Faculty Profile - University

Educational Qualification

Degree Name	Institute	Year of passing/awarded
Ph. D.	University of Calcutta	2006
M. Sc.	University of Calcutta	1999
B.Sc. (Hons.)	University of Calcutta	1997

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Risk of cardiovascular disease in relation to contrasting lifestyles among the Bhutias of Sikkim

Career Profile / Teaching Experience

Description of Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University since 02 April, 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University since 2 April, 2012
Taught in the Post Graduate Course in Dietetics and Community Nutrition Management (DCNM) under Directorate of Distance Education, Vidyasagar University.
Attached with the PG Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University as Guest Faculty. Previously attached with PG Department of Anthropology, Calcutta University and PG Department of Geography, Vivekananda College for Women, Kolkata as Guest Faculty.
Previously attached with many undergraduate colleges under Calcutta and Vidyasagar Universities in the Department of Anthropology and having experience of more than 6 years of teaching.

Specialization/Research Area

Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest)	Detailed Description
Field of Specialization	Cardiovascular epidemiology and lifestyles, public health
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Gene-environment interaction and epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, cohort study pertaining to health and disease, women's reproductive health, Aging and Health
Field of Specialization	Biological Anthropology and Human Genetics

Course/ Subject Taught

Course Name
ANT/101: Fundamentals of Anthropology
ANT/195: Biological Anthropology - 1
ANT/202: Human Genetics and Human Variation
ANT/296: Fieldwork in Anthropology
ANT/305A: Biocultural aspects of health and disease
ANT/401: Human population genetics
ANT/404A: Aging and the Reproductive Health of Women
ANT/405: Demography and Basic Statistics
ANT/102: Biological Anthropology
ANT/496A: Dissertation
ANT/303A: Medical Genetics

Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper

Title	Publication Type	Published in	Published on	Publisher's Name	Role	Details
OBSTETRIC MORBIDITY AMONG SANTALS AND BENGALI WOMEN OF PURULIYA,WEST BENGAL: A COMPARATIVE STUDY	International	International Journal of Development Research, Vol 15 (5): 68446-68450	May, 2025	International Journal of Development Research	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.29592.05.2025
Accident as a proximate cause of mortality in Midnapore, West Bengal, India	National	Human Biology Review. 12(3): 167-178. [ISSN: 2277-4424]	May, 2023	Punjabi University, Patiala	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:
High prevalence of anaemia among women of one of the smallest primitive tribes in the world	International	Proceedings of the Zoological Society. 76(1). ISSN: 0373-5893; eISSN: 0974-6919. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-023-00490-5	May, 2023	Springer	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 0.71000 Indexing: SCOPUS Article's Web Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12595-023-00490-5
Television viewing and body fat distribution among Bengali school children of Kolkata, India	International	Human Biology and Public Health. Volume 3. ISSN 2748-9957. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52905/hbph2022.3.50.	Mar, 2023	The Auxological Society	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:
Menstrual hygiene: Knowledge and practices among the Muslim rural adolescent girls of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India	National	Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. 57(2): 177-191	Jul, 2022	The Indian Anthropological Society	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link:
Prevalence and predictors of multimorbidity among the elderly of Paschim Medinipur, India: A rural-urban comparison	National	Indian Journal of Gerontology	Mar, 2022	Indian Gerontological Association	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE, Others Article's Web Link:
Awareness and behaviour change pertaining to hypertension among the elderly people of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India.	National	Human Biology Review. 10 (3): 234-246	Jan, 2021	Punjabi University, Patiala		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mini nutritional assessment and instrumental activities of daily living: Association of social support among the oldest old people of Midnapore town of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India	National	South Asian Anthropologist 20(1) 9-16	Jan, 2020	Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Prevalence of Selected Morphogenetic Traits among the Kora-Mudis of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India.	National	North Bengal Anthropologist. 8: 11-19.	Jan, 2020	North Bengal University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Cardio-metabolic risk among the high altitude inhabitants: A brief review	International	In: Ethnicity and Syndrome X. Editors: Mithun Das and Kaushik Sankar Bose. 181-198	Jan, 2020	Nova Science Publishers, New York.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
A Cross Sectional Study of Nutritional Status among the Boys and Girls of most Primitive and Smallest Tribe in the North-Eastern India. Journal of Advanced Scientific Research 11(4): 300-306.	International	Journal of Advanced Scientific Research 11(4): 300-306.	Jan, 2020	Scienceage		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Association of Central Adiposity with Metabolic Syndrome among the Bhutias of Sikkim, India.	International	In: Obesity and Syndrome X: A Global Public Health Burden. Editors: Mithun Das and Kaushik Sankar Bose,73-87.	Jan, 2019	Nova Science Publishers, New York.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Knowledge and Belief about HIV/AIDS among the Schoolgirls of Classes XI-XII in Paschim Medinipur in West Bengal, India.	International	Journal of Life Sciences 10(1): 58-65.	Jan, 2018	Kamlaraj Enterprise and Taylor & Francis		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Lifestyle Correlates of Metabolic Syndrome among a Tribal Population Inhabiting Sikkim, India.	National	In: Anthropology in North East India. Editor: Sarthak Sengupta. 261-274.	Jan, 2018	Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Blood glucose level and its adiposity related correlates among two population groups of Sikkim, India.	National	Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. 53(2) 132-144.	Jan, 2018	Indian Anthropological Society		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Physical activity, diet and lipid profile: A study among the Bhutias of Gangtok, Sikkim	National	Nutrition and Health among Tribal Populations of India: A bio-cultural approach. Editors: Nitish Mondal and Jaydip Sen	Jan, 2016	B. R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Cardiovascular risk profile and possibilities for cardiovascular health education in Sikkim, India	National	Explorations in Anthropology of Northeast India. Editor: Sarthak Sengupta	Jan, 2014	Gyan Publication		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Complex intervention: the most recent method in public health research.	National	Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. Vol 47, No.: 3, 313-321	Jan, 2012	The Indian Anthropological Society		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
BMI, a better predictor of hypertension among a tribe of Sikkim, India: Evidence of gene-lifestyle interaction	National	Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics. Vol.: 31, 11-23	Jan, 2012	Serials Publications		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Genetic and environmental factors affecting blood pressures among the Bhutias of Sikkim, India	National	Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics. Vol 31; 315-325	Jan, 2012	Serial Publications		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Biocultural correlates of hypertension in two communities of dissimilar genetic ancestry in Sikkim, India	International	Annals of Human Biology 37(1):23-43	Jan, 2010	Informa Healthcare		Impact Factor: 1.86800 Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Seasonal variation in blood pressures and hypertension among the Bhutias of Sikkim, India	Other	Studies on Biomedical Anthropology: Profiles of Health Culture (Chapter 19). Editors, R. K. Mutatkar, Ajit K. Danda and Vikash Bhatt. 169 - 179	Jan, 2010	Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA), Jhargram, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal, Aryan Books International		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Urban living and obesity. In: On Medical Anthropology: India	Other	Editors, Ajit K. Danda and Indu Talwar. 191 - 204	Jan, 2010	Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA), Jhargram, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Perceived psychosocial stress and cardiovascular risk: Observations among the Bhutias of Sikkim, India	International	Stress and Health 24:23-34	Jan, 2008	Wiley		Impact Factor: 3.45400 Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Age trends in blood pressure and obesity among the urban Bhutias of Sikkim	National	Tribes and Tribals (Special Volume 2). 59-66	Jan, 2008	Kamla-Raj Enterprises		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in a selected population with special reference to influence of family history and anthropometric measurements- the Kolkata Policeman Study	National	Journal of Association of Physicians of India 56: 841-844	Jan, 2008	Association of Physicians of India		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Lifestyle and lipid levels among the Bhutias of Sikkim, India: a micro-level study. (Abstract)	National	Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry 23(suppl.) 14-15	Jan, 2008	Association of Clinical Biochemists of India		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
High prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its correlates in two tribal populations of India and the impact of urbanization	National	Indian Journal of Medical Research 123:679-686	Jan, 2006	ICMR		Impact Factor: 5.27400 Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in two tribal populations of the sub-Himalayan region of India: Ethnic and rural-urban differences	International	American Journal of Human Biology 17(6):814-817	Jan, 2005	Wiley		Impact Factor: 2.94700 Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Book Chapter Published

Title of Chapter	Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Dr. Sasanka Sekhar Sarkar: The Doyen of Indian Anthropology	Architects of Anthropology in India (Vol. II)	Gyan Publishing House	Apr, 2022	Sole Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence

Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Name of the Co Supervisor	Status	Date
Kazi Nafisa Sultana	Association of psychosocial and lifestyle variables with cardiovascular risk factors: A study among the elderly Santals of selected areas of Junglemahal region, West Bengal, India	No	Ongoing	Mar, 2028
Ananya Kanjilal	Sociocultural and Lifestyle Correlates of Aging among the Elderly: A Rural-Urban Comparison	No	Ongoing	Jun, 2027
Kaustav Dhar	Blood pressure profile and hypertension in relation to menopausal symptoms: Comparison between some selected ethnic groups of Paschim Medinipur, India.	No	Ongoing	Jan, 2025
Anusree Sankar Sahu	Study of Nutritional and Demographic profiles among Toto Tribes	As Co-supervisor	Awarded	Jul, 2024
Shreya Mukherjee	Maternal Reproductive Health and Child Health: A Comparative Study	NA	Ongoing	Aug, 2023
Samarpita Koley	Lifestyle correlates of multimorbidity in relation to obesity, hypertension and some selected chronic ailments: A rural-urban comparison	NA	Awarded	Aug, 2022
Mahua Samanta	A biosocial study of menstruation: Knowledge, attitude and practice among rural school girls of Pascim Medinipur, West Bengal, India	NA	Awarded	Jan, 2022
Indraja Bankura	Psycho social health of the oldest old population in Midnapore town of West Bengal, India	NA	Awarded	Jan, 2021
Ananya Kanjilal	M.Phil. thesis title: Association of postmenopausal duration with blood pressure and obesity related variables among the Santals and Bengali women of Jhargram town of West Bengal, India	No	Awarded	Sep, 2020
Kaustav Dhar	M.Phil. thesis title: Sexual dimorphism in relation to cranial capacity and blood pressure among the Kora-mudis of Gokulpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal	No	Awarded	Jul, 2019

Research Project

Worked as	Funding Agency	Amount in Rs.	Duration	Period	Status
Project Director	ICSSR	1000000	1 year	2025-2026	Ongoing
Principal Investigator	UGC SAP DRS Phase I	100000	2 years	2018-2020	Complete
Principal Investigator	UGC, India	600000	2 years	2013-2015	Complete

Invited Lectures

Title	Organized By	Venue	Date
Sustainable Tribal Development, NGOs and Nation Building	Sidho- Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, under the aegis of “The Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA)”	Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University	Feb, 2023
Anthropology of Health: An Overview	Department of Anthropology and IQAC, Haldia Government College.	Online	Sep, 2021
"Inferential Statistics"	Indian Anthropological Society	Online	Jul, 2021
Multivariate Analysis Part 3: Logistic Regression	Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University	Online	May, 2021
Multivariate Analysis Part 2: Linear Regression	Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University	Online	May, 2021
Multivariate Analysis Part 1: Correlation	Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University	Online	May, 2021
Health status and care: A comparison between some tribal populations of West Bengal and Sikkim.	Cultural Research Institute. Backward Classes Welfare and Tribal Development Department. Government of West Bengal.	Cultural Research Institute. Kolkata.	Jan, 2019
Socioeconomic status vis-à-vis health and health care system: An overview from ethnic groups living in West Bengal and Sikkim	Punyatma Dipak Narayan Dhar–Bhabanisankar Singha Tarpanaashram, West Bengal	The Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology, Bidisha, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur	Jan, 2019
Ethical issues in bio-anthropological fieldwork	Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, West Bengal	Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University	Jan, 2019
Dietary practices and cardiovascular risk factors: Overview and preventive measures	Department of Nutrition, Haldia Institute of Health Sciences	Department of Nutrition, Haldia Institute of Health Sciences	Jan, 2018
Equity versus disparity in health: Where does Sikkim stand?	Department of Anthropology, Srichaitanya College, Habra and Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, West Bengal	Srichaitanya College, Habra, West Bengal	Jan, 2018
Health and the Healthcare System: Glimpses from the northeastern State Sikkim	Mahisadal Girls’ College, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal	Mahisadal Girls’ College, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal	Jan, 2012
Lifestyle Correlates of Metabolic Syndrome among the Bhutias of Sikkim, India	Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA)	Lucknow University, Lucknow	Jan, 2012
My Research and Learning in Sikkim	Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University	Vidyasagar University, Midnapore	Jan, 2012
Global Warming: Anthropogenic Issues	Santoshpur Prof. Satyendra Nath Bose Science Circle, Kolkata	Santoshpur	Jan, 2007

Membership of Learned Society

Title/Name of the Society
Indian Society of Urban Health (ISUH)
Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA)
Sasanka Sekhar Sarkar Society for Human Sciences (SSSSHS)
The Indian Anthropological Society

Association with Professional Bodies

Type of Professional Activity	Period
Treasurer, The Indian Anthropological Society	2024 to 2027
Life Member, The Indian Anthropological Society, Kolkata	2014 to present
Life Member, Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA)	2007 to present
Joint Secretary and Life Member, Sasanka Sekhar Sarkar Society for Human Sciences, Kolkata	2003 to 2012

