Dr. Kalyan Brata Saha

Scientist ‘D’

kalyansaha_icmr@yahoo.com

Date of Joining ICMR                             : 9^th January 2002

Date of Joining Current Position              : 9^th January 2007

Discipline                                               : Demography

Educational Qualifications           : M.Sc. (Anthropology), Master of Population Studies, PhD (Population studies)

Research Experiences                : 10 years

Awards/ Fellowships                  :

·         Government of India Fellow to pursue Master of Population Studies at International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai during 1993-94.

·         UGC- Junior Research Fellow and eligibility for Lecturership for pursuing Ph.D in Population Studies at International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai during 1995-1999.  

• Received Prof. S.N.Singh Memorial Award at 23^rd Annual Conference of Indian Association for Studies in Population held at Utkal University , Bhubaneswar , Orissa

Member of Scientific Societies         :

• Life member of Institute for Studies and Research in Applied Anthropology (ISRAA), Kolkata.
• Life member of ‘Indian Association for Studies in Population (IASP), New Delhi .

·         Annual member of Population Association of America, USA .

Foreign Visits                            :

·         Presented paper at Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meet 2007, at New York City , USA during 29^th to 31^st March 2007.

Conference & seminar               :

·         Attended an Administrative workshop at RMRCT (ICMR), Jabalpur . The lectures/training was imparted by resource persons from ICMR, New Delhi .

·         WHO-ICMR workshop on intellectual property rights and world trade organization issues at RMRCT (ICMR), Jabalpur (16^th and 17^th February 2004).

·         Training workshop on correct referencing of books, articles and other printed materials, organized by Xavier Institute of Development, Action and Studies (XIDAS), Jabalpur (17^th and 18^th August 2004).

·         Workshop on ethics in social science research in health, organized by ICMR and NIH at Rewari, Haryana (27^th November to 1^st December 2006).

·         Training workshop on gender and reproductive health, organized by National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad (16^th to 21^st January 2006).

·         Attended on invitation teleconferencing on dissemination of RCH data (Phase-II, Round-I) for Madhya Pradesh at Academy of Administration , organized by International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai (14^th and 15^th December 2004).

·         Attended on invitation Regional Partnership Workshop on HS-PROD (Health sector policy reform option data base) at Institute of Pathology (ICMR), Safdarjung Hospital Campus, New Delhi, organized jointly by central bureau of health intelligence (CBHI), DGHS (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) and National Institute of Medical Statistics (ICMR),New Delhi (24^th and 25^th August 2005).

·         Delivered a lecture on invitation as resource person on the topic entitled, “Tribal demography with special reference to Madhya Pradesh” as part of refresher course for newly appointed teachers (Lecturers) of colleges and university held at Department of Sociology and Social Work, Rani Durgawati Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur (9^th September 2005).

·         Delivered a lecture on invitation as resource person on Male reproductive health aspects of Baiga tribe of Madhya Pradesh at Home Science College Auditorium, organized by Regional Tribal Research Centre, Jabalpur Wing, Govt. of Madhya Preadesh.

·         Attended on invitation National workshop on tribal Health and malnutrition at Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, organized by Institute of Tribal Research and Education, Government of Chhattisgarh (8^th to 10^th February 2007).

·         Attended on invitation as resource person to review the syllabus for short term training programme of Indira Gandhi Open National University (IGNOU) on Research methodology  at Hotel Golmohar, Jabalpur, organized by IGNOU Regional Centre, Jablpur (8^th May 2008).

^·          Presented paper at he meeting of II – ICMR Forum for Epidemiology held at National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR), Chennai on 12^th and 13^th October 2003.

^·          Presented paper at the International Conference on Men as Supportive Partner in Sexual and Reproductive Health, held at National Institute of Reproductive Health (ICMR), Mumbai from 28^th November to 1^st December 2004.

^·          Presented a paper at the National Seminar on Tribal demography, Health and Development at Raipur , organized by International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai on 25^th and 26^th February 2005.

^·          Presented a paper at National Symposium on Tribal Health, held  at Regional Medical research Centre for Tribals (ICMR), Jabalpur on 19^th and 20^th October 2006.

^·          Presented a paper at Bhopal Seminar on Contemporary Issues and Reproductive Health, held at Bhopal and organized by Shyam Institute from 17^th to 19^th January 2007.

^·          Presented a paper in the conference on Recent Advances and Challenges in Reproductive Health Research at New Delhi , organized by ICMR from 19^th to 21^st February 2007.

^·          Presented a paper at the international conference – Annual Meet of Population Association of America (PAA 2007), held at New York City , USA from 29^th to 31^st March 2007.

