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I obtained B.sc (Hons.) in Anthropology with first class and M.Sc. in Anthropology (with specialization in Social Anthropology) with first class from Calcutta University. I was Awarded Ph. D degree in 1992 from Calcutta University on the topic " Tribal Religiosity: A Micro-study in Common Ecological setting”. I was awarded Mouat (Gold) medal for successful completion of the Premchand Roychand Scholarship in 2000 in Calcutta University. I worked as Research Associate in Anthropological Survey of India , Govt. of India from 1988 to 1994 and then he became faculty of this institute in 1994. I am the author of two books, 60 research papers and 9 popular articles. I attended numbers of International and National Seminars. I organized numbers of training programmes at National and regional levels. I undertook number of consultancy Projects at the National and State level. My areas of Interest pertain to Indigenous Knowledge system, Forest Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Climate Change and Sustainable livelihood, Tribal women empowerment, Rural environment and Development Management.

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