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Dr. D.K. Verma is associate Professor and Head, Division of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes & Other Backward Classes Development. His areas of interests include social environment, education, ethics & values; and sustainable development of weaker sections.

Dr. Niranjan Sarangi, born on 2nd June 1946 is the Director, Central Institute if freshwater Aquaculture, kausalyaganga Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India, After getting doctoral degree in zoology from Calcutta university he joined ICAR and has served ICAR in various capacities. His major research contributions are in aquatic ecosystem analysis, fish genetics, biotechnology and multifaceted aquaculture development. He has more than 40 research publications in various national and international journals to is credit. He is also the recipient of ICAR team award: 1994-96 as team leader.

Prof. Shiv Dutt Gupta, MD, Ph. D., FAMS, Director at the Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India.  Extensively involved in undertaking and participating in the research activities since the beginning of his professional career.  The research areas include epidemiologic studies, Programme Evluation, Operations Research, Implementation Alternative Health Care Delivery Models and testing interventions.  Most of these were supported by the national and the international organizations namely: Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt. of India, WHO, World Bank, UNFPA, UNICEF, KfW, USAID and DANIDA.

He is an accomplished researcher par excellence teacher and trainer has significant contribution in the area of health management.  Under his leadership the IIHMR started its management course for non medicos which was otherwise dominated by the medical fraternity.  The Institute has earned many national and international affiliation under his leadership.