Bijoy Kali Mahapatra

Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, a Fishery Scientist from India, has received numerous commendations and honors throughout his successful career. In December 2007, he was honored with the prestigious title of Fellow of Inland Fisheries Society of India, recognizing his significant contributions to Inland Fisheries and Allied Science. He has authored 125 research papers and articles, as well as contributed to the writing and editing of several books, seminar proceedings, manuals, and book chapters. His research primarily focuses on Fish Diversity, Aquaculture, Breeding, and Culture of Food & Ornamental Fish.
==Early life and Education==
Dr. B.K. Mahapatra was brought into the world on June 15, 1960, in a secluded village called Meghdambur, in the Keshiary region of the undivided Midnapore district of West Bengal, India. His father, Mr. Krishna Chandra Mahapatra, was a farmer, and his mother, Mrs. Charubala Mahapatra, was a homemaker. He received his primary education at Sukhdubi Uccha Prathamik Vidyalaya, and then went on to matriculate from Nachipur Adibasi High School with distinction, earning the prestigious 'Rajnarayan Smriti Padak' award in 1978. He completed his Higher Secondary education in the Science group at the same school in 1980. In 1984, he received his B.Sc Honours in Zoology from Jhargram Raj College under the University of Calcutta. He then went on to earn his M.Sc in Zoology, specializing in Fishery, in 1986 from Ballygunge Science College and a PhD in Zoology with a focus on Fish Biology and Aquaculture in 1986 under the University of Calcutta.
==Professional Career==
In 1986, Dr. B.K. Mahapatra completed his M.Sc. in Zoology with a specialization in Fisheries from Ballygunge Science College at the University of Calcutta. He then pursued his Ph.D. in Zoology, specializing in Fish Biology and Aquaculture, which he completed at the same university in 1996. During this period, he worked as a Training Assistant (Fishery) from 1988 to 1990 and later as a Training Associate (Fishery) from 1990 to 1997 at the Ramkrishna Ashram Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nimpith Ashram, Sunderban, West Bengal, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
In 1997, Dr. Mahapatra was promoted to the position of Assistant Director of Fishery (Research) under Government of West Bengal, a role he held until 2000. He then joined the ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region in Barapani, Meghalaya as a Senior Scientist (Fisheries) from 2000 to 2007. He was later promoted to Senior Scientist & Principal Scientist (Fish & Fisheries Sciences) at the ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (Deemed University), Kolkata Centre, where he served until 2011. Subsequently, he was appointed as the Principal Scientist & Scientist-in-Charge at the same institution till 2017 and he continued to serve as the Senior most Principal Scientist until his retirement in 2022 from ICAR, Kolkata.
Although Dr. Mahapatra has retired from ICAR, he continues to actively engage in research and training to this day. He is presently involved with educational institutions such as Vidhyasagar University and other training programs. Additionally, he voluntarily offers his services to the farming community to promote the development of fishery and aquaculture, working closely with organizations like Shri Ramkrishna Ashram and Bharat Seva Ashram.
==Association and Participation in Different Programme==
* External Expert Member for PhD of the Department of Fishery Sciences in Vidyasagar University.
* BOS Member of Department of Zoology of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamadira, Belur Math.
* Facilitator at LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LIFIC), Gurugram.
* Guest Professor for Vidyasagar University, Midnapore City colleges and Garhbeta College.
* Expert Member for wise use of East Kolkata Wetland (EKW) for productivity augmentation and livelihood improvement in EKW.
* As a facilitator for taking a session for the community trainer and progressing farm entrepreneur of Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur and Purulia District at B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Panchayats and Rural Development in Kalyani, Nadia.
* Research Advisory Committee (RAC) Member of Raja Narendralal Khan Women’s College (Autonomous) for Zoology Fishery Unit.
* Assigned by Agriculture Science Recruitment Board (ICAR, New Delhi) as Chairman / Member of the Assessment Committee for considering assessment / promotion under ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore.
* Subject Expert in Fish and Fishery under mass media coverage Programme of All India Radio / Doordarshan.
==Honours and Awards==
Dr. B. K. Mahapatra has more than 35 years of experience in research and development in the field of Aquaculture. He has received many recognition for his significant contributions to the field. 
* Rajnarayan Memorial Medal - in the year 1978.
* D. N. Ganguly Memorial Medal - in the year 1988.
* Dr. R. T. Doshi Award - in the year 2005.
* Prof. B. N. Pandey Medal - in the year 2012.
* ICAR-CIFE Best Division / Center Award - in the year 2012.
* ZSI Gold Medal Award - in the year 2012 by Zoological Society of India.
* ICAR-CIFE Best Scientist - for the year 2014 - 15 by ICAR.
* ICAR-CIFE Best Extension Scientist - for the year 2015 - 16 by ICAR.
* Award for Institutional Building - for the year 2016 - 17 by ICAR.
* Bharat Ratna Mother Teresa Gold Medal Award - in the year 2018 at Chennai, India by Global Economic Progress & Research Association (GEPRA).
* Bharatiya Udyog Ratna Gold Award - in the year 2018.
* Glory of India Award - in the year 2019.
* Intellectual of the year - in the year 2019 by RIFACIMENTO INTERNATIONAL.
==Books==
# Ornamental Fish Culture. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra
# Adhunik Upayee Maacher Chash (in Bengali). - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra
# Baiganik Padhotite Machh Chash (in Bengali). - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra
# Biofloc Fish Farming: An Operational Guide Book. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra
# Kitrim Joladhare Maachh Chash (in Bengali). - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra
# Rangin Maacher Prajanan O Chash 2nd Edition (in Bengali). - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra
# Biofloc Projuktite Maachh Chash: Baboharik Nirdesika (in Bengali). - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra
# Machher Rog - Protirodh O Chikitsa (in Bengali). - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra
# Breeding and Culture of Catfish (in Bengali). - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra
# Fisheries Technology – Fresh Water Culture Fisheries and Economics. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra & S. Bharat
# Book of Abstract entitled Diversification of Aquaculture through Locally Available Fish Species. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, A. Sinha & S. Datta
# Souvenir entitled Diversification of Aquaculture through Locally Available Fish Species. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, A. Sinha & S. Datta
# Diversification in Aquaculture. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, A. Sinha & S. Datta
# Book of Abstract on International Conference on Aquatic Resources and sustainable Management. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, S. Banerjee & S. B. Chakraborty
# Souvenir on International Conference on Aquatic Resources and sustainable Management. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, S. Banerjee & S. B. Chakraborty
# Life sketch of Prof. Hiralal Chaudhuri. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra & Samir Banerjee
# Machh Chaser Sahaj Path (in Bengali). - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, P. Dhar & S. Moitra
# Marine Ornamental Fish Genetic Resources of West Bengal. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, S. Ghosh & G. Krishna
# Sustainable Management of Aquatic Resources Part I. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, A. K. Roy & N. C. Pramanik
# Sustainable Management of Aquatic Resources Part II. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, A. K. Roy & N. C. Pramanik
# Recent Trend in Fishery and Ecological Science. - by Dr. B. K. Mahapatra & S. B. Patra
Category:1960 births
Category:Indian people
Category:University of Calcutta alumni
Category:Fisheries scientists