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role	Held at and Organiser
Framing of UG Syllabus of Anthropology in view of CCFUP (NEP, 2020) under Vidyasagar University	Dec, 2024	Participated	Vidyasagar University
Application of statistics on biological data using SPSS	Dec, 2024	Organizer	Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University
Indian Anthropology Congress - 2023	Feb, 2023	Participated and Panel discussant	Department of Anthropology, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University
Golden Jubilee Annual Conference of the Indian Anthropological Society & National Webinar on 100 Years of Indian Anthropology: History, Progress and Challenges	Dec, 2020	Participated	The Indian Anthropological Society
National Seminar on “Contemporary Anthropology and Northeast India”	Jan, 2018	Participated	Cotton University. Organized by Department of Anthropology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam and Indian Anthropological Society, Kolkata
Indian Anthropology Congress-2018	Jan, 2018	Presented	Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University. Guwahati. Assam
Indian Anthropology Congress - 2017	Jan, 2017	Organizer and Presented paper	Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University.
Indian Anthropological Congress 2015	Jan, 2015	Presented	Department of Anthropology, Utkal University; SCSTRTI, Bhubaneswar and INCAA
National Conference on “Human diversity: Biological anthropological approaches”	Jan, 2015	Paper presented	Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
45th Annual Congress	Jan, 2015	Paper presented	Indian Anthropological Society
44th Annual Conference and National Seminar	Jan, 2014	Presented paper	Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukl University, Raipur, India, organized by The Indian Anthropological Society
5th International Congress on Pre-diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome	Jan, 2013	Presented paper	Held at Vienna, Austria, organized by Kenes International
43rd Annual Conference and National Seminar	Jan, 2013	Presented paper	Held at Indian Museum and Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata, organized by The Indian Anthropological Society
National Seminar on Human Health: A Biocultural Synthesis	Jan, 2010	Paper presentation	West Bengal State University, West Bengal
Golden Jubilee National Seminar	Jan, 2010	Paper presentation	The Indian Anthropological Society” and “Department of Anthropology, Ranchi University”, Ranchi
Human Genetics and Genomics – An Introduction	Jan, 2010	Attented	organized by National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, held at Kalyani, West Bengal
8th International Conference on Urban Health: Meeting Urban Health Needs through Innovative Research, Policies and Interventions	Jan, 2009	Paper presentation and Session chair	International Society of Urban Health held at Nairobi, Kenya
Obesity and our Environment	Jan, 2009	Paper Presentation	Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity (MASO), held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Third Indian Anthropological Inter-Congress of INCAA Department of Anthropology, University of Punjab, Chandigarh	Jan, 2008	Paper presentation	Department of Anthropology, University of Punjab, Chandigarh
Second Indian Anthropological Congress of INCAA	Jan, 2007	Paper presentation	INCAA, Pune
Second Indian Anthropological Congress of INCAA	Jan, 2007	Paper presentation	Department of Anthropology, University of Pune, Pune
38th Annual Conference of The Indian Anthropological Society	Jan, 2006	Paper presentation	Department of Anthropology and Department of Sociology, University of North Bengal
91st Indian Science Congress	Jan, 2005	Paper presentation	Indian Science Congress Association held at Chandigarh
National Seminar on Molecules to Man	Jan, 2005	Paper presentation	held at Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal
National Seminar of Human Diversity in India: Issues and Perspectives	Jan, 2005	Paper presentation	Department of Anthropology, Calcutta University
Man and Environment	Jan, 2005	Paper presentation	Department of Anthropology, Kolkata
Workshop on Statistical Genetics	Jan, 2003	Attended	organized by Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, held at Hyderabad, India
First Workshop of Genetic Epidemiological Methods for Dissection of Complex Human Traits	Jan, 2003	Attended	Hyatt Regency, Kolkata. Organized by TCG-ISI Center for Population Genomics (CpG) and University of Pittsburgh, USA

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role in the Event	Funding Agency
Tribal World: Emerging Concerns	Aug, 2022	Organizing Secretary	Vidyasagar University
National Webinar on "Hundred years of Bio-cultural studies in Anthropology in Bengal"	Jul, 2022	Member, Organising Committee	NA
Our Deep Past: What and Why?	Jun, 2022	Treasurer, Organising Committee	Vidyasagar University
Problems and Prospects of Indian Tribal Population	Mar, 2022	Treasurer, Organising Committee	Vidyasagar University
Food and Health: Biocultural Dimensions	Jan, 2018	Organizing Secretary	UGC
Perspectives in Bio-cultural Anthropology: Issues and Challenges	Jan, 2017	Organizing Secretary	UGC
Indian Anthropology Congress-2017	Jan, 2017	Teacher-in-Charge	UGC, IGRMS, ICSSR, ICMR, AnSI
Anthropology of Music	Jan, 2016	Joint Secretary	UGC

Awards

Award Name	Awarded by	Date
International Travel Grant	DST, India	Jan, 2013
International Travel Grant	DBT, India	Jan, 2011
NET Lectureship	UGC	Jan, 2010
Full Scholarship for Conference	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation	Jan, 2009
Senior Research Fellowship	Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata	Jan, 2002
Junior Research Fellow	Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata	Jan, 2000
National Scholarship	Government of India	Jan, 1997

Dr. Sovanjan Sarkar