBU), in Faculty Improvement Programme IV

Delivered lecture (on February 06, 2021) as a Resource person on Menopause: Lesson from Anthropology, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), North Bengal University (NBU), in Faculty Improvement Programme IV.

Delivered an invited lecture (on January 16, 2021) as a Resource person on the topic Developing Good Research Articles, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, in Multidisciplinary Refresher Course in Tribal Studies.

Delivered a lecture (on January 06, 2021) as a Resource person on Human Evolution: From where we came and How we evolved, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), North Bengal University (NBU), in Faculty Improvement Programme III.

Delivered an invited lecture (on January 2, 2021) as a Resource person on the topic Women and Health in certificate course of Women’s Study Center of Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College, Howrah.

Delivered an invited lecture (on December 13, 2020) as a Resource person on the symposium on Biological Anthropology in the 21st Century, organized by the United India Anthropological Forum on the topic Challenges in Publishing Biological Anthropological Research in the 21st Century.

Delivered an invited lecture (on December 3, 2020) as a Resource person on History of Studying Population Variation and Its Contemporary Relevance, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), North Bengal University (NBU), in Faculty Improvement Programme II.

Delivered an invited lecture (on December 1, 2020) as a Resource person on History of Studying Population Variation and Its Contemporary Relevance, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), North Bengal University (NBU), in Faculty Improvement Programme I.

Delivered an invited lecture (on November 24, 2020) as a Resource person on Biocultural Approach: Origin and Development with special reference to Health, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University (PRSU), Raipur, in Multidisciplinary Refresher Course in Tribal Studies from November 23 to December 05, 2020.

Delivered the 4th Professor Sameera Maiti Memorial Lecture organized by the Department of Anthropology, Sikkim University on Menopause: Lessons from Anthropology, on November 02, 2020.

Delivered the Inaugural Lecture in the International Lecture Series on “Theories, Methods and Approaches in Biological Anthropological Studies”, organized by the International School of Anthropology, Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India on October 30, 2020.

Delivered a special lecture (using virtual platform) on the topic Human Evolution: From where we came and how we evolved in the lecture series organised by the Department of Anthropology in association with the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Government College, West Bengal on September 26, 2020.

Chaired the National Seminar on Food, Health and Culture, organized by the Department of Anthropology, Sidhu Kanu Birsha University, on September 23, 2020

Delivered a lecture (using virtual platform) in the National level Lecture Series, organized by the Department of Anthropology, Vivekananda College for Women, Behala on September 18, 2020 on the topic Biocultural Anthropology: Genesis and Development

Delivered a lecture (using virtual platform) in the PhD course work, Department of Home Science, University of Calcutta on September 7, 2020 on Questionnaire Designing.

Delivered lecture as Invited Speaker on Biocultural Approaches in Anthropology in the National Webinar organized by Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati on August 26, 2020.

Delivered 15th Foundation Day Lecture of the Guwahati Regional Center of INCAA on August 20, 2020 (Virtual Platform) on History of Biological Anthropology: Indian and Global Perspective.

Delivered lecture as Invited Speaker on History of Studying Population Diversity and its Contemporary Relevance in the National Webinar organized by Government Degree College Singur on August 20, 2020.

Delivered lecture as Invited Speaker on Infectious Disease and Indigenous People: With Special Reference to COVID 19 in the Webinar organized by the Department of Anthropology, Sikkim University on August 09, 2020 on the occasion of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples-2020.

Delivered Online lecture in the workshop titled “The Craft of Research Methodology: Advances and Applications”, organized by the Department of Anthropology, Delhi University on July 28, 2020 on the topic “ Designing a good questionnaire: Half the job is done”.

Participated as a Plenary Speaker in the National Webinar on COVID-19: Sociocultural and Biological Issues, organized by the Ethnogrpahic and Folk Culture Society, Lucknow, in collaboration with the Sociology Department, Lucknow University held on June 30 and July 01, 2020.

Delivered a special online lecture on Human Evolution on June 8, 2020 to the students, scholars and faculty members of the Department of Anthropology, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, .

Delivered lecture on Hundred Years of Biological Anthropological Research in India: An Appraisal on March 12, 2020 in the Two Day Colloquium on Architects of Anthropology in India, organized by the Department of Anthropology Dibrugarh University, March 12-13, 2020.

Delivered lecture on Life and Works of Amitabha Basu on March 13, 2020 in the Two Day Colloquium on Architects of Anthropology in India, organized by the Department of Anthropology Dibrugarh University, March 12-13, 2020.

