CURRICULUM VITAE - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. S. K. Basumatary
M. Sc. in Botany (Special paper Microbiology), Gauhati University, Assam.
Ph. D. in Paleobotany, University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Scientist “C”,
Quaternary Palynology Division,
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany,
53 University Road, Lucknow-226007 (UP)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Worked as Lecturer in Dudhnoi and Goalpara college, Assam.
• Presently working as Scientist C at BSIP, Lucknow.
RESEARCH INTEREST:
• Modern and Quaternary vegetational and climate reconstruction through multiproxy data.
• Study of biodiversity and their conservation.
RESEARCH FIELD AREA:
• Northeast India
IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS:
1. Bera S.K., Basumatary S.K., Agarwal A. & Ahmed M. 2006. “Conversion of forestland
in Garo Hills, Meghalaya for construction of roads: A threat to the environment and
biodiversity”. Current Science 91 (3): 281-284.
2. Basumatary S.K. & Bera S.K. 2007. “Modern pollen-Spore Assemblage from Sediment
of Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya”. Journal of
Palynology, 43: 111-118.
3. Bera S.K., Dixit Swati, Basumatary S.K. & Sarma G.C. 2007. “Pollen analysis of honey
from Kamrup reserve forests, Assam”. J. Palynol. 43: 57-65.
4. Bera S.K., Basumatary S.K. & Dixit S. 2007. “Studies on pollen morphology and
phenological characteristics of some economically important arborescent taxa of tropical
forest, lower Brahmaputra Valley, Assam, North East India”. Journal of Palynology, 43:
1-19
5. Bera S.K., Dixit Swati, Basumatary S.K. & Gogoi R. 2008. “Evidence of biological
degradation in sediments of Deepor Beel Ramsar site, Assam as inferred by degraded
palynomorphs and fungal remains”. Current Science 95(2): 178-181.
6. Basumatary S.K. & Bera S.K. 2010. Development of vegetation and climate change in
West Garo Hills since late Holocene: pollen sequence and anthropogenic impact. Journal
of the Indian Botanical Society 89: 143-1148.

7. Mehrotra R.C., Bera S.K., Basumatary S.K. & Srivastava G. 2011. Study of fossil
wood from the Middle–Late Miocene sediments of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur district of
Assam, India and its palaeoecological implications. Journal of Earth System Science 120
(4): 681-701.
8. Bera S.K., Basumatary S.K. & Brahma M. 2011. Interplay between pollen and
vegetation in and around Dhir beel, Dhubri District, Assam: a future potential Ramsar
site. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 90 (1&2): 159-164.
9. Mehrotra R.C., Basumatary S.K., Bera S.K., Srivastava G., Sarma G.C. & Baruah
C.K. 2011. First report of the plant fossils from the Manas National Park, Assam.
Palaeobotanist 60(2): 273-280.
10. Bera S.K., Basumatary S.K., Nautiyal C.M., Dixit, Swati, Mao A.A. & Gogoi R. 2011.
Late Holocene climate and vegetation change in Dzuko valley, North east India. Journal
of the Palaeontological Society of India, 56(2): 143-148.
11. Basumatary S.K., Swati Dixit Swati, Bera S. K. & Mehrotra R. C. 2013. Modern
pollen assemblages of surface samples from Cherrapunjee and its adjoining areas,
Meghalaya, northeast India. Quaternary International (in press).
12. Dixit Swati, Basumatary S. K., Singh H. & Bera S. K. 2013. Melissopalynological
studies of western part of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The Palaeobotanist (in
press).
13. Bera, S. K. & Basumatary S. K. 2013. Vegetation history and monsoonal fluctuations
during the last 12,500 years BP inferred from pollen record at Lower Subansiri Basin,
Assam, Northeast India. The palaeobotanist (in press)
ABSTRACT PUBLISHED/CONFERENCES ATTENDED: 9 (NINE)
ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN DAILY NEWSPAPER:
• Assam Tribune/Asomia Pratidin, Assam, India.
• Umar Ujjala, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
MEMBERSHIP:
1. Life member of the Palaeobotanical society of India.
2. Life member of the Palynological society of India, Kerela, India.
3. Annual member of the Indian Botanical Society, Meerut, India.
TRAINING ACQUIRED AND FIELD EXCURSION:
1. Successfully completed professional course in Geology organized by the Palaeontological
society of India, Centre of advance study in Geology, University of Lucknow (40 lecture
series and field trip to Solan, HP).
2. Attended one month Training on Sequence Stratigraphy organized by Birbal Sahni
Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow.

3. Various National and International conferences attended and presented research papers.
4. Conducted field work of Institute project to various localities of Northeast India for
collection of samples for paleoecological study.