The Board of Trustees, custodian of C-DRAṢṬᾹ’s values and mission, consists of representatives from different walks of life, including industry, academia, government and research. Are unified by commitment to research and training for socio-economic development and philanthropic causes.
Sri. Arun Prasad Mallik, Chairperson
Arun Prasad Mallik has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry with Alembic Chemicals as a management professional. He is currently active with various philanthropic organizations and is the founding trustee of Sree Sree Radha Rani Trust, a charitable organization.
Sri. Abhinandan Sinha, Secretary Cum Treasurer
Abhinandan Sinha, an alumnus of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, is a researcher in development economics and political economy.An avid reader and keen debater he is interested in developing linkages between governance and socio-economic development through debate, discussion and popular writing.
Dr. A. Dhara, Member
Aparajita Dhara is an academic with graduate and post-graduate teaching, research and field experience in both rural and urban Bengal with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and with the National Sample Survey Office, Government of India.
Sri. Saurav Sarkar, Member
Saurav Sarkar is bureaucrat with the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Kolkata. He is actively committed to promoting education among the economically distressed. He has background in Economics and special interest in research related to Finance and Financial Markets.
In order to execute is vision and chart out the future path of organization the Board of Trustees seeks the advice and guidance of illustrious scholars, professionals and eminent social reformers. The panel of Advisors helps C-DRAṢṬᾹ with their knowledge, experience and expert advice.
Dr. Abhirup Sarkar
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Sri. Aloke Kar
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Dr. Basudeb Chaudhuri
European Commission
Dr. Diganta Mukherjee
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Dr. Krishnendu Ghosh Dastidar
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Dr. Mallikarjun Rao
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Sri. Pradip Sil
Sandersons and Morgan, Kolkata
Sri. Sanjay Roy
Independent Consultant, Kolkata
Dr. Surajit Borkotoky
European Commission
Dr. Sudipta Sarangi
Virginia Tech University, USA
Dr. Rajlakshmi Mallik
Expert, President and Head, Research &Training
Expertise: Green Living and Livelihood Awareness and Perception Studies, Sustainable Development and Climate Actions, Financial Inclusion, Microeconomics Theory, Applications of Principles of Microeconomics to Business Decision Making, Financial Structuring and Budgeting, CAPM
Smt. Sarada Ramamoorthy
Expert & Head, Project Management & ESG
Expertise : CSR compliance, Need Analysis and Impact Assessment, Financial Inclusion, Corporate Governance, Legal Compliance and Company Law
Sri Sanjit Mitra
Expert & Head, Finance & Community Project Implementation
Expertise: Accounts Management, Liasoning and Collaboration, Field Coordination, Team Management and Institutional Building
Dr. Ananya Ghosh Dastidar
Expert & Member, Review Panel, Young Researchers’ Column
Expertise: International Economics, Macro Economics, Econometric Methodology
Dr. Pravat Kumar Mohanty
Expert
Expertise: Business Administration, Human Resource Management
Dr. Ruchira Bhattamishra
Expert
Expertise: Data Science, Risk Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Sri. Tipti Kumar Paik
Expert, Drasta-Avalokan
Expertise: Rural Development, Tribal Development, NGO, Banks
Dr. Mukul Mitra
Expert
Expertise: Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Banking
Sri. Sudip Ratan Chandra
Expert
Expertise: Data Science, Risk Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Dr. Sahana Roy Chowdhry
Expert & Member, Drasta-Avalokan
Expertise: Development Economics, Labour Economics, Fiscal Policy Issues, Public Finance
Dr. Chandralekha Basu(Ghosh)
Expert, & Member, Editorial Board, Drasta-Avalokan
Expertise: Develpoment Economics, Econometric tools
Sri. Saurav Sarkar
Expert
Expertise: Macro Economics, Finance and Financial Markets
Dr. A Dhara
Expert, & Member, Editorial Board, Drasta-Avalokan
Expertise: Economic Development, Financial Inclusion
Surosree Nath
Research & Programme Associate, C-DRASTA
M.SC, Economics, Calcutta University
Surosree Nath specialised in Industry, Environmental Resource and Finance. After her brief experience in banking her interest in environmental economics led her to join C-DRASTA as a Research & Programme Associate. She is involved in preparation & submission of project proposals, programme implementation, dissemination and awareness campaigning & providing technical support, data collection and analysis, report writing. She loves cooking, painting, watching movies.
