M.Sc. (Calcutta University) in zoology, Ph.D. in ecology. Post doc research in ecological economics (University of California - Berkeley). Interests in: mathematical ecology, anthropology, conservation biology, agroecology, ecoforestry. Fulbright Fellow (2009) in University of California to visit and work on America's indigenous societies.   Current occupation: Freelance research in conservation biology and ecology; Founder of Vrihi (the first non-govt. indigenous rice seed bank for folk farmers)   Currently engaged in: (1) conservation of 546 indigenous rice varieties of east India; (2) ecoforestry; (3) sustainable agriculture; (4) science for people movement; (5) anti-WTO activism; (6) demonstrating ecological economics on a small farm in a remote Indian village.   Hobbies: Classical music, painting, playing chess.   Favourite authors: Stephen Jay Gould, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Dino Buzzati, Oliver Sachs, Arundhati Roy.    

USIA Environment & Culture Visiting Fellowship (1996);
Ford Foundation Residential Fellowship at UC-Berkeley (2001);
Fulbright post-doc Fellowship at UC-Berkeley (2009);
National Genome Saviour Awrd of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Right Authority, Govt. of India (2009);
Ananya Samman of 24 Ghanta TV chanel (2015)