Dr.Binod Bihari Dora
Research Officer (Ay.)
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Dr. Binod Bihari Dora is a distinguished Research Officer (Ayurveda) at the Regional Ayurveda Research Institute (RARI) Itanagar, which operates under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) within the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India. His responsibilities encompass both technical and administrative aspects of the institute, ensuring alignment with the directives of the institute in charge.
Dr. Dora’s academic journey began with a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from Berhampur University, Odisha, followed by a Master’s degree (MD(Ay)) from Utkal University. His career commenced in 2013 as an Assistant Professor of Kayachikitsa at Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak, Haryana. He subsequently served as a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at the CSIR-TKDL project. In 2015, he was appointed as a Medical Officer Ayurveda in Odisha and later took on the role of lecturer at Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Puri, in 2016.
In 2017, Dr. Dora joined the CCRAS as a Research Officer (Ayurveda) at the Regional Research Institute in Itanagar. His work at the Ministry of Ayush from 2019 involved managing various sections including Education Policy-I, Education Policy-III and the Ayurswasthya Yojana. He handled critical tasks such as overseeing permissions for ASU (Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani) Colleges, recruitment for the NCISM (National Commission for Indian System of Medicine), and technical evaluation of over 40 projects under PHI (Public Health Initiative) components of Ayurswasthya Yojana. He successfully conducted 03 Project Appraisal Committees meeting under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary-Ayush and 01 Project Screening Committee (PSC) meeting under the Chairmanship of Secretary-Ayush during his tenure.
Dr. Dora has an impressive publication record with over 15 research papers in both international and national journals, as well as a book chapter. His expertise in various sectors has earned him the position of Academic Chair for Ayurveda at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in Malaysia.