Debarati Dutta
Research & Programme Associate, C-DRASTA
M.A, Economics, Rabindra Bharati University
Debarati Dutta has specialised in Finance. After her brief stint with the banking sector, her interest in the co-operative banking system, inclusive growth and sustainability issues led her to join C-DRASTA as a Research & Programme Associate. She is actively involved in preparation and submission of research proposals, data collection and analysis, report writing, dissemination and awareness campaigning. She is enthusiastic about managing events, designing, sketchingand painting. She is loves food and interested in travel.
Smt. Sheemanty Mukherjee
Research Officer
M.Sc,University of Calcutta
Sheemanty Mukherjee holds a Master’s degree from Calcutta University in Economics with specialization in International Economics, Development Policy and Health Economics. As part of her M.Sc. curriculum she did a dissertation on “Changing Trends in the Level of Women Employment at Metropolitan Kolkata in India”. She has also participated in survey work on issues related to women empowerment and gender bias in the personal care and nursing sector. As a research intern at C-DRAṢṬᾹ in the summer of 2017 she participated in a pan India survey for a Niti Aayog Study on status of women in science. She is actively involved in data collection and analysis and giving research support for the ongoing projects at C-DRAṢṬᾹ.
Smt. Agnibiva Paul
Research Assistant
M.A., University of Calcutta
Agnibiva Paul specialized in Industrial Psychology in M.A. programme from Calcutta University.She has done a dissertation on “A Psychological Exploration of the variables namely Motivation, Burnout, Psychological well – being and Resilience of two groups of Bank Officers.” as part of the M.A. programme. In the past she has been associated with educational and computer training institution in the capacity of programme co-ordinator and trainer. She has recently completed a special course of BCBF (Business Correspondent and Business Facilitators) from SLIEM (Saltlake Institute of Engineering and Management). She is currently providing research support in the ongoing projects at C- DRAṢṬĀ and she is also responsible for overall co -ordination of research activities.
Smt. Sreya Debnath
Research Assistant
M.Phil, University of Calcutta
Sreya Debnath’s M.Phil. dissertation is in the area of worker motivation differences across employer status, specifically non-profit and mission oriented vis-à-vis profit making organizations, using GSS data. She also has provided research assistance in a project on impact assessment of banking technology on rural areas conducted by SBI and also primary survey experience in rural areas for project on RSBY. She has a keen interest in empirical research in women empowerment and sustainability issues. She is actively involved in data collection and analysis and has been instrumental in co-ordination of field surveys for the ongoing projects at C-DRAṢṬᾹ
Dr. Ruchira Bhattamishra
Research Assistant
M.Sc, University of Calcutta
Debarati Mukherjee specialized in Operations Research in M.Sc. programme and has done a dissertation on regional variation in Eastern India. Her past experiences include co-ordination of an educational program for deprived children conducted by an NGO and working with international financial market and investment research firm. She has practical research interest in issues related to women empowerment, growth and development of MSMEs and issues pertaining to banking sectors. She is currently providing research support in the ongoing projects at C-DRAṢṬᾹ related to Higher Education.
Visitors and Research Interns
C-DRAṢṬᾹ provides a platform for students pursuing undergraduate and post graduate studies in various disciplies to gain experience by participating in live research projects.