Delivered a Special Lecture on “Photovoice: A Participatory Action Research” in Sociological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute on March 5, 2020.

Invited as Resource Person to deliver lecture on February 8, 2020 by the School of Resource Management, KISS Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar in a 10- Days Research Methodology Course for Research Scholars in Social Sciences sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi from 6th February to 15th February, 2020.

Invited as a Resource Person on January 27, 2020 to deliver two lectures in the Refresher Course in Social Sciences, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, Pondicherry University.

Invited to deliver a special lecture on History and Development of Biological University, in the Department of Anthropology, Pondicherry University on January 27, 2020.

Invited as Resource Person to deliver lectures on Menopause and Health, organized by Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College, Howrah on December 6 , 2019.

Invited as a Resource Person on November 29, 2019 to deliver two lectures in the 127th and 128th Orientation Programme, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calcutta.

Invited speaker in the National Seminar on 100 years of Anthropology in India: Looking Back, jointly organized by The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Snagrahalaya, Bhopal, November 07-08, 2019.

Invited as a Resource Person in the One-week Workshop on ‘Application of Qualitative & Quantitative Techniques in Sustainable Urban Planning’, Department of Architecture, Jadavpur University on September 26, 2019.

Invited as a Resource Person on September 13-14, 2019 for Visiting Lecture to in the Department of Anthropology, North Bengal University.

Invited as a Resource Person on September 13, 2019 to deliver a lecture in the Refresher Course Programme on Anthropology and ID, organized by the Department of Anthropology, North Bengal University, under the aegis of Human Resource Development Centre, North Bengal University.

Invited as a Resource Person on September 09, 2019 to deliver a lecture in the Refresher Course Programme on IDC in Research Methodology in Social Science and Humanities (Sept. 05-19, 2019), organized by the Department of Philosophy, University of Calcutta, under the aegis of Human Resource Development Centre, Calcutta University.

Invited as Resource Person to deliver lectures on Women and Health, organized by Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College, Howrah on September 6 and 7, 2019.

Invited as a Resource Person in Workshop on Qualitative Research Methodology orgainsed by the Dept. of Geography, Coochbehar Panchanan Barma University, Coochbehar on August 29 and 30, 2019.

Invited as a Resource Person in the National Workshop on Rural Development: Changing Paradigms and Evolving Approaches (July 8-13) orgainsed by the Dept. of Geography, University of Calcutta on July 12, 2019 to deliver lectures on Qualitative and Quantitative research methods.

Invited as a Resource Person in Anthropological Survey of India on May 02, 2019 to deliver a lecture on “Questionnaire Designing”.

Delivered an invited lecture in Indian Statistical Institute on April 25, 2019 on “Bioculutral Aspects of Menopause”.

Invited by the Department of Anthropology, New Alipur College, Kolkata on March 6, 2019 on “Race and Ethnicity”.

Delivered the Diamond Jubilee Lecture of the Indian Anthropological Society on February 02, 2019 at Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah on the topic Human Evolution: From where we came and how we evolved?

Invited as a Resource Person on February 1, 2019 to deliver a lecture in ‘one-week workshop on Qualitative Techniques in Geography’ jointly organized by Department of Geography, University of Calcutta and Institute of Landscape, Ecology and Ekistics (ILEE), Kolkata.

Invited Speaker in the International Seminar on Health Disparity and Health Equity: Tribes and Beyond held in Sree Chaitaniya College Howrah on December 22-23, 2018. Invited to record audiovisual lecture on Application of Statistics in Anthropological Research for Orientation course (UGC) under SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active –Learning for Young Aspiring Minds).

Invited as a Resource Person on November 19, 2018 to deliver a lecture in the 1st Refresher Course in Research Methodology, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, The University of Burdwan.

Invited as a Keynote Speaker in the seminar on Globalisation of Indian Tribes, Past, Present and Future Dynamics, held on October 26-27, 2018, in the Department of Anthropology, Delhi University.

Delivered a Special Lecture in the Department of Anthropology, Central University Orissa on October 12, 2018.

Delivered Diamond Jubilee Lecture of the Indian Anthropological Society on October 10, 2018.

Invited as a Resource Person on September 22, 2018 to deliver a lecture on Qualitative Research Techniques, in the Refresher Course Programme, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, Utkal University.

Invited as a Resource Person on September 20, 2018 to deliver a lecture in the Orientation Programme, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, Calcutta University.

