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Dr. Rupayan Bhattacharya

Designation Professor, Dept. of Sports Science and Yoga, RKMVERI
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Previously Emeritus Fellow, University of Calcutta, Research in Nuclear Physics
Education Ph.D in Nuclear Physics (Calcutta University) – 1984
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Dr. R. Giridharan

Designation Associate Professor and Head, Department of GAPEY, RKMVERI, Coimbatore Campus
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Education Ph.D. in Adapted Physical Education from Bharathiar University, Department of Physical Education, Coimbatore (2015)
Expertise Adapted Physical Education
Research Interests
  • Adapted Physical Education
  • Inclusive Adapted Physical Activity
  • Unified Sports and Games
  • Adapted Sports for Persons with Visual Impairment
  • Young Athletes with Disabilities Training Program and Assistive Technology in Sports.
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Dr. Kunal Sikder

Designation Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sports Science and Yoga and School of Biological Sciences, RKMVERI
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Education Ph.D. in Physiology from Calcutta University, Kolkata
Post-doc: Center for Translational Medicine, Dept. of Medicine (Thomas Jefferson University, United States)
Research Interests
  • Cardiovascular pathophysiology in type I and type II diabetes
  • Intracellular cross-talks during development of cardiac fibrosis and heart failure
  • Alterations in Lipid metabolism and cellular energetics in diabetic cardiomyopathy and laminopathy
  • iPSC differentiated cardiomyocyte culture and genetic manipulation to mimic in vitro pathological model for cardiomyopathy.
  • Inflammation and oxidative stress in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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Dr. Arkadeb Dutta

Designation Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sports Science & Yoga and School of Biological Sciences, RKMVERI
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Education PhD (Physiology), Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi 2009
Research Interests
  • Neurophysiology of Chronic Pain and its Management in Musculoskeletal Disorders.
  • Mind-Body Interventions in Neuroplasticity – in Development and Rehabilitation.
  • Cognition and Emotional Control in Sports.
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Dr. Subhadip Paul

Designation Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sports Science & Yoga and School of Biological Sciences, RKMVERI
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Education Ph.D (Computational Neuroscience), National Brain Research Centre (Department of Biotechnology Institute, Govt. of India), Gurgaon, India
Research Interests
  • Investigation of the organization principles of the structural and functional networks of the human brain in health and diseases using computational modeling of large-scale brain-imaging signals.
  • Understanding the genetic signatures underlying neuroimaging-based structural and functional phenotypes of the human brain.
  • Development of multi-modal brain-imaging data analysis methods/tools for diagnosis of brain diseases.
  • Understanding the relationship between the structural/ functional brain network organization principles and human cognition/ behavior.
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Dr. Kalipada Pal

Designation Associate Professor, Dept. of Sports Science and Yoga, RKMVERI
Education M.D. in Ayurveda (Calcutta)
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Manohar Pahan

Designation Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Science & Yoga, RKMVERI
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Education Ph.D. from Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior (Sport Psychology)
Research Interests
  • Tribal population and sporting performance.
  • Identification and assessment of sporting talent based on sport psychological background.
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Arnab Das

Designation Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Science & Yoga, RKMVERI
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Education Ph.D. from The University of Burdwan (Sport & Exercise Physiology)
Research Interests
  • Human physiology
  • Fundamental and applied sports and exercise physiology
  • Sports genetics & molecular biology – to create a roadmap for talent identification and development
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Swami Vidyapradananda

Designation Coordinator – Sports Science and Yoga programmes, Department of Sports Science & Yoga, RKMVERI
Education PhD, Pennsylvania State University
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Dr. J. Viswanathan

Designation Assistant Professor, Department of GAPEY, RKMVERI, Coimbatore Campus  

Education Ph. D. in Physical Education, Bharathidasan University
Expertise Basketball / Sports Biomechanics
Research Interests
  • Inter-Disciplinary and Extension Research
  • Human Performance Analysis
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Dr. Vijmendra Kumar Grover

Designation Assistant Professor, Department of GAPEY, RKMVERI, Coimbatore Campus
Previously Assistant Professor, Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Education Ph.D. in Physical Education, Department of Exercise Physiology, LNIPE, Gwalior
Expertise Exercise Physiology
Research Interests
  • Exercise and Sports Physiology
  • Sports and Exercise Genetics
  • Talent Identification and Development in Sports
  • Statistical Modeling in Sports
  • Sports Training
  • Boxing
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Monastic Faculty

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Swami Kaleshananda Courses Taught: Yoga courses
Area of Research : Patanjali Yoga & Meditation
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Swami Samarpanananda Courses Taught: Heritage Courses
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Visiting Faculty

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Dr. S.R. Dasgupta M.B.B.S., D.Orth, FRGS
Mr. Dipankar Pal M.Sc. (Physiology), M.Sc. (Psychology), B.Ed.
Soumendranath Manna M.Sc (Physiology), B.Ed, PGDY
Sukumar Saha PhD (Sports Coaching, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University)
Former Football Coach (Selection Grade), Sports Authority of India

Trainers

Mr. Prasanta Samanta : Yogasanas, Kriyas, Mudras and Sports