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Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
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Dr. Indranil Saha

Dr. Indranil Saha

 

General Information
Name Dr. Indranil Saha
Designation Scientist E (Medical)
Date of joining ICMR 27th May 2021
Date of joining present post 27th May 2021
Discipline Epidemiology, Community Medicine
Email : saha.indranil@icmr.gov.in, drsahaindranil@gmail.com
Academic Qualification:
 
Graduation MBBS: University of Calcutta,1998
Post Graduation M.D. (Community Medicine): University of Calcutta, 2005
Advanced Course in Medical Education (ACME): Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Datta Megha Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, 2019
Doctoral Ph.D. (Science-Physiology): University of Calcutta, 2024
   

Profile

Research Experience


ICMR-National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections, Kolkata - Scientist E (Medical) - 04/04/2025 present
ICMR-Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata - Scientist E (Medical) - 27/05/2021 03/04/2025
IQ City Medical College, Durgapur - Professor & Head (Community Medicine) - 07/11/2019 26/05/2021
IQ City Medical College, Durgapur - Professor (Community Medicine) - 01/11/2016 06/11/2019
IQ City Medical College, Durgapur - Associate Professor (Community Medicine) - 12/07/2016 31/10/2016
ESI PGIMSR and ESIC Medical College, Joka, Kolkata - Associate Professor (Community Medicine) - 01/10/2015 11/07/2016
IQ City Medical College, Durgapur - Associate Professor (Community Medicine) - 01/11/2013 30/09/2015
Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan - Assistant Professor (Community Medicine) - 12/10/2010 24/07/2013
R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata - Assistant Professor (Community Medicine) - 18/01/2007 11/10/2010
R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata - Demonstrator (Community Medicine) - 31/05/2006 17/01/2007
 

Research Interest

I have been working in communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, and areas of implementation research focused on mental health and ageing. Recently, my emphasis has shifted to environmental exposure and antimicrobial resistance within community settings, along with evidence generation through systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Membership

  1.  Life member, Indian Public Health Association (IPHA)
  2.  Life member, Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine (IAPSM)
  3.  Life member, Indian Medical Association (IMA)
  4.  Member, Indian Association of Medical Journal Editors (IAMJE)
  5.  Life member, Indian Association of Epidemiologists (IAE)
  6.  Life member, Epidemiology Foundation of India (EFI)
  7.  Life member, Physiological Society of India (PSI)
     

Awards & Associations

  1. Fellow, Indian Public Health Associations (FIPHA) 2019
  2. Judged as Best ICMR STS Project in 2016
  3.  Managing Editor, Indian Journal of Public Health 2019 2021; Assistant Managing Editor, Indian Journal of Public Health 2013 2018
  4.  Editorial Board Member, Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2018 - 2019
  5.  National Advisory Journal Board Member, Medical Journal of D. Y. Patil Vidyapith since 2016
  6.  Editorial Board Member, Journal of Comprehensive Health 2022 2023
  7.  Selected as one of the top 1 per cent of peer reviewers in 2017, 2018 & 2019 (Medicine & allied) by PUBLONS. Available from: https://publons.com/author/1180556.

     

Projects: (Title, Duration)


Ongoing

(as PI)

Development and Application of Frailty Management Model for Community Dwelling Elderly (Indian Council of Medical Research - Intramural Project - Ignition grant)
How well is the Mental Health of the Adolescents? An experience from an urban and rural area of West Bengal (Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, West Bengal)
Feasibility and short-term outcomes of a locally adapted lifeskills intervention in adolescents experiencing chronic adversities: A multi-site study (Indian Council of Medical Research - Extramural Project)
A Phase 2/3 study (Protocol No TCV-02) on a SII Typhoid Bivalent Conjugate vaccine at multiple sites across India (Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd.)

(as Co-I)
Technical Resource Centre Evidence-Based Medicine (Department of Health Research, ICMR)
Regional VRDL, ICMR-NIRBI (Department of Health Research, ICMR)
Model Rural Health Research Unit, ICMR-NIRBI (Department of Health Research, ICMR)
Development and feasibility of a digital intervention for common mental health problems among older adults (Indo Swedish ICMR & FORTE, Sweden)
Identifying mental health issues among mine workers of Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL), West Bengal and identify appropriate management strategy (ICMR Task Force Study)

Completed

A multi-site study on feasibility, acceptability, and validity of different rapid methods for estimation of potentially missed events to measure COVID-19 associated mortality including mortalities associated with few selected comorbidities in India (as Site PI ICMR)
ICMR Pandemic Preparedness Partnership (IPPP) (as Co-Investigator ICMR Extramural)
COVID 19 and Mental Health among adults (as Co-Investigator ICMR Extramural)

Students

PDF

Dr. Anushka Ghosh (Indian Council of Medical Research - Centenary Post Doctoral Fellowship) Thesis: Community Based Intervention for Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) among Slum-dwelling Urban Elderly to Promote Healthy Ageing


 

Travel to foreign countries to attend conference / meetings

Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden for an Indo-Swedish Collaborative project titled Development and feasibility of a digital intervention for common mental health problems among older adults jointly funded by ICMR, India and FORTE, Sweden from 10 June to 14 June, 2024.


 

Publications

2025

  1. Saha I, Das R, Mandal AK, Darlami P, Datta S, Ghose G, Dey S. Prevalence of Lymphatic Filariasis based on Morbidity and Healthcare-seeking Practices of Patients in a Gram Panchayat of Paschim Burdwan District, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2025;50(1):193-196.
  2.  Munikrishnappa D, Majumder J, Kalita M, Shivarudraiah M, Saha I, Chakrabarti A. Bridging the mental health treatment gap in India: Opportunities and challenges: A narrative review. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour 2024;29:55-61
  3.  Saha I, Sundstrom C, Kandasamy A, Kraepelien M, Dahiya N, Saha A, Jayaram-Lindstrm N, Chakrabarti A, Benegal V. Digital interventions for common mental health problems among older adults in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review. BMJ Global Health 2025;10:e017836.
  4.  Guin A, Haokip HR, Bandyopadhyay S, Das S, Saha I, Basu A, Bhargava S. Effectiveness of Oral Bupropion and Nortriptyline as an Adjunct Treatment for Reducing the Use of Smokeless Tobacco: A Retrospective Study from a Tobacco Cessation Clinic in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern India. Indian Journal of Public Health 2025;69(2):185-190.
  5.  Majumder J, Saha I, Bagepally BS, Munikrishnappa D, Kalita M, Ray S, Saha A; Chakrabarti A. Mental health following earthquake in South east Asia: A systematic review and meta analysis. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour 2025;30(1):13-26.
  6.  Saha I, Majumder J, Bagepally BS, Ray D, Das S, Kalita M, Devaraja M, Velayudhan A, Das D, Paul B, Dey S. Coverage and Determinants of Mass Drug Administration against Lymphatic Filariasis in Southeast Asian Regional Countries during the End-game Strategy: A Systematic Review & Meta-analysis of published articles from January 2019 to March 2025. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases ():10.4103/jvbd.jvbd_58_25, July 02, 2025. | DOI: 10.4103/jvbd.jvbd_58_25
  7.  Das S, Sen S, Mondal S, Khatun Y, Sarkhel S, Saha I, Mukherjee S, Bhowmik K, Sarkar S, Neogi R, Rao R, Paramanik M, Bhattacharjee M, Basu A, Bhargava S, Ganguly S, Bhattacharjee S, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Burden, Risk Factors, and Knowledge of Non-fatal Opioid Overdose Among Injectable Drug Users: A Cross-sectional Study. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/02537176251357217

