International Conference
India Biodiversity Meet - 2025
March 24 - 26, 2025
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
in collaboration with The Ratanlal Brahmachary Memorial Foundation
Keynote lecture
Prof. Amitabh Joshi
Evolutionary Biology Lab,
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research
Bengaluru, India
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Twenty-seven years of experimental population dynamics in the lab
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Prof. K C Malhotra
Anthropologist and Human Ecologist,
Former professor at
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, and
Poona University, Pune, India
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Valedictory Address
Prof. Sudip Kundu
Department of Biophysics,
University of Calcutta, India
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Prof. Ram Rup Sarkar
Department of Mathematics,
National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR), India
Prof. Sharvari Shukla
Prof. Sudip Dutta Banik
Department of Anthropology,
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico,
India
Prof. Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Department of Anthropology,
University of Calcutta, India
Dr. Sudipta Ghosh
Assistant Professor,
Central Department of Mathematics,
Tribhuban University, India
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Prof. Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Department of Anthropology,
University of Calcutta, India
Dr. Sudipta Ghosh
Assistant Professor,
Central Department of Mathematics,
Tribhuban University, India
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Invited lectures
Prof. Ranjit K. Upadhyay
Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad
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Title:
Dr. Ashok Giri
Chief Scientist,
National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR), Pune
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Title: Exploring plant protease inhibitor-based peptides for crop protection
Prof. Areejit Samal
Department of Biology,
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India
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Title: Linking Exposome and Health by leveraging Data Science
Dr. Partha Sarathi Dutta
Assistant professor,
Department of Mathematics,
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar,
India
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Title: Rate-induced tipping in savanna-forest ecosystems
Dr. B. N. Sarkar
Superintending Anthropologists (retd),
Anthropological Survey of India
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Title: Eco-conservation through traditional wisdom of the Indigenous people of
Andaman Islands
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Prof. Ram Rup Sarkar
Chief Scientist and Professor,
Chemical Engineering and Process Development Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR), India
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Title:
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
​​​​Assistant Professor,
Department of Zoology, Sikkim University, India
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Title: Comparative Analysis of Keystone Species and Priority Groups in Estuarine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Prof. Samrat Chatterjee
Department of Mathematics,
THSTI, Gurugram, India
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Title: Studying glucose dynamics through mathematical models
Prof. Joydeep Mukherjee
School Of Environmental Studies,
Jadavpur University, India
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Title: Cyanobacterial diversity of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest tidal mangrove forest
Prof. Dalia Dasgupta Mandal
Department of Biotechnology
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
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Title: Sustainable Valorization of Agricultural waste : Key challenges and probable solution
Prof. Gaston Mandata Nguérékata
(Online Speaker)
Department of Mathematics, Morgan State University, Maryland
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Title: On a new class of periodic functions and applications to fractional
difference equations.