Invited as a Resource Person to deliver lecture in the Department of Anthropology, Allahabad University on September 15, 2018 as a part of the University Distinguished lecture series programme.

Invited as a Resource Person on September 12, 2018 to deliver a lecture in the Orientation Programme, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, Calcutta University.

Invited as a Resource Person on September 11, 2018 to deliver a lecture in the Special Summer School on Social Studies, organized by the Department of Political Science, under the aegis of Human Resource Development Centre, Calcutta University. Invited as a Resource Person on August 3, 2018 to deliver a lecture on Human Evolution, organized by Indian Museum, Kolkata.

Invited as a Resource Person on April 9-10, 2018 for the ICSSR sponsored workshop on Research Methodology, organized by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.

Invited as a Resource Person on March 28-30, 2018 in the National Seminar on " TRIBAL SITUATIONS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EASTERN INDIA” on the occasion of Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Department of Anthropology, Utkal University and Platinum Jubilee celebration of Utkal University and presented paper on Diversity in Reproductive Health: An critical appraisal.

Invited as a Resource Person on March 22-23, 2018 in the National Seminar on "Development and Sustainability: Habitat, Health and Happiness", organized by Anthropological Survey of India on the topic On Development and Sustainability: The Issue of Aging in India.

Invited as a Resource Person on March 10, 2018 for the Workshop on Research Methodology in Anthropology, organized jointly by the Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta and Anthropological Survey of India.

Invited as a Resource Person on February 17, 2018 for the UGC sponsored Refresher Course on the theme ‘National Policies and Women Empowerment: Social, Economic and Political implications, organized by the Centre for Women Studies, Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calcutta.

Delivered lectures as a Resource Person in 10 Day Workshop on Research Methodology organized by the Kolkata Society for Asian Studies (KSAS) in collaboration with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies.

Delivered lectures as a Resource Person in a Two Day Workshop on Scientific Research Writing in the Department of Anthropology, Utkal University on October 31 and November 1, 2017. Delivered invited lecture on the topic ‘Recent trends in Biological Anthropology, on October 13, 2017 in the Department of Anthropology, Sabitribai Phule Pune University, under the Potential for Excellence Scheme.

Delivered invited lecture on “Biocultural Perspective of Menopause”, in the National Seminar on Perspectives of Biocultural Anthropology: Issues and Challenges organized by the Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, March 28-29, 2017.

Delivered invited lecture on ‘Social Dimensions of Health’ in the National Seminar on Anthropology and Public Health organized by the Department of Anthropology, Sree Chaitanya College, Habra, March 18-19, 2017.

Delivered a special talk on ‘Anthropological approaches to studying menopause’ in the National Seminar on Anthropology and public development policy: Issues and Challenges organized by the Department of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, March 17-18, 2017.

Invited as a Resource Person on March 10, 2017 for the UGC sponsored Refresher Course on in the Department of Education, Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calcutta.

Invited as a Plenary Speaker in the International Conference on ‘Politics, Society and Culture in South Asia, organized by the Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, Lucknow, March 3-5, 2017.

Invited as a Resource Person on February 28, 2017 for the UGC sponsored Refresher Course on Environmental Hazard and Disaster Management during February 18- March 10, 2017, Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calcutta.

Invited as the Resource Person in the Winter School on “Research Methods in Biology”’, Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, January 21, 2017.

Invited as the Key Resource Person for the workshop on “Application of Statistics in Anthropology’ for the in-house Research Personnel of the Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, during November 7-12, 2016.

Delivered the second Satyendra Prasanna Memorial Lecture at Gokale Memorial Girls’ College on September 29, 2016.

Invited as a Resource Person on August 26, 2016 for the UGC sponsored Research Scholars’ Training Programme, organized by the UGC, Human Resource Development Centre, University of Burdwan, August 23 to August 29, 2016.

Invited as a Resource Person on June 25, 2016 for the UGC sponsored Workshop on the National Foundation for Communal Harmony for Teachers June 23 to June 29, 2016, Academic Staff College, Burdwan University, Burdwan.

Invited Lecture in the National Seminar on Celebrating Anthropology: A Human Science, Organised by the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, April22- 23, 2016.

Invited as a Resource Person on March 26, 2016 for the UGC sponsored 103nd Orientation Course during March 02-March 28, 2016, Academic Staff College, Burdwan University, Burdwan.

Invited as a Plenary Speaker in the National Seminar on Anthropological Research in North East India, Traditions and Transitions¸ organized by the Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, March 18-19, 2016.