·         Attended National Workshop on Tribal Health and Malnutrition at Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, organized by Institute of Tribal Research and Education, Government of Chhattisgarh from 8^th to 10^th February 2007.

·         Attended International Workshop on Molecular Epidemiology and Immunology of Malaria and Other Vector Borne Disease at RMRCT (ICMR), Jabalpur from 16^th to 19^th October 2007.

·         Attended on invitation Regional Partnership Workshop on HS-PROD (Health sector policy reform option data base) at Institute of Pathology (ICMR), Safdarjung Hospital Campus, New Delhi, organized jointly by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), DGHS (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) and National Institute of Medical Statistics (ICMR),New Delhi (24^th and 25^th August 2005).

·         Attended on invitation as resource person to review the syllabus for short term training programme of Indira Gandhi Open National University (IGNOU) on Research methodology  at Hotel Golmohar, Jabalpur, organized by IGNOU Regional Centre, Jablpur (8^th May 2008).

·         Ethics committee meeting of NSCB Medical College , Jabalpur- 6 Nos.

·         Attended a in house meeting at ICMR New Delhi on the proposed study on “Understanding Tribal Sexuality-Behaviour & Vulnerability to RTI, STD, HIV/AIDS with special focus on Adolescent groups” on 20^th July 2007.

·         Attended a expert and investigator‘s workshop on the ICMR task force project on “Prevalence of Infertility in India” at National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad on 20^th August 2007.

·         Attended expert group meeting on the project “Preparation of a field site for malaria vaccine trial in and around Jabalpur ” at Pachmarhi on 8^th and 9^th September 2007.  

•  Attended on invitation National workshop on tribal Health and malnutrition at Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, organized by Institute of Tribal Research and Education, Government of Chhattisgarh (8^th to 10^th February 2007).
• Attended on invitation as resource person to review the syllabus for short term training programme of Indira Gandhi Open National University (IGNOU) on Research methodology  at Hotel Golmohar, Jabalpur, organized by IGNOU Regional Centre, Jablpur (8^th May 2008).
• Presented a paper at Bhopal Seminar on Contemporary Issues and Reproductive Health, held at Bhopal and organized by Shyam Institute from 17^th to 19^th January 2007 .
• Presented a paper in the conference on Recent Advances and Challenges in Reproductive Health Research at New Delhi , organized by ICMR from 19^th to 21^st February 2007 .
• Attended experts and investigators meeting on ICMR Multicentric Task Force Project “Prevalence of Infertility in India ” at NIN, Hyderabad on 29^th and 30^th October 2009 .

• Attended  23^rd Annual Conference of Indian Association for Studies in Population held at Utkal University , Bhubaneswar , Orissa on  28^th - 30^th November 2010 and presented a  poster paper on application of qualitative techniques to understand the behavioural dimensions of reproductive morbidity among the Sahariyas of Gwalior District of Madhya Pradesh.

Publications                               :

·         Saha, K.B., Age at marriage in retrospect, Social Sciences, Shillong Vol. 6 (1994).

·         Saha, K.B., Bhuniya, S. Saha, Uma and Guha, A. Contraceptive use differential in India . J Biosci 3 (1997).

·         Saha, K.B., Das, M., and Ojha, A. Changing cultural pattern and demographic scenario of the Mina and Bhil Tribe of Rajasthan , India . Indian J Soc Sci 1 (1997) 1.

• Saha, K.B. and Saha, Uma. Graying of Indian Population : A concern, One India One People,Mumbai 9 (1998).
• Unworthy of Love, One India One People, Mumbai 6 (1998).

·         Saha, K.B. and Parasuraman, S. Cost of Unwanted Pregnancy. published in Soc Welfare 44 (1998).

• Saha, K.B. and Saha, Uma. Reproductive rights in contraceptive practices, Health for the Millions, A magazine from health for the Millions Trust 24 (1998).

·         Saha, K.B. Gender disparity in India . Man and Life, Inst Soc Res Action Anthropol, Jan-July Issue (1998).

·         Saha, K.B. and Saha, Uma. "New Strategies New Scenario". Published in Social Welfare, New Delhi .

·         Saha, K.B. and Saha, Uma. An overview of the Socio - Economic and demographic change among the Santhal tribe of India : A Census analysis based on 1961, 1971 and 1981 census returns. Man in India , Bihar 78 (1998).

·         Mandal, S. and Saha, K.B. Poverty and unemployment. One India One People, Mumbai 2/8 (1999).

• Saha, K.B. Millionare to Billionare India : A concern, can ZEE become Instrumental in population stabilization; Esselites Vision, Mumbai 10/72 (2001).

