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D. Kar, Wetlands and Lakes of the World,
DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-1023-8, © Springer India 2013
Dr. Devashish Kar is one of the pioneer researchers in India in the fi eld of Wetlands, Rivers,
Fisheries and Aquaculture. He completed his
Master’s Programme from University of Gauhati
with specialization in Fishery Science and
Aquaculture. He had been awarded Ph.D. by the
University of Gauhati for his outstanding work in
the ‘Beel’ (wetlands) fi shery of Assam. On a prestigious British Council Study Fellowship Award,
Dr. Kar was in King’s College, University of
London, for a 9 month’s duration Advanced training in Science Education. Dr. Kar had been
awarded with the prestigious Biotechnology
National Associateship (BNA) by the Department
of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India (GOI),
for his pioneering researches in the fi eld of Fish
Disease, particularly, in tackling the dreadful
Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) Fish
disease in India and for conducting further
researches in defi ning EUS in collaboration with
National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. As
Convener, Dr. Kar has organized a number of
National and International Symposia and
Workshops, in the fi eld of Wetlands, Fisheries and
Aquaculture including Ornamental Fishes, in
collaboration with DBT, DST, CSIR, ICAR,
MOEF, UGC, MPEDA; and, being attended by
eminent scientifi c personalities like, Professor
Asis Datta, Ex-Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi; Professor Samir
Bhattacharyya, Ex-Director, Indian Institute of
Chemical Biology, Calcutta; Dr. K.C. Jayaram,
Ex-Joint Director of the Zoological Survey of
India, Calcutta; and, so on. Dr. Kar has presented
papers and chaired scientifi c sessions in a large
number of National and International Symposia,
both in India and Abroad, notably, the Gordon
Research Conference in USA during 1999; 2nd
International Symposium on GIS/Spatial analysis
in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, held in England
during 2002. He also has 122 publications in
many National and International journals.
As President of Conservation Forum, Dr. Kar
has made a profound contribution to the Society in
Environment-related works in collaboration with
Professor Madhav Gadgil of the Indian Institute of
Science (Retd.), Bangalore. In addition to Editor
of the Conservation Forum Journal, Dr. Kar is a
Scientifi c Fellow of the Zoological Society of
London and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of
London; Fellow of the Zoological Society,
Calcutta, Fellow of the Applied Zoologists
Research Association; Fellow of the Society of
Environmental Biologists, Fellow of the Inland
Fisheries Society of India, and so on.
At the moment, Dr. Devashish Kar is the
Seniormost Professor and Dean of the School of
Life Sciences in Assam (Central) University at
Silchar, India.
About the Author
D. Kar, Wetlands and Lakes of the World,
DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-1023-8, © Springer India 2013
Dr. Devashish Kar is one of the pioneer researchers in India in the fi eld of Wetlands, Rivers,
Fisheries and Aquaculture. He completed his
Master’s Programme from University of Gauhati
with specialization in Fishery Science and
Aquaculture. He had been awarded Ph.D. by the
University of Gauhati for his outstanding work in
the ‘Beel’ (wetlands) fi shery of Assam. On a prestigious British Council Study Fellowship Award,
Dr. Kar was in King’s College, University of
London, for a 9 month’s duration Advanced training in Science Education. Dr. Kar had been
awarded with the prestigious Biotechnology
National Associateship (BNA) by the Department
of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India (GOI),
for his pioneering researches in the fi eld of Fish
Disease, particularly, in tackling the dreadful
Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) Fish
disease in India and for conducting further
researches in defi ning EUS in collaboration with
National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. As
Convener, Dr. Kar has organized a number of
National and International Symposia and
Workshops, in the fi eld of Wetlands, Fisheries and
Aquaculture including Ornamental Fishes, in
collaboration with DBT, DST, CSIR, ICAR,
MOEF, UGC, MPEDA; and, being attended by
eminent scientifi c personalities like, Professor
Asis Datta, Ex-Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi; Professor Samir
Bhattacharyya, Ex-Director, Indian Institute of
Chemical Biology, Calcutta; Dr. K.C. Jayaram,
Ex-Joint Director of the Zoological Survey of
India, Calcutta; and, so on. Dr. Kar has presented
papers and chaired scientifi c sessions in a large
number of National and International Symposia,
both in India and Abroad, notably, the Gordon
Research Conference in USA during 1999; 2nd
International Symposium on GIS/Spatial analysis
in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, held in England
during 2002. He also has 122 publications in
many National and International journals.
As President of Conservation Forum, Dr. Kar
has made a profound contribution to the Society in
Environment-related works in collaboration with
Professor Madhav Gadgil of the Indian Institute of
Science (Retd.), Bangalore. In addition to Editor
of the Conservation Forum Journal, Dr. Kar is a
Scientifi c Fellow of the Zoological Society of
London and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of
London; Fellow of the Zoological Society,
Calcutta, Fellow of the Applied Zoologists
Research Association; Fellow of the Society of
Environmental Biologists, Fellow of the Inland
Fisheries Society of India, and so on.
At the moment, Dr. Devashish Kar is the
Seniormost Professor and Dean of the School of
Life Sciences in Assam (Central) University at
Silchar, India.
About the Author
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