2024

  1.  Godbole S, Diwan V, Das S, Reddy MM, Kalyanasundaram M, Rajendran D, Biswas D, Mamulwar M, Tiwari RR, Majumder J, Mishra A, Muthusamy SK, Memeenao M, Gupta N, Gupta S, George LS, Kadale P, Trushna T, Saha I, Alam U, Kathiresan J, Phukan SK, Sane S, Bhowmik K, Yadav GK, Krishnamurthy V, Gogoi P, Padhye K, Kant R, Ghosh P, Kharat M and Kulkarni A. Facilitators and barriers to the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine precaution dose among adult population: qualitative analysis across six different states of India. Frontiers in Public Health 2024;11:1293600.
  2.  Basu A, Dutta AK, Bagepally BS, Das S, Cherian JJ, Roy S, Maurya PK, Saha I, Sukumaran D, Rina K, Mandal S, Sarkar S, Kalita M, Bhowmik K, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Pharmacogenomics-assisted schizophrenia management: A hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation study protocol to compare the clinical utility, cost-effectiveness, and barriers. PLoS ONE 2024;19(4):e0300511.
  3.  Das S, Sarkar S, Bhowmik K, Mukherjee S, Saha I, Basu A, Roy A, Rao R, Sarkhel S, Neogi R, Bhargava S, Paramanik M, Ghosh A, Mandal S, Mondal S, Sen S, Mondal M, Khatun Y, Saha A and Chakrabarti A. Perceptions on Treatment Utilization and Risk of Overdose Among Opioid Users in Kolkata: A Qualitative Study. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 2024;XX:18.
  4.  Das D, Khasnobis M, Dutta S, Hoda S, Pal A, Sundstrm C, Kraepelien M, Kandasamy A, Mehta S, Dahiya N, Saha I, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. A protocol of a systematic review and meta‑analysis on the prevalence of mental health disorders among older adults and synthesis of community‑based interventions among them in low‑ and middle‑income countries. International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases 2024;9:91-8.
  5.  Saha I, Kundu RN, Ghosh A, Chetri B, Sangwan RK, Saha A, Chakrabarti A, Sharma AK. IJCM_213A: Feasibility and acceptability of different rapid methods for estimation of potentially missed mortality events during COVID-19 pandemic time in West Bengal. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2024 Apr;49(Suppl 1):S62.
  6.  Majumder J, Saha I, Bagepally BS, Kalita M, Munikrishnappa D, Ray S, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Mental health burden following extreme weather events in South-east Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2024;66(8): 683-694.
  7.  Cherian JJ, Roy S, Hakkinen-Wu M, Sabu ST, Chatterjee N, ICMR-SRUM Collaborative Network. Identifying interventions that improve medication safety & rational use of medicines in India. Indian Journal of Medical Research 2024;159:410-420.
  8.  Chakrabarti A, Saha I, Kalita M, Bhattacharya D, Haque B, Nagraj A, Mukherjee S, Benegal V. High prevalence of alcohol use disorder & psychiatric comorbidity among coal mine workers: Observations from a cross-sectional study in West Bengal. Indian Journal of Medical Research 2024;160:95-101.
  9.  Das S, Kalita M, Makhal M, Devaraja M, Bagepally BS, Cherian JJ, Aadityan R, Bhattacharjee M, Mondal S, Sen S, Mondal M, Basu A, Dutta AK, Saha I, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Pharmacogenomics-assisted treatment versus standard of care in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry 2024;24:663. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06104-4
  10.  Kalita M, Devaraja M, Saha I, Chakrabarti A. Global variations in elderly cancer mortality pattern in 2020 & prediction to 2040: A population-based study. Indian Journal of Medical Research 2024;160:165-175. doi: 10.25259/ijmr_1671_23
  11.  Dasgupta S, Mukherjee S, Bagchi C, Das S, Saha I, Kalita M, Bagepally BS, Guha SK. Efficacy of leprosy vaccines across the globe: A systematic review & meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Indian Journal of Medical Research 2024;160(3&4):293-302.
  12.  Kalita M, Devaraja M, Saha I, Chakrabarti A. Global burden of cancer pattern in 2020 & prediction to 2040 among older adults. Indian Journal of Medical Research 2024;160(5);397-406.
  13.  Saha I, Mishra GV, Mandal AK, Ghose G. Students perceptions on educational environment using DREEM questionnaire: An experience from a private medical college of West Bengal. Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University 2024;19:698-702.

2023

  1. Joshi SR, Das S, Xaviar S, Samajdar SS, Saha I, Sarkar S, Mukherjee S, Tripathi SK, Pal J, Chatterjee N. Efficacy and safety of lobeglitazone, a new Thiazolidinedione, as compared to the standard of care in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 2023;17(1):102703.
  2. Banerjee B, Dutt D, Saha I, Paul B, Lachyan AS. Effectiveness of mHealth for modification of dietary habits and physical activity among individuals at risk or suffering from noncommunicable diseases in primary healthcare settings in South East Asian Region countries A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases 2022;7:161-76
  3. Paul B, Saha I. System approach to combat challenges in implementing competency-based medical education in India. Med J DY Patil Vidyapeeth 2023;16:138-40.
  4. Majumder J, Saha I, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Climate Change, Disasters, and Mental Health of Adolescents in India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 2023;45(3):289-291.
  5. Saha I, Das R, Mandal AK, Darlami P, Datta S, Ghose G, Dey S. Self Care Practices and Quality of Life of Filariasis Patients in a Gram Panchayat of Paschim Burdwan District, West Bengal. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 2023;60:386392.
  6. Kundu RN, Ghosh A, Chhetri B, Saha I, Hossain MG, Bharati P. Regional with urban - rural variation in low birth weight and its determinants of Indian children: Findings from National Family Health Survey 5 Data. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023;23:616.
  7. Saha I, Majumder J, Bagepally BS, Ray S, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Burden of mental health disorders and synthesis of community-based mental health intervention measures among adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic in low middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2023;89:103790.