Invited as a Resource Person on February 24 and 26, 2016 for the Orientation-cum-Training Programme for the Research Fellow of Anthropological Survey of India, Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata.

Invited as a speaker to deliver a lecture on Human Evolution, organized by the Department of Anthropology, Vivekananda College for Women, Barisha, on February 8, 2016.

Invited to Chair a Technical Session in the ICSSR sponsored ‘Three day national Seminar on Son Preference In India: A Patriarchal Legacy: Socio- economic and Socio-Cultural Perspectives, held in the Women Studies Research Centre, University of Calcutta, February 3-5, 2016.

Invited as a Resource Person on January 28, 2016 for the UGC sponsored 102nd Orientation Course during January 05- February 01, 2016, Academic Staff College, Burdwan University, Burdwan.

Invited as a Resource Person for the workshop on Research Methods in Biological Anthropology, Organised by the Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute (January 13-20, 2016), on January 13, 2016.

Invited as a Resource Person for the workshop on Feminist Research Methodology, Organised by the Centre for Women’s Studies, University of Calcutta on December 18, 2015.

Invited as a Resource Person for the UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Research Methodology (Interdisciplinary) Sponsored by ICSSR New Delhi during December 9,2015 to December 18, 2015, Department of Anthropology. West Bengal State University, Barasat, West Bengal.

Invited as a speaker to deliver a lecture on Human Evolution, organized by the Department of Anthropology, Government General Degree College, Singur on December 11, 2015.

Invited as a Resource Person for the UGC sponsored 101th Orientation Course during November 17- December 8, 2015, Academic Staff College, Burdwan University, Burdwan.

Invited Lecture on 'Reproductive Decisions, when and how these are taken: A study from behavioural Ecological Approach' in the National Seminar on 'Anthropology: Unveiling the Mystique', Organised by the Discipline of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, October 28-29, 2015.

Invited as a Resource Person for the UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Research Methodology (Interdisciplinary) Sponsored by UGC, New Delhi during July 08, 2015 to July 28, 2015, North Bengal University, West Bengal.

Invited as a Resource Person for the UGC sponsored 100th Orientation Course during July 03, 2015 to July 30, 2015, Academic Staff College, Burdwan University, Burdwan.

Invited as a Resource Person for the UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Research Methodology (Interdisciplinary) Sponsored by ICSSR New Delhi during July 08, 2015 to July 28, 2015, North Bengal University, West Bengal.

Invited as a Resource Person for Capacity Building Programme for Faculty Members in Social Science Sponsored by ICSSR New Delhi during 10.05.0215 to 23.05.2015, Ranchi University, Ranchi.

Invited as a keynote speaker for the session on Maternal and Reproductive Health in the National Seminar entitled “Anthropological Perspectives on Environment, Development, Public Policy and Health”, February 27th - 28th, 2015, organized by the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi.

Delivered an Invited Lecture in the Anthropological And Behavioural Sciences Section of the 102nd session of the Indian Science Congress, held at Mumbai University, January 3-7, 2015 on “Biocultural Approach in Studying Menopause: Some Anthropological Observation”

Invited by the Department of Anthropology, Sri Chaytannya College, Habra to deliver a special lecture on December 23, 2014 on “Menopause: Lessons from Anthropology.

Delivered Special Lecture on Research methodology in the Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University Barasat, on December 05, 2014.

Invited to deliver Special Lecture by The Asiatic Society to deliver a talk in the monthly meeting on April 07, 2014 on the topic ‘From race to ethnic group- An Anthropological Journey’.

Delivered Special Lecture on Evolutionary Biology in the Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University Barasat, on February 12, 2014.

Invited as a Resource Person for the workshop on Feminist Research Methodology, Organised by the Centre for Women’s Studies, University of Calcutta on January 27, 2014.

Invited as a Resource Person for the workshop on Research Methodology, Organised by the Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University Barasat, held between December 02-11, 2013.

Invited as a Resource Person for the Orientation Course on Man and Society, Organised by the Academic Staff College, University between Nov. 25-December 24, 2013.

Invited as a Resource Person for the Refresher Course on Research Methodology, Organised by the Department of Anthropology, North Bengal University between August 20-September 09, 2013.

Invited to deliver a Special Lecture in the Department of Anthropology, Sambalpur University on August 03, 2013 on the topic ‘ Designing a good questionnaire.. half the job is done.’

Invited as a Resource Person for the workshop on Research Methodology, Organised by the Department of Anthropology, Ranchi University between March 30-April 04, 2013.

