Dr. Premananda Bharati

Professor

Biological Anthropology Unit

Indian Statistical Institute

203, Barrackpore Trunk Road

Kolkata 700 108. INDIA

Phone No.: +91 33 2575-3210(O)/ +91 33 2578-0117(H)/ +91 9830261859 (M)

                                                                     Fax:+91 +33-2577-3049 (O)

                                                                     Email: bharati@isical.ac.in/ pbharati@gmail.com

Educational Qualification:

• M.Sc. in Anthropology
• PhD in Anthropology: Thesis: A study on the relationship between socioeconomic condition, nutrition and health in a Mahishya, population sample. Ph.D. Thesis, Calcutta University, Calcutta, 1983.

Merit Certificate:

• Workshop on Statistical Methods in Human Population Genetics, Indian Statistical Institute, September to October, 1980.

Scientific Assignments/Academic Abroad Visits:

• Organized a training programme in Mongolia on "Poverty and Inequality Analysis" as an ITEC expert of Government of India to the staff of National Statistical Office of Mongolia during 24 October - 4 November 2008.

Details of teaching:

• Teaching of elective course in Anthropology (Human Genetics), B. Stat. ISI, Calcutta (Last 25 years).
• Teaching abroad: Two weeks teaching assignment at Center of Statistics, HSRC, Pretoria, South Africa.
• M. Stat students: Ten M. Stat. Students did their dissertation.
• Teaching of spatial course in ISEC, Kolkata.
• Guest Professor West Bengal State University.

Reviewed papers for:

• Indian Journal of Industrial medicine (India)
• Journal of Food, Nutrition and Agriculture (FAO, Italy)
• Journal of Human Ecology (India)
• American Journal of Physical Anthropology (USA)
• Economics and Human Biology (Germany)
• Collegium Antropologicum (Croatia)
• Annals of Human Biology (UK)
• Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, (Malaysia)
• Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Switzerland)
• BMC Public Health
• Indian Journal of Pediatrics (India)
• Homo (Journal of Comparative Human Biology)
• Indian Journal of Medical Research
• Gender and Medicine
• Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
• Food and Nutrition Bulletin
• Public Health Nutrition

Research Interest:

• Human Biology
• Physical Anthropology
• Growth, Nutrition, Gender issue and Demography
• Dermatoglyphics

Membership of Professional bodies or Societies:Editorial Work:

• Member of the Editorial Board:
  • Research Journal of Social Sciences
  • Human Biology Review
  • Journal of Life Science
• Professional Society memberships:
• Member, International Association of Human Biologists, Rome
• Life member, Indian Anthropological Society, Calcutta, India
• Life member, Indian Society of Human Genetics, Pune, India
• Life member, Nutrition Society of India, Hyderabad, India
• Member, New York Academy of Sciences, New York
• Member, National Geographic Society, Washington
• Life member, Asiatic Society

Projects Undertaken:

• Internally funded Project:
  • Effects of micro-environmental factors on health.
  • Health of mother and children.
  • Health and disease among populations inhabiting contrasting ecological niches.
  • Relation of Occupational Change to Obesity and Hypertension Levels in Kansari Male of Orissa, India (Principal Investigator)
• Externally funded Project:
• Estimation of Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates and Identification of Their Determinants in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. UNICEF (United Nation Children’s Emergency Fund), Calcutta.
• Development of Methodology towards Measurement of Poverty

Teaching Experience:

• Teaching at Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University, Barasat
• Teaching of elective course in Anthropology, B. Stat. ISI, Calcutta (Last 25 years)
• Teaching abroad: Two weeks teaching assignments at Center of Statistics, HSRC, Pretoria, South Africa.
• Ph.D. Student: Seven Ph.D. students (three students awarded PhD)
• M. Stat students: Ten M. Stat. Students did their dissertation.

Awards:

• International Man of the Year (1993/94) in recognition of the services to Science from International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England.
• Man of the year 1994, American Biographical Institute, N. Carolina, USA.
• Fellow, Human Biology Association, Michigan, USA.

Conferences/Workshops Organized:

• Member, Organizing Committee, Golden Jubilee, ISEC
• Member, Organizing Committee, Barnouli Conferences
• Member, Gender Issues and Empowerment of Women conference, Platinum Jubilee ISI, Kolkata.

Ph.D Supervision:

• Seven (7) Research Scholars.

• Warden of International Statistical Institute Hostel since 1996.
• Program coordinator of International Statistical Institute, since 2000.