2022

  1.  Ghosh J, Chaudhuri D, Saha I, Chaudhuri AN. Association of Conicity Index with Different Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Rural Elderly Women of West Bengal, India. India. Indian J Community Med 2022;47:18-22.
  2.  Saha I, Majumder J, Bagepally BS, Ray S, Saha A, Chakrabarti A. Burden of mental health disorders and synthesis of community‐based mental health intervention measures among adolescents after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic time in low middle‐income countries: Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases 2022;7(1):46-51.
  3.  Ghosh J, Chaudhuri D, Saha I, Chaudhuri AN. Prevalence of Anemia and its Association with Metabolic Syndrome and its Components Among Rural Elderly Women of Amdanga block, North 24th PGS West Bengal. Indian Journal of Gerontology 2022;36(2):148-158.
  4.  Garg A, Chatterjee B, Kotwal A, Bansal R, Saha I. Evaluating a Modified Ziehl-Neelsen Technique with Triton X-100 for Detecting Acid-fast Bacilli in Sputum. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences 2022;64(2):124-125.
  5.  Saha I, Paul B. Systems approach to strengthen faculty development program in India to address Competency‑Based Medical Education: A roadmap. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 2022;54(4):292-4.
  6.  Ghosh J, Chaudhuri AN, Saha I, Chaudhuri D. Cathelicidin LL-37 level in presence and absence of vitamin D in cultured macrophages isolated from elderly women. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition 2022;28(3):327-334.
  7.  Samajdar SS, Das S, Sarkar S, Mukherjee S, Pathak A, Stlsby Lundborg C, Saha I, Tripathi SK, Pal J, Chatterjee N, Joshi SR. Association between Polypharmacy and Cardiovascular Autonomic Function among Elderly Patients in an Urban Municipality Area of Kolkata, India: A Record-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Geriatrics 2022; 7(6):136.

     

2021

  1.  Ghosh J, Chaudhuri D, Saha I, Chaudhuri AN. Period of Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Status among the Rural Elderly Women of West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2021; 46: 285-287.
  2.  Mukherjee A, Som TK, Ghosh S, Mondal R, Saha I, Ghose G. Resilience among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College of Eastern India. Journal of Comprehensive Health 2021;9(1):1822.
  3.  Bhattacharyya PS, Singh B, Sarkar S, Das SK, Chakraborty B, Saha D, Chakraborty K, Saha I, Chaudhury K. Impact of long-term doxycycline on lung function & exacerbations: A real-world open, prospective pilot observation on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Indian Journal of Medical Research 2021;153(4): 465-474.
  4.  Ghosh J, Chaudhuri AN, Saha I, Chaudhuri D. Antimicrobial Effect of 1,25 Dihydroxy Vitamin Don Vibrio cholerae and its Association with Serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Level in Rural Elderly Women: An Experimental Study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2021;15(10): OC34-OC37.

2020

  1.  Paul B, Saha I. Death Audit by Verbal Autopsy and Social Autopsy: Potential Yet Unutilized Tool. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2020 Feb; 14(2): AB01-AB02.
  2.  Ghosh J, Chaudhuri D, Saha I, Chaudhuri AN. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome, Vitamin D Level, and Their Association among Elderly Women in a Rural Community of West Bengal, India. Medical Journal of Dr D Y Patil Vidyapith 2020;13(4):315-20.
  3.  Paul TD, Chaudhuri D, Saha I, Sen M. Comparison between three different diagnostic criteria in evaluating metabolic syndrome: An experience from college students of Kolkata, India. Medical Journal of Dr D Y Patil Vidyapith 2020;13(4):321-25.
  4.  Biswas N, Mallick N, Dasgupta A, Sinha RN, Saha I, Paul B. A study on physical activity by a need-based curriculum for students in a rural area of West Bengal. Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2020;9:277.