2022-2023
Aryarki Daw
M.Stat, Statistics, St. XAVIERS College
2021-2022
Durga Nayak
M.A, Environmental Studies , Rabindra Bharati University (Student Intern)
Surosree Nath
M.Sc., Economics (2017-19), University of Calcutta
2020-2021
Durga Nayak
M.A, Environmental Studies , Rabindra Bharati University (Student Intern)
Surosree Nath
M.Sc., Economics (2017-19), University of Calcutta
Rajlakshmi Mallik
President & Head, Research and Training
Dr. Rajlakshmi Mallik is a development economist, policy researcher and an academic, with a rich experience of twenty
two years. A Ph.D. in Economics from Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, she has a long-standing interest and experience
in policy-oriented development economics research on Financial Inclusion, Higher Education, Empowerment, Quality
of Life, Sustainable Development and Vulnerability Assessment. She also has extensive teaching experience in various
Economics and Management programmes. As Technical Advisor of SSESS, Kolkata, she recently led and concluded a
NITI Aayog, GOI project on Status of Women in Science among Select Institutions in India: Policy Implications. As
President and Head, Research and Training of C-DRAṢṬᾹ which was founded in 2015, she is steering the non-profit
research institution towards the realisation of its mission of Observe, Reason and Empower. C-DRAṢṬᾹ research team
under her able leadership has been consistently working and successfully completed projects in the areas of Green
Tourism and Organic Farming funded by the IPR Dept. Govt. of Sikkim along with other areas addressing social issues
such as tobacco use among adolescents, adivasi education, youth employment etc.
She also recently completed an Impact Assessment Study of Nanritam’s ‘Education for All’ Programme (IAEFA – A
Report) 2023 and prepared a review report based on the IAEFA study and Annual Status of Education Report (Rural)
(ASER) 2022. She has worked and has been associated with several institutions of repute in India and abroad like
Burdwan University, NSHM Business School, Loreto College, Presidency Univerisity and Calcutta University. She has
published in national and international peer reviewed journals such as Journal of Theoretical and Institutional
Economics, Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Theoretical Economics Letters, International Game Theory Review,
Journal of Economic Research and others and has disseminated broadly.
She is an ardent lover of nature, wild-life and adventure tourism and anything that connects her with nature and
wellness. In her endeavours her guiding principle is that ‘The situation is either good or there is a gap that can be made
good’ through efforts based on the mesh of Method, Empathy, Sincerity and Honesty.
Sarada Ramamoorthy
Expert & Head Project Management & Corporate Social Responsibilities
Sarada Ramamoorthy is the Head, Project Management and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Centre for Development Research, Sustainability and Technical Advancement (C-DRAṢṬᾹ), Kolkata. She has handled secretarial & legal matters, Issue management, share registry administration and joint ventures. She actively participates in various social issues and is highly interested in adopting green practices in her lifestyle. She is a yoga enthusiast and has participated in State level yoga competitions and has received awards.
Sanjit Mitra
Expert & Head, Finance and Community Project Implementation
Sanjit Mitra has strong interest in Management, Liaison and Collaboration, field co-ordination, Team Management and Institutional building. He was an Assistant Branch Manager and as an Accountant in various sectors. Currently he is Expert & Head, Finance & Community Project Implementation. He is involved in various positions in community & work as well.
Suchismita Mullick
Project and Programme Coordinator
M.Sc. in Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta
Suchismita Mullick is responsible for overseeing the operations and management information system of C-DRASTA. She specialised in Industrial and Organisational Psychology and has survey and research experience in the field of Organisational Psychology and Health Economics. A very organised and perceptive person by nature she is fond of nature tourism, gardening, reading, history as well as current affairs.
Arnab Dutta
Project and Programme Associate
B.Com, Calcutta University
Arnab Dutta is responsible for providing managerial support for the day to day operations and various projects and programmes of C-DRASTA. He is a commerce graduate with experience in accounts and finance. A meticulous person by nature he is fond of gardening, reading and listening to music. He is a nature lover and has a keen interest in cooking.
Priyanka Saha
Research Operations Co-ordinator
(February 2020-March 2021)
M.A. in Bengali, University of Calcutta
Samarpita Paul
Research Operations Co-ordinator
(June 2018-January 2020)
M.Sc in Economics, University of Kalyani
Priya Roy Chowdhury
Research Operations Co-ordinator
(March 2016-December 2017)
M.Com, Calcutta University