Selected Publications:

• Ghosh, R. and Bharati, P. 2005. Women’s status and health of two ethnic groups inhabiting a peri-urban habitat of Kolkata city, India: A micro-level study. Health Care for Women International (USA) 26:194-211.pdf


• Ghosh, R. and Bharati, P. 2005. Effect of working pattern on women’s health in two ethnic groups in a peri- urban area of Kolkata city, India. Ecology Food and Nutrition (UK), 44: 189-206


• Bharati,S, Demarchi, DA, Mukherji, D, Vasulu, TS and Bharati, P. 2005. Spatial patterns of anthropometric vari ation in India with reference to geography, climate, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. Annals of Human Biology (UK), 32: 407-444.pdf


• Krithika, S, Trivedi, R, Kashyap, VK, Bharati, P and Vasulu, TS. 2006. Antiquity, geographic contiguity and genetic affinity among Tibeto-Burman populations of India: A microsatellite study. Annals of Human Biology (UK), 33:26-42.pdf


• Som, S, Pal, M, Bhattacharya, B, Bharati, S and Bharati, P. 2006. Socioeconomic differentials in nutritional status of children in the states of West Bengal and Assam, India. Journal of Biosocial Science (UK), 38: 625-642.pdf


• Ghosh, R. and Bharati, P. 2006. Nutritional status of adults among Munda and Pod populations in a peri urban area of kolkata City, India. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health (Malaysia), 18: 12-20.pdf


• Adak, DK, Gautam, RK, Gharami, AK, Bharati, S, Pal, M and Bharati, P. 2006. Body Mass Index and Chronic Energy Deficiency of adult male of Central Indian Populations. Human Biology (USA), 78: 201-218. pdf


• Dinda, S, Gangopadhyay, PK, Chattopadhyay, BP, Saiyed, HN, Pal, M and Bharati, P. 2006. Height and related physical attributes Vs earning: A case study of Coalmine workers in India. Economics and Human Biology (Germany) 4: 342-350.pdf


• Bharati, S, Pal, M and Bharati, P (2007) Obstetric Care Practice in Birbhum District, West Bengal, India. International Journal for Quality in Health Care (Oxford), 19:244-249. pdf


• Bharati, S, Pal, M, Bhattarcharya, B and Bharati, P. 2007. Prevalence and causes of chronic energy deficiency and obesity of women in India. Human Biology (USA), 79: 395-412.pdf


• Som, S, Pal, M, and Bharati, P. 2007. Role of individual and household level factors on stunting: A comparative study in three Indian states. Annals of Human Biology (UK), 34:632-646.pdf


• Bharati, P, Bharati, S, Pal, M, Chakrabarty, S and Gupta, R. 2008. Chronic energy deficiency among the Indian women by residential status. Ecology Food and Nutrition, 47:170-187.pdf


• Chakrabarty, S, Pal, M, Bharati, S and Bharati, P. 2008. Body Mass Index and Nutritional Status of Adult Males of Orissa and Bihar States in India. Homo-Journal of Comparative Biology. 59: 3, 235-251.pdf


• Bharati, P, Som, S, Chakrabarty, S, Bharati, S and Pal, M. 2008. Prevalence of Anaemia and Its Determinants among Non-Pregnant and Pregnant Women in India. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 20:4, 347-359.pdf


• Banerjee, SR, Bharati, P, Vasulu, TS, Chakrabarty, S and Banerjee, P. 2008.Whole time domestic child labor in Metropolitan City of Kolkata. Indian Pediatrics, 45: 579-582.pdf


• Bharati.S, Pal, M and Bharati, P. 2008. Determinants of growth and nutritional status of pre-school children in India. Journal of Biosocial Science, 40: 6, 801-814.


• Bharati P, Bharati S, Pal M, Chakrabarty S, Gupta R. 2009. Growth and nutritional status of pre-School Children in India: Rural-urban and gender differences. Collegium Antropologicum, 33: 7-21.pdf


• Bharati P, Shome S, Chakrabarty S, Bharati S and Pal M. 2009. Burden of anemia and its socioeconomic determinants among adolescent girls in India, Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 30 (3): 217-226. pdf


• Ghosh R and Bharati P. 2010. Determinants of Infant and Child Mortality in Periurban Areas of Kolkata city, India. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 22: 63-75.pdf


• Chakraborty, S and Bharati, P. 2010. Adult Body dimension and determinants of chronic energy deficiency among the Shabar tribe living in urban, rural and forest habitats in Orissa, India. Annals of Human Biology, 37: (2), 149-167.pdf


