Background
Sudhansu Sekhar was born on June 30, 1955 in Berhampur (Ganjam), Orissa, India. Son of Prabhakar and Jyostna Kumari Rath.
Sudhansu Sekhar was born on June 30, 1955 in Berhampur (Ganjam), Orissa, India. Son of Prabhakar and Jyostna Kumari Rath.
In 1984 Sudhansu studied at Berhampur University. He received a degree of the Master of Science and became a Doctor of Philosophy.
Senior research assistant Research Extension Center, Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Bangriposi (Mayurbhanj), India, 1984, Basic Seed Multiplication and Training Center, Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Pallahara (Anugul), India, 1985—1987, Lahunipara (Sundargarh), India, 1987—1995, Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Piska Nagri, Ranchi, India, 1995, senior research officer, 1996—2006, scientist C, since 2006.
Achievements include research in technologies like mating under nylon net, time schedule for induced mating, age-related mating schedule were invented. Research in reproductive senescence in Antheraea mylitta studied. Research in growth, development, survival of the larvae raised upon different food plant studied, quantitative feeding and its effect on nutritional parameters, silk production and adult parameters.
Research in food utilization in healthy, pebrine infected, uzi infested and starved tasar silk worm, a.mylitta, studied, egg retention was studied in both disease free and diseased moths. Research in oxygen consumption during developmenal stages and during diapause, temperature related male sterility. Research in integrated package on seed cocoon selection, preservation and seed production developed.
Development of prick & see for pebrine spore detection in tropical tasar. Development of oviposition-bag. Development of a low cost incubator for incubating tasar silk worm eggs.
Development of a tasar egg drying device.
Volunteer tutor, Ranchi, India, 1996—2006.
Volunteer tutor , Ranchi
1996 - 2006
Central Silk Board , Mysore
2006
Best Poster Presentation Award
Central Sericultural Research, and Training Institute
Berhampur was a scholar.
Government Orissa
1977 - 1979
Berhampur was a Junior and Senior Research Fellow.
University Grants Commission
1980 - 1983
Sudhansu married to Ranjan Rashmi Rath on January 24, 1988. They have a child: Biplab.
