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Dr. Kalpit Ganesh Mhatre

Dr. Kalpit Ganesh Mhatre is currently working as an assistant professor in botany at New Education Society's Shriram Kusumtai Sadashiv Vanjare College, Lanja District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra State. He has total teaching experience of 10 years at UG level. He has completed his Ph.D. from St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Mumbai. He is the author of two books and editor of 16 books. To his credit he has 20 research papers in UGC CARE list and has written 56 chapters in various books. He also has 03 patent publication to his credit. He has vast experience in the field of Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Molecular Systematics, Ecology and Anthropology. Apart from academic work, he has been engaged in administrative work also. At institute level, he is being working as a Nodal Officer for various schemes such as Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness (KAPILA) and Atal Ranking of Institution on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA). Dr. Mhatre is a President of Institutional Innovation Council (IIC). He has been designated as a District Sustainability Mentor (DSM) for Ratnagiri District by Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, Hyderabad.

Dr. Kashinath Ramachandra Chavan

Dr. Kashinath Ramachandra Chavan is presently working as an assistant professor in Economics at New Education Society's Shriram Kusumtai Sadashiv Vanjare College, Lanja District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra State. He has done his Ph.D. from Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He is a well-known academician in the state of Maharashtra. He has teaching experience of 24 years for UG and 16 years for PG courses. He has published various research papers in national and international journals. He is a subject expert in Economics and currently working as a head of the Economics department and coordinator of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). He has participated and presented papers on various issues at national and international level.

Dr. Hindurao V. Sankpal

Dr. Hindurao V. Sankpal has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics of Raj. Shahu Arts and Commerce College, Rukadi for last twenty years. He besides presenting a quality of research work in the national and international seminars and conferences has published research papers in various professional journals. He has participated at the International conference held in Malaysia and presented a paper on the Earn and Learn Scheme, a unique model of facilitating uninterrupted studies of student in the weaker sections. Apart from his post graduate teaching, Dr. H.V. Sankpal is also associated with the distance mode of higher education of Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He is also an active program officer of the National Service Scheme for several years.

Mr. Alok L. Gude

Mr. Alok L. Gude is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Botany at St. Xavier’s College (Empowered Autonomous Institute), Mumbai 400001, with over 20 years of teaching experience. He holds an MSc in Botany from Nagpur University and qualified the CSIR-UGC NET in Life Sciences. His academic career spans roles at Hislop College, Nagpur and Wilson College, Mumbai and he has contributed to curriculum development as a Vice-Chancellor’s nominee on the Board of Studies at Bhavan’s College, Mumbai and Bajaj College of Science, Wardha. He has also served as an external examiner and paper setter for BSc and MSc Botany programs under the University of Mumbai. He has authored multiple research papers and book chapters on topics ranging from mangrove biodiversity and heavy metal contamination to the medicinal properties of native plants. His editorial contributions include chapters in government-published manuals and co-authorship of the book Bharat Ke Mahan Vaigyanik (2024), published by Maharashtra Rajya Hindi Sahityik Akadamy, reflects his dedication to promoting science through literature. In addition to his institutional responsibilities, he has extended his expertise beyond his own college, voluntarily conducting molecular biology and plant physiology experiments for postgraduate Botany students at Dr. AR Undre Women’s College of Science, Borli Panchatan, Raigad.