2019

  1.   Saha I, Paul B. Private sector involvement envisaged in the National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Elimination 2017-2025: Can Tuberculosis Health Action Learning Initiative model act as a road map? Medical Journal Armed Forces India 2019; 75 (1): 25 27.
  2.  Choudhury S, Saha I, Som TK, Ghose G, Patra M, Paul B. Mobile phone involvement and dependence among undergraduate medical students in a Medical College of West Bengal, India. J Edu Health Promot 2019; 8:1-7.
  3.  Saha I, Mishra G, Ghose G, Paul B, Mandal AK, Karmakar S. Assessment of educational environment using Dreem Scale: are different domains needed revisiting? East African Journal of Public Health 2019; 14(1): 1 5.
  4.  Karmakar N, Pradhan U, Saha I, Ray S, Parthasarathi R, Sinha R. Overweight and obesity among adults in rural Bengal: A community-based cross-sectional study. CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research 2019; 6: 23-29.
  5.  Paul S, Som TK, Saha I, Ghose G, Bera A, Singh A. Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding organ donation among adult population of an urban field practice area of a medical college in Durgapur, West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Transplantation 2019; 13: 15 19.
  6.  Paul B, Saha I. Addressing High Vaccination Coverage in Primary Health Care Setting: Challenges and Best Practices. South Sudan Medical Journal 2019; 12(2): 48-51.
  7.  Saha I, Som TK, Choudhury S, Ghose G, Paul B. Mobile phone usage pattern among undergraduate medical students in a Medical College of West Bengal, India. Journal of the Indian Medical Association 2019; 117(8): 11 15.
  8.  Maity B, Chaudhuri D, Saha I, Sen M. Appetite Assessment of the Older Adult Women of Kolkata and Finding its Relationship with Protein-energy Intake and Nutritional Status. Indian Journal of Gerontology 2019; 33(2): 121129.
  9.  Mallick N, Sinha RN, Saha I, Dasgupta A, Paul B. A study to develop and evaluate a need-based curriculum on addiction for students of madrasahs in a rural block of Hooghly district, West Bengal. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health 2019;6(10):4271.
  10.  Maity B, Chaudhuri D, Saha I, Sen M. Association of nutritional status with depression and cognitive function of older women residing in old-age homes of Kolkata, India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2019; 44: 328-31.
     

 


2018

  1.  Saha I, Paul B. Research submission: Some technicalities and vital links. Medical Journal Armed Forces India 2018; 74(2):165168.
  2.  Maity B, Chaudhuri D, Saha I, Sen M. Dietary Practice of Eldelry Women and its Association with their Nutritional Status. Indian Journal of Gerontology 2018; 32 (1): 6277.
  3.  Saha I, Paul B. War against tobacco: Where do we stand? Indian J Public Health 2018; 62: 55-7.
  4.  Saha I, Islam K, Paul B, Som TK. Tobacco-related morbidity and nicotine dependence: An experience in an urban slum of Burdwan district, West Bengal, India. J Edu Health Promot 2018; 7: 94.
  5.  Mukherjee A, Paul S, Saha I, Som TK, Ghose G. Dietary diversity and its determinants: A community-based study among adult population of Durgapur, West Bengal. Med J DY Patil Vidyapeeth 2018; 11: 296-301.
  6.  Maity B, Chaudhuri D, Saha I, Das AK, Sen M. Is Total Lymphocyte Count a Good Marker of Nutritional Status? An Experience among Elderly Women of Kolkata. Indian Journal of Gerontology 2018;32(3):246257.
  7.  Nag K, Karmakar N, Saha I, Dasgupta S, Mukhopadhyay BP, Islam Mondal MR. An epidemiological study of blood pressure and its relation with anthropometric measurements among schoolboys of Burdwan Municipal Area, West Bengal. Indian J Community Med 2018; 43:157-60.
  8.  Paul B, Saha I. Evidence to Guidelines: The Roadmap. Healthline Journal 2018; 9(1): 6 12.
  9.  Karmakar N, Nag K, Saha I, Parthasarathi R, Patra M, Sinha R. Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among adult population in a rural community of Singur block, Hooghly District, West Bengal. J Edu Health Promot 2018;7:134.
  10.  Nag K, Karmakar N, Saha I, Paul A, Mahapatra AS, Pradhan U. Awareness and practice of animal bite management among patients attending rabies clinic of a tertiary hospital, Burdwan, India. Med J DY Patil Vidyapeeth 2018; 11: 521-6.
  11.  Saha I, Som TK, Choudhury S, Ghose G, Patra M. Mobile Phone Involvement and Dependence among College Students. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2018; 66 (11): 104.
  12.  Paul B, Saha I. Research rating: Some technicalities. Medical Journal Armed Forces of India. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2018.09.003.


     

2017

  1.  Saha I. Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP). F1000Research 2017, 6:1720 (poster) (doi: 10.7490/f1000research.1114894.1)
  2.  Saha I, Islam K, Paul B, Som TK. Nicotine dependence and its correlates among the adult tobacco users in a slum of Burdwan district, West Bengal, India. J Family Med Prim Care 2017; 6(4): 813-8.
  3.  Srimani S, Saha I, Chaudhuri D. Prevalence and association of metabolic syndrome and vitamin D deficiency among postmenopausal women in a rural block of West Bengal, India. PLoS ONE November 2017; 12(11):e0188331. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0188331.


