Qualifications: (degrees): B.Sc. Anthropology (University of Calcutta);

MSc Anthropology (University of Delhi).

Areas of interest: Animal Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation Biology.

Conferences Attended:International Colloquium on Tree and Flying Squirells, Periyaar Tiger Reserve, March 2005.

Talks:

‘Primatology in Anthropology’, NIAS

‘Evolution of Harems’, NIAS and Jawahar Lal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore.

‘Primates of southern India – Relevance and Conservation Measures’, Karnataka Forest Department, Bandipura National Park.

‘Behavioural Ecology and Demography of Northern Bonnet Macaques’, NIAS, February 2007.

Current Activities: Identification and assessment of behavioural ecological and demographic parameters, responsible for the apparent emergence of an atypical form of social organisation in a population of Bonnet Macaques (Macaca radiata radiata) in southern India.

Courses Taken:

Foundation Course (NIAS, Feb, 2005)
Philosophy of Science (NIAS, Feb, 2005)
Introduction to Behavioural Ecology (NCBS, WCS, Feb, 2005)
Conservation in Practice (NCBS, WCS, August, 2006)
Research Methodology (NIAS, August 2006)

Publications:

Chatterjee, M. 2006. On the move: What causes animals to disperse? Resonance 11: 55-71.

Non Academic Interests: Films, Fiction, Flying!