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(Online Speaker)
Prof. Ibrahim Elmojtaba
Department of Mathematics, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
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Title: Mathematical Analysis and Parameter Estimation of a Two-Patch Zika Model
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Prof. Ziyad Al-Sharawi
(Online Speaker)
Department of Mathematics, American University of Sharjah, AUS
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Title: Eigenvalues and their clustering within the unit disk
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(Online Speaker)
Prof. Maia Martcheva
Department of Mathematics,
University of Florida, United States
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Title:
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Dr. Deepanjan Majumdar
Principal Scientist,
Department of Agriculture,
CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Kolkata
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Title:
Dr. Gagandeep Kaur Walia
Senior Research Scientist and head - Genetic epidemiology at Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC), New Delhi, India
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Title: Health impacts of air pollution and extremes of temperature
Dr. Sourav Paul
Co-founder & director,
Ecologist, Estuarine and Coastal Studies Foundation (ECSF), India
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Title: Challenging dogmas of ecology: perspectives of estuary definition, and estimation of plankton diversity and vulnerability/resilience
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Dr. Saswata Ghosh
Associate Professor,
Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK),
Kolkata, India
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Title: An overview of transition to low fertility, its causes and future sustainability of human population
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Dr. Shweta Rawat
Scientist, Anthropology
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India
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Title: Anthropometry, Biodiversity, and Military Ergonomics: Optimizing Combat Gear for Indian Soldiers
Dr. Sudipta Ghosh
Assistant Professor,
Department of Anthropology,
North Eastern Hill University, India
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Title: Human adaptation to hypobaric hypoxia with reference to exhaled nitric oxide
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Dr. Amiya R. Bhowmick
Department of Mathematics,
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, india
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Title: Enhancing Growth Model Accuracy: Interval-Specific Estimation and Computational Solutions
Dr. Shubhendu Kumar Acharya
Scientist – D, Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India
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Title: Understanding Health Risk Behaviors among Indian Adolescents: Scope for Anthropological research and behavioral Intervention
Dr. Arup Kumar Mukherjee
Principal Scientist,
Department of Agriculture, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
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Title: Application of Trichoderma diversity for sustainable management of crops with special reference to rice
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Dr. Joydeb Bhattacharyya
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mathematics, Karimpur Pannadevi College, Nadia district, India
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Title: Wolbachia-Based Mosquito Control: Early warning signals and optimal
interventions
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Dr. Mithun Das
Associate Professor,
Department of Anthropology and Tribal Studies,
Sidho-Kanho-Birsa University, India
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Title: Change in lifestyle and its effect on cardio-metabolic health: the Toto cohort
study from 2003 to 2023
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Dr. Tarit Roychowdhury
Associate professor,
Director, School of Environmental Studies,
Jadavpur University, India
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Title: Groundwater contamination, its impact on environment and remedial measurements
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Prof. Arvind Kumar Misra
Department of Mathematics,Institute of Science,Banaras Hindu University
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Title:
Dr. Sangram Patel
Deputy Director,
Population Council Institute, New Delhi,
India
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Title: A Nexus between Climate Change, Reproductive Health and Gender: With Special Focus on India
Prof. Santanu Ray
School of Informatics,
Digital University Kerala, India
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Title: ​
Prof. Anindya (Rana) Sinha
Primatologist,
National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), India
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Title:
Prof. Rintu Banerjee
Deputy Director,
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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Title: Biosystem sustainability
Prof. Aryadeep Roy Choudhury
Professor
Department of Life Science,
Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
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Title: Towards fluoride-induced stress response and tolerance in rice
Prof. Sudip Kundu
Professor
Department of Biophysics,
University of Calcutta, India
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Title: Capturing the temporal dynamics of metabolic adaptations in C to CAM transition
(Online Speaker)
Prof. Sudip Dutta Banik
Department of Anthropology,
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico,
India
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Title: Seasonality and differential growth patterns of body dimensions of
children
Prof. Sharvari Shukla
Director,
Department of Statistics,
Symbiosis Statistical Institute, India
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Title:
Prof. Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Department of Anthropology,
University of Calcutta, India
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Title: Palette of Biodiversity: An Evolutionary Insight into the Intricate Tapestries between
Skin Pigmentation and Human Health
Prof. Kaushik Sankar Bose
Department of Anthropology,
Vidyasagar University, India
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Title: Anthropometric evaluation of nutritional status with special reference to Indian tribal populations: past, present and future.
Prof. Kallur Nava Saraswathy
Department of Anthropology,
University of Delhi, India
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Title: Gene and Environment in Health: An Anthropological Insight
Dr. Lalit Kumar
Principal Scientist
Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Farming Systems, Meerut, India
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Title: Enhancing agricultural input use efficiency by use of nanotechnology
Dr. Saikat Bhattacharjee
Associate Professor,
Department of Biology,
Regional Centre for Biotechnology, India
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Title: Dynamics of a Plant Immune System: Intricate interplay between Immune Modulators and Signaling Messengers​
Dr. Pritha Bhattarjee
Associate Professor,
Department of Environmental Science,
University of Calcutta, India
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Title: