Faculty Old - Dept. of Sports Science & Yoga, RKMVERI (Deemed University)

Dr. R. Giridharan
Designation	Associate Professor and Head, Department of GAPEY, RKMVERI, Coimbatore Campus	CV
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	CV Homepage
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	CV Homepage
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	CV Homepage
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	CV Homepage
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	CV Homepage
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	Homepage
Education	PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests	—
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Dr. Vijmendra Kumar Grover
Designation	Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Science & Yoga, RKMVERI	Homepage
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

Name	Details
Swami Kaleshananda	Courses Taught: Yoga courses Area of Research : Patanjali Yoga & Meditation Email:
Swami Samarpanananda	Courses Taught: Heritage Courses Email:

Visiting Faculty

Name	Details
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