• Shani, R, Chakrabarty, S and Bharati, P. 2010. Temporal trends in overweight and obesity among Nicobarese adults in Nicobar Islands, India, 1960s -1999. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 4: e119-e125.pdf


• Som S, Pal M, Chakrabarty S and Bharati P. 2010. Socioeconomic impact on child immunisation in the districts of West Bengal, India. Singapore Medical Journal, 51(5): 406-412.pdf


• Som S, Pal M and Bharati P. 2010. Do socioeconomic development and improvement of health go together? - A comparison among Indian States. Social Change, 40: 525-543.pdf


• Chakrabarty S and Bharati P. 2010. Nutritional status among the Shabar tribal children living in urban, rural and forest habitats of Orissa, India. Italian Journal of Public Health, 8: 183-190.pdf


• Bharati Susmita; Pal Manoranjan; Chakrabarty Suman; Bharati Premananda (2011) Trends in socioeconomic and nutritional status of children younger than 6 years in India. Asia-Pacific journal of Public Health, 23(3):324-40.pdf


• Sen Pronab, Bharati Susmita, Som Suparna, Pal Manoranjan, and Bharati Premananda. 2011. Growth and nutritional status of preschool children in India: A study of two recent time periods, Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 32, 2:84-93.pdf


• Bharati P, Pal M and Bharati S. 2012.Can mother’s education and family welfare reduce under-nutrition of pre-school children in India? Human Biology Review, 1, 207-221.pdf


• Bharati P, Pal M and Adak K D. 2012. Anthropological Demography and its Historical Development in India, The Anthropology, 2, 40-55.pdf


• Bhakta A, Bandyopadhyay M, Tarnekar A.M, Ghosh S.K, Adak D.K and Bharati P. 2012. Dermatoglyphics in Alopecia Areata – A Case Control Study. Human Biology Review , 1(4) 352-364


• Bharati S, Pal M and Bharati P. 2013. The status of infant health in India. Health, 5: 8A, 14-22.pdf


• Bharati S, Pal M and Bharati P. 2013. Autonomy of tribal women in India. Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences & Humanities. 3:32-45.pdf


• Som S, Ulijaszek S, Pal M, Bharati S and Bharati P. 2014. Variation in height and BMI of adult Indians. Journal of Biosocial Science, 46, 47–65 pdf

• Adak, DK, Bhattarcharya, B, Ghosh, R, Pal, M, Bharati, P and Vasulu, T.S. (Edited). 2003. “Demographic and Health Profile of the Tribals: A study of Madhya Pradesh”. Anmol Publication, New Delhi.


• Bharati, P and Pal, M. (Edited). 2006. Gender Disparity: Its Manifestations, Causes and Implications. Anmol Publication, New Delhi.


• Pal, M, Bharati, P, Ghosh, B and Vasulu, TS. (Edited). 2009. Gender Bias: Health, Nutrition and Work. Oxford University Press (India).


• Mukherji, D, Mukherjee, D and Bharati P. 2009. Laboratory Manual for Biological Anthropology. Asian Book Private Limited, New Delhi. (Test Book).


• Adak, Dipak Kumar, Chattopadhyay Aparajita and Premananda Bharati (Edited). 2009. People of Contemporary West Bengal. Mohit Publications, New Delhi.


• Adak Dipak Kumar, Gautam Rajesh Kumar, Nanda Jyotishikha and Bharati Premananda. 2011.People, Health and Nutrition. Mittal Publications, New Delhi (in Press).


• Bharati, S. and Bharati, P. 1990. Growth studies in India: A Bibliography. Indian Society of Human Genetics, Pune.


• Majumder A, Pal M, Ghosh B, Basu A, Bharati P, Chowdhury PP, Neogy SK and Bapat RB ( Eds). 2012. Statistics and Development Issues. Mittal Publication, New Delhi.


• Bharati S, Golam Hossain M and Bharati P. 2012. The Variability of Human Head Form in India. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken,Germany.

• Ghosh, R, Pal, M, Pawloski, L and Bharati, P. 2014. Nutrition Situation in India: Assessments, Trends, Determinants and Policies (MS).

• Bharati, P, Pal, M, Vasulu, TS, Bhattacharya, BN, Chaudhury, AS, Das, R, Ghosh, R, Datta, T and Bose, K. 1998. Estimation of Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates and Identification of their Determinants in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, UNICEF.