• Saha U and Saha KB. An Overview of Utilization of Antenatal Care Services among Scheduled Tribe of Major States in India , published in the journal The Anthropologist, Vol.-2, No.1, Jan 2000. pp 37-43.

• Saha KB., Saha U., Shaji KI. Child Care and Utilization of Health Services in Some North Indian States, published in the journal The Eastern Anthropologist, Vol.-56, No.1, Jan 2003, pp 75-91.

• Saha KB., Jain DC., Saha U. Unfolding contraceptive technology: Where Indian population stands today? Journal of Human Ecology, Vol. 20 (2), 2006, pp 125-128.

• Saha KB. and Saha U. Concern for post-natal care services-usually a lesser valued service in rural areas (a study among the primitive Lodha tribe of West Bengal ), Tribal Health Bulletin, Vol. 10, 2006 pp 23-29.  

• Verma A., Saha, KB., Kumar D. Infant mortality in tribals of central India, CURRENT SCIENCE 89(4), 2006, pp 596-597.

• Saha KB. And Verma A. High fertility among scheduled tribes of Madhya Pradesh, Indian Journal of Medical Research, 123, 2006, pp 89-90.

• Abbad A., Roy J., Saha KB. Maternal and Child Health care: Experience from Bharia tribe Patalkot Valley of MP, Journal of Family Welfare, 52 (1), 2006, pp 1-6.

• Saha KB. Improving male involvement in reproductive health: Lessons learnt from tribal population of Madhya Pradesh, RMRCT UPDATE, Jabalpur , Vol.3 No.2: 2006.

• Saha KB., Singh N., Saha U. , Roy J. Male involvement in reproductive health among the Scheduled tribes: Experience from Khairwars of Central India, Australian journal of Remote Rural Health, 2007:605, pp 1-5, www.rrh.org.au .

•  Saha KB., Singh N., Saha U. , Pandey A. Towards Developing Communication Strategies for HIV/AIDS control among the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes women in the three states of Northeastern India , Man in India (Accepted).

•  Saha KB., Singh N., Saha U. , Pandey A. Understanding Behavioural Dimensions of Reported Reproductive Tract Infection among the Tribes: Experience from primitive Lodha Tribe of Eastern India, International Journal of Social Science, Pondicherry University (Accepted).

·         Saha U. and Saha KB. Unmet need for contraception among the tribes of Madhya Pradesh, Monograph of Bhopal Seminar, (edt. Dr. Alok Ranjan), Shyam Institute, Bhopal (Accepted).  

• Saha U. and Saha KB. Unmet need for contraception among the tribes of Madhya Pradesh, in book Population and Health in India , (edt. Dr. Alok Ranjan), Shyam Institute, Bhopal .
• Saha KB. Vulnerability to reproductive morbidity among the tribe with special focus on tribal Youth: A review, RMRCT UPDATE, Vol.6 No.1: 2009.
• Saha KB, Kumar D, Abbad A, Jain DC , Roy J. Some aspects of maternal and child health care practices: A case study of Baiga, The Oriental Anthropologist, Vo.10, No.1, 2010.
• Saha KB, Saha U, Srivastava HC. Perception of Child Health, Immunization and breastfeeding practices among Lodha Tribe, in book Child Survival and Health India , (edt. A. Ranjan), Published by Shayam Institute, India , 2009 .
• Agarwal BC, Saha KB, Md. Irfan Khan. Health Care Communication for HIV/AIDS Control among SC & ST, in book Media for Health-Planning Programmes and practice (edt. B.C.Agarwal), Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi , 2009.
• Roy, J and Saha KB.  Some aspects of maternal and child health care among Khairwars of Madhya Pradesh, Ethno Medicine, Vol. 4(2): 2010. 
• Saha U. and Saha KB. A trend in women’s health in India- What has been achieved and what can be done, Australian Journal of Remote Rural Health, April-June 2010; 10(2): 1260.
• Saha U, Sharma, RK, Saha KB, Pandey A, Roy TK. Role of demand for children and family welfare programme in fertility decline in Andhra Pradesh: Evidences from the National Family Health Surveys, In Book Population and Reproductive Health: Perspective and Issues (edt. Arvind Pandey et al.,), Himalayan Publishing House, New Delhi , 2010.

Miscellaneous         :

·         Editor, RMRCT UPDATE (biannually newsletter of RMRCT)

·         Member, Editorial Board, tribal Health Bulletin, RMRCT, Jabalpur

·         Reviewer, Journal of Remote Rural Health , Australia

• Reviewed papers for Indian Journal of Medical Sciences.