     

2016

  1.  Mitra J, Saha I. Attitude and communication module in medical curriculum: Rationality and challenges. Indian J Public Health April June 2016; 60(2): 95-8

 


2015

  1.  Paul B, Saha I, Kumar S, Samim Ferdows SK, Ghose G. Mobile phones: Time to rethink and limit usage. Indian Journal of Public Health 2015; 59: 37-41.
  2.  Saha R, Misra R, Saha I. Health Related Quality of Life and its Predictors among Bengali Thalassemic Children Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital. Indian Journal of Paediatrics October 2015; 82(10):909916.
  3.  Chatterjee S, Saha I, Sarkar AP, Misra R, Akbar F, Saha R. A Study on Socio-demographic Profile of HIV/ AIDS Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in an ART Center of Burdwan District, West Bengal. The Journal of Communicable Diseases 2015; 47(1): 1- 4.
  4.  Panchadhyayee P, Saha K, Saha I, Ta RK, Ghosh S, Saha A, Barma P, Mitra M. Rapidly Fatal Silicosis Among Jewellery Workers Attending a District Medical College of West Bengal, India. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2015 Jul-Sep; 57(3):165-71.
     

 


2014

  1.   Saha R, Saha I, Sarkar AP, Das DK, Misra RN, Bhattacharya KD, Roy RN, Bhattacharya A. Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in a tertiary care hospital in West Bengal, India. Singapore Medical Journal 2014; 55(2): 92-98.
  2.  Mukherjee A, Chowdhury R, Singla R, Saha I, Dutta R, Das T. Comparison between childhood and adult tuberculosis in a rural tuberculosis unit of West Bengal: A retrospective study. Lung India April June 2014; 31(2):116-20.
  3.  Chatterjee S, Saha I, Mukhopadhyay S, Misra R, Chakraborty A, Bhattacharya A. Depression among Nursing Students in an Indian Government College. British Journal of Nursing 2014; 23 (6): 316 - 320
  4.  Shivam S, Saha I, Mondal TK, Misra RN, Dasgupta S, Roy RN, Bhattacharyya KD. Gender Differentials in Tuberculosis: An Experience from a Rural Tuberculosis Unit of Burdwan District, West Bengal, India. TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, Turkey 2014; 13(2): 109-114.
  5.  Majumder M, Saha I, Chaudhuri D. Assessment of Nutritional Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults (65 to 75 Years) in Kolkata, India. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics 2014; 33(2): 126-134.
  6.  Islam K, Saha I, Saha R, Khan SAS, Thakur R, Shivam S. Predictors of quitting behaviour with special reference to nicotine dependence among adult tobacco-users in a slum of Burdwan District, West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Medical Research April 2014; 139: 638-642.
  7.  Shivam S, Saha I, Mondal TK, Dasgupta S, Bhattacharyya KD, Roy RN. Comparative analysis of tuberculosis in geriatric and younger age group: An experience from rural West Bengal, India. Sahel Medical Journal April-June 2014; 17(2): 71 74.
  8.  Saha R, Saha I. Risk of Tuberculosis Among HAART Receiving HIV Patients Attending an ART Centre of West Bengal, India: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Community Health 2014; 39 (4): DOI 10.1007/s10900-014-9907-x
  9.  Saha R, Sarkar AP, Saha I, Misra RN, Dasgupta S, Chatterjee S. The Status of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Rural Indian Mothers. International Journal of Public Health Research 2014; 4 (2): 510-518.
  10.  Shivam S, Roy RN, Dasgupta S, Bhattacharyya KD, Misra RN, Roy S, Saha I. Nursing Personnel Planning for Rural Hospitals in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India, Using Workload Indicators of Staffing Needs. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition 2014 Dec; 32(4): 658-664.
  11.  Paul B, Roy S, Saha I, Misra RN, Chattopadhyay S, Basu M. Mobile phone usage pattern among undergraduate medical students at a Medical College of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Turkish Journal of Public Health 2014; 12(3): 178 187.

