Earned the doctorate in Human Nutrition from the Department of Foods and Nutrition at G..B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India.
Ph.D. research work is an intervention study to find out the health benefits of dietary fiber found in green gram husk.
Currently working at Department of Home Science, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani.
Research interests include Therapeutic Nutrition, Food Analysis and Community Nutrition.
Publications :
Research papers:
тАЬFiber Rich Green Gram Husk for alleviation of constipation and other associated symptomsтАЭ Journal of Progressive Research, Volume 11(1), January, 2016.
тАЬFiber rich snack food products incorporated with green gram husk and their suitability for diabeticsтАЭ in Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research Vol. 34, No. 4, December 2015.
тАЬDevelopment of low glycemic index green gram husk incorporated fiber rich food products and their intervention for health benefitsтАЩ in International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Volume 3, Issue 6, Oct-Dec, 2014.
тАЬChemical and physicochemical evaluation of green gram huskтАЭ in Pantnagar Journal of Research, Volume 8(2), July-December, 2010.
тАЬQuality characteristics of chick pea and wheat grown by inorganic and organic farmingтАЭ in Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture, Volume 1, No.1, 2006.
Abstracts in Conferences/Seminars:
тАЬFood Labeling Regulations in India: A Guide to Food SafetyтАЭ at National Seminar on тАЬBiotechnology: Resource Management for Sustainable Nature in 21st CenturyтАЭ organized by Indian Society of Genetics, Biotechnology Research and Development, Agra during 22nd to 23rd April, 2017.
тАЬFood and Nutrition Security in Uttarakhand: Role of Government ProgrammesтАЭ at National Seminar on тАЬTraditional Knowledge and Health Seeking Practices among the Himalayan Region CommunitiesтАЭ organized by School of Social Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University during 4th- 5th March, 2016.
тАЬDevelopment of low glycemic index green gram husk incorporated fiber rich food products and their intervention for health benefitsтАЭ at ICMR, DST and DBT Sponsored 5th International Conference on Advances in Food Technology and Health Sciences (ICFTHS-2014) at JNU, New Delhi during 15-16th October, 2014.
тАЬGreen gram husk incorporated high fiber food products and their evaluation for sensory parametersтАЭ at 6th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress тАУ 2011 at Kumaon university, S.S.J. Campus, Almora, Uttarakhand, India during 14-16 November, 2011.
тАЬNutritional evaluation and glycemic index of green gram husk incorporated high fiber food productsтАЭ at 43rd Annual National conference of the тАШNutrition Society of IndiaтАЩ at NIN, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India during 11-12 November, 2011.
тАЬQuality and safety of market vs home made carrot halwaтАЭ at National Seminar on Nutritional Strategies for Improving Quality of Life, September 11-12, 2009 at GBPUAT, Pantnagar (Udham Singh Nagar), Uttarakhand, India.
тАЬEffect of packaging material on shelf life of soy enriched productsтАЭ at 3rd Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress, 10-11 November, 2008 at IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.