Invited as a speaker for the National Seminar organized by the Department of Anthropology, Utkal University under the CAS Programme on ‘Emerging Trends in Anthropology’ on 18th and 19th March, 2013.

Special Lecture (UGC, SAP programme), Department of Anthropology, Ranchi University, from January 31- February 02, 2013.

Invited as a Resource Person for the workshop on Research Methodology, Organised by the Department of Anthropology, Ranchi University between March 30-April 08, 2013.

Invited as a Resource Person for the workshop on ‘Application of Statistics in Anthropology’ held between March 02-08, 2013, organized by the Department of Anthropology, Lucknow University and Indian Academy of Anthropological Research and Training, Lucknow.

Invited by the Department of Anthropology, IGNOU to prepare modules for their postgraduate programme on Environmental Anthropology.

Invited as a Resource Person for the Refresher Course in Anthropology, Sociology and Social Work, organized by the Academic Staff College, Ranchi University, December 01- 21, 2012.

Invited in the Section of Anthropology and Other Behavioural Science of the 99th Indian Science Congress as an Invited Speaker in the symposium Anthropological approaches for Healthy Society with reference to Role of Women, January 03-07, 2012, Bhubaneswar.

Invited by the Indian Institute of Bio-Social Research and Development(IBRAD) to act as a Resource Person for the training on ‘Recent Trends and Scope of Application of Social Science Approaches and Tools’, during the period December 01-03, 2012.

Invited by the Indian Institute of Health Management and Research as a Resource Person to deliver two lectures in Three day Non Residential Training Programme on 'Essential Tenets and Skills in Qualitative Research' (October 3-5, 2012) on Qualitative tools and use of Case studies and FGDs in Health Research.

Invited by the Department of Anthropology, Bangabasi College, Kolkata to deliver a lecture on “History and Development of Biological Anthropology: A Global Perspective” in their Platinum Jubilee Celebration on October 19, 2012.

Invited by EMRC, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi as a Resource Person for one e-content module in Anthropology under the CEC- NME-ICT project following UGC model syllabus in Anthropology, January 24, 2012.

Invited by EMRC, Manipur University, Imphal as a Resource Person for five -content module in Anthropology under the CEC-NME-ICT project following UGC model syllabus in Anthropology, March 03-04, 2012.

Invited as a speaker for a Plenary session on ‘Human Diversity: Biocultural Issues and Concern’, on the topic Biocultural perspective of sexual and reproductive health: With special reference to male; organised by Indian National Confederation and the Academy of Anthropologists, in the Inter-Congress held in Lucknow, February 21-23, 2012.

Invited to deliver a Special Lecture on the topic Menopause: Issues and Challenges at the seminar on “Gender and Society in Contemporary India: Issues and Concerns”, organized by the Department of Sociology, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, held on November 29-30, 2011.

Delivered a lecture as a Resource Person in a Refresher Course (Behavioural Sciences-An Interdisciplinary Approach) organized by the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta on November 24, 2011 on ‘Case Studies in Health Research’ .

Invited as a speaker in the seminar ‘Future of Anthropology’, organized by the Department of Anthropology, Lucknow University (from Dr. D.N. Mazumder endowment fund), September 17-18, 2011. The title of the presentation was ‘Anthropology Today: The need of the hour’.

Invited as a Plenary speaker on ‘Teaching and Research in Anthropology’. Organised by Indian National Confederation and the Academy of Anthropologists, in the inert-congress held in Kolkata, February 21-23, 2011.

Visiting faculty, Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, 2009.

Delivered two Invited Lectures to the students of MSW course, Sambalpur University on 2008 and 2010, 2011.

Delivered a lecture in the Refresher Course “Social Exclusion”, on the topic Gender and Reproductive Health, organized by the Sociology Department, Sambalpur University, July 13, 2009.

Delivered lecture in the UGC workshop on Human Rights, Organised by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Calcutta March 2009.

Delivered two lectures (UGC sponsored) in the Department of Anthropology, Sree Chaitanya College, Habra, North , on October 12, 2007.

Delivered 8 lectures in Anthropology, based on the UGC’s model curriculum for undergraduate students, for the Higher Education Channel (Doordarshan), 2004-05.

Delivered a lecture on “Social Dimensions of Health” in the first UGC Refresher Course in Anthropology and Sociology, organized by the Dept. of Anthropology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 2004.

Delivered a lecture on a UGC programme on the topic “Human evolution- a biocultural process”, in the Hamidia Girls Degree college, Allahabad, 2004.