Dr. Achintya Mitra

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Dr. Achintya Mitra is presently serving as Assistant Director (Ayurveda) at the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences(CCRAS) Headquarters, Janakpuri, New Delhi, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.

He obtained his B.A.M.S. (Ayurvedacharya) degree in 1996 and M.D. in Kayachikitsa (Ayurvedic Medicine) in 2001 from the University of Calcutta. In 2015, he completed a WHO Fellowship at PGIMER, Chandigarh.

Dr. Mitra joined CCRAS in 2006, beginning his career at the National Institute of Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala, and subsequently served at CARI, Kolkata (West Bengal) and RARI, Ranikhet (Uttarakhand) and RARI-Gangtok (Sikkim) before his present posting.

He has been actively involved in promoting and propagating Ayurveda and medicinal plant-based healthcare, with a special focus on providing support to underprivileged communities. He has organized numerous health camps, awareness programs, public lectures, training sessions, seminars, conferences, expos, and webinars for diverse stakeholders.

As a principal investigator, Dr. Mitra has successfully completed 34 major clinical trials under IMR/EMR/Collaborative programs, focusing particularly on geriatric health, metabolic disorders, autoimmune diseases, vector-borne diseases, and psoriasis. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he undertook clinical studies with Ayurvedic medicines, implemented community-level health interventions, conducted IEC campaigns, and spearheaded large-scale medicinal plantation drives.

Dr. Mitra has authored two books for the general public, 5 book chapters and published 118 research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals. He frequently contributes popular health articles in magazines and newspapers and has participated as an expert in over 100 live health programs on Doordarshan and All India Radio.

He has represented his research at more than 160 national and international conferences/seminars and is a life member of 13 prominent scientific and charitable organizations.

Presently, he is dealing the Clinical Research and Fundamental Research as Programme Officer at (CCRAS) Headquarters, Janakpuri, New Delhi.