     

2013

  1.  Saha I, Paul B, Das DK, Dinda J, Mukherjee A, Basu S. Repeated Abuse during Childhood and Adolescence Leading to Suicidal Behavior in an Adolescent: A Case Report. Journal of Family Violence, New York October 2013; 28 (2):213217.
  2.  Ganguli D, Das N, Saha I, Chaudhuri D, Ghosh S, Dey S. Risk factors for hypertension in a population-based sample of postmenopausal women in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, Malaysia 2013. DOI 2013/03/12/1010539511420703.
  3.  Basunia SR, Ghosh S, Bhattacharya S, Saha I, Biswas A, Prasad A. Comparison between different tests and their combination for prediction of difficult intubation: An analytical study. Anesthesia: Essays and Researches, Saudi Arabia January April 2013; 7 (1): 105 9.
  4.  Shrivastava P, Saha I, Nandy S. A study on feeding practice of under 6 months infants attending the Nutrition Clinic of a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal, India. Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health (Italian Journal of Public Health) 2013; 10(2):e 8947 1 6.
  5.  Shivam S, Mondal G, Roy A, Roy B, Saha I, Dasgupta S. Pattern of pediatric poisoning and bites in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal, India. Safety Science Monitor, Sweden 2013; 17(2): 1-5.
  6.  Haldar D, Saha I, Paul B, Mukherjee A, Ray TG. Unmet Need of Contraception: A Critical Juncture toward Family Planning Goals. Social Work in Public Health, London 2013; 28:7: 713-716.
  7.  Paul B, Saha I, Mukherjee A. Adolescent hypertension and family history. Pakistan Paediatric Journal Jul - Sep 2013;37(3):177-9.
  8.  Sau S, Chatterjee S, Saha I, Sau S, Roy A. Baseline demographic profile and general health influencing the post-radiotherapy health related quality-of-life in women with gynaecological malignancy treated with pelvic irradiation. Indian Journal of Palliative Care Sep Dec 2013;19(3):186-91.
     

 


2012

  1.  Saha I, Haldar D, Paul B, Shrivastava P, Das DK, Pal M, Nandy S, Mukherjee A. An Epidemiological Investigation of Mumps Outbreak in a Slum of Kolkata. The Journal of Communicable Diseases March 2012; 44(1): 29 36.
  2.  Mukherjee A, Saha I, Sarkar A, Chowdhury R. Gender differences in notification rates, clinical forms and treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients under the RNTCP. Lung India Apr - Jun 2012; 29 (2): 120 122.
  3.  Ghosh SK, Bandyopadhyay D, Saha I, Barua JK. Mucocutaneous and Demographic Features of Systemic Sclerosis: A Profile of 46 patients From Eastern India. Indian Journal of Dermatology 2012; 57(3): 201 5.
  4.  Chakrabarti S, Saha I, Das DK, Sarkar AP, Roy R, Hossain A. Comparative study of the profiles of tribal and non-tribal tuberculosis patients in a tuberculosis unit of West Bengal, India. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, France 2012; 16(9): 12051209.
  5.  Bhuniya S, Datta Chaudhuri A, Choudhury S, Saha I, Roy TS, Saha M. Role of therapeutic thoracentesis in tuberculous pleural effusion. Annals of Thoracic Medicine, Saudi Arabia Oct. Dec. 2012; 7(4): 215 219.
  6.  Roy RN, Shrivastava P, Das DK, Saha I, Sarkar AP. Burden of Hospitalized Pediatric Morbidity and Utilization of Beds in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kolkata, India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine Oct. Dec. 2012; 37 (4): 252-5.
  7.  Biswas J, Saha I, Das D, Bandyopadhyay S, Ray B, Biswas G. Ocular Morbidity among Children at a Tertiary Eye Care Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Public Health Oct Dec. 2012; 56 (4): 293-296.
  8.  Mondal TK, Karmakar PR, Sarkar GN, Saha I, Das I, Chatterjee S. Tobacco Use Pattern And Awareness About Tobacco Hazards In A Rural Community Of West Bengal. Indian Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine 2012: 43 (4): 361 364.
     

 


2011

  1.  Ganguli D, Das N, Saha I, Sanapala KR, Chaudhuri D, Ghosh S, Dey S. Association between Inflammatory Markers and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women from Kolkata, W.B, India. Arq Bras Cardiol (Brazilian Archives of Cardiology) January 2011; 96(1): 38-46.
  2.  Ganguli D, Das N, Saha I, Biswas P, Datta S, Mukhopadhyay B, Chaudhuri D, Ghosh S, Dey S. Major dietary patterns and their associations with cardiovascular risk factors among women in West Bengal, India. British Journal of Nutrition January 2011; 105: 15201529.
  3.  Saha I, Paul B, Mukherjee A, Biswas R, Dasgupta A. Validity of the WHO criteria for adolescent hypertension. East African Journal of Public Health, June 2011; 8(2):135-7.
  4.  Paul B, Saha I, Mukherjee A, Roy S, Biswas R, Chaudhuri RN. Growth Pattern of Preterm and IUGR Babies in an Urban Slum of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Internet Journal of Medical Update, Mauritius July 2011; 6(2):40-46.
  5.  Mukherjee A, Bhattacharyya P, Saha I, Paul R. Evaluation of a simple bedside tool developed to measure different parameters of clubbing. Lung India Jul - Sep 2011; 28 (3): 228229.
  6.  Shrivastava P, Nandy S, Saha I, Das DK, Lahiri SK. Deaths Amongst Women of Reproductive Age Group in the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital of Eastern India. Safety Science Monitor, Sweden 2011; 15(3): 1-5.
  7.  Paul B, Saha I, Mukherjee A, Biswas R, Roy S, Chaudhuri RN. Morbidity Pattern of low-birth-weight infants in an urban slum of Kolkata, India. Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association 2011; 86 (3-4): 39 43.
  8.  Mukherjee A, Singla R, Saha I, Sarkar A, Bhattacharyya P. Difference in the outcome of patients with different grades of initial sputum positivity under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences October December 2011; 53 (4): 241 242.
  9.  Nayek K, Ghosh TN, Chattopadhyay TK, Ghosh N, Banerjee A, Saha I. Clinicoetiological Profile and drug sensitivity patterns of urinary tract infections in pediatric patients attending a rural tertiary care hospital. Pakistan Paediatric Journal December 2011; 35(4): 220-25.

     

 


2010

  1.  Dey A, Bhuniya S, Datta Chaudhuri A, Pandit S, Saha-Dutta Chowdhury M, Sengupta A, Saha I, De P. Iodopovidone pleurodesis: experience of a tertiary hospital in Kolkata. Singapore Medical Journal 2010; 51(2): 163 165.
  2.  Bhattacharyya P, Paul R, Nag S, Bardhan S, Saha I, Ghosh M, Dey R, Dey R, Islam S, Acharyya D. Treatment of asthma: Identification of the practice behavior and the deviation from the guideline recommendations. Lung India Jul - Sep 2010; 27 (3): 141 144.
  3.  Biswas S, Mondal KK, Saha I, Dutta RN, Lahiri SK. Clinico-epidemiological Features of Acne Vulgaris: A Tertiary Hospital-Based Study. Iranian Journal of Dermatology Summer 2010; 13 (2): 37- 41.
  4.  Biswas AB, Das DK, Roy RN, Saha I, Shrivastava P, Mitra K. Awareness and Perception of Mothers about Functioning and Different Services of ICDS in Two Districts of West Bengal. Indian Journal of Public Health January-March, 2010; 54 (1): 33 35.
  5.  Biswas J, Bandyopadhyay S, Das D, Mondal KK, Saha I, Ray B. A study on awareness about eye health care and eye donation among secondary level students of North Kolkata, India. Kathmandu University Medical Journal Jul-Sep, 2010; 8 (3): 317 320.
  6.  Shrivastava P, Som D, Nandy S, Saha I, Pal PB, Ray TG, Haldar S. Profile of postmortem cases conducted at a morgue of a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata. Journal of the Indian Medical Association November 2010; 108 (11): 730 33.
     

 


2009

  1.  Mukherjee A, Sarkar A, Saha I, Biswas B, Bhattacharyya PS. Outcomes of different subgroups of smear-positive retreatment patients under RNTCP in rural West Bengal, India. Rural and Remote Health, Australia 2009; 9: 926: 1 8.
  2.  Paul B, Saha I, Roy S, Biswas R, Chaudhuri RN. Maternal Determinants of Low Birth Weight in an Urban Slum of Kolkata, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Clinical Practice 2009; 19 (10): 11 15 & 23.
  3.  Bhattacharyya PS, Nag S, Bardhan S, Acharya D, Paul R, Dey R, Ghosh M, Dey R, Saha I. The role of long-term doxycycline in patients of idiopathic pulmonaryfibrosis: The results of an open prospective trial. Lung India Jul - Sep 2009; 26 (3): 81 5.
  4.  Ghosh UC, Roy A, Sen K, Kundu AK, Saha I, Biswas A. Dyslipidaemia in Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern India a Non-randomised Trial. Journal of the Indian Medical Association July 2009; 107 (07): 427 30.
  5.  Mukherjee A, Singla R, Saha I. Comparing Outcomes in New Pulmonary Sputum Positive and Sputum Negative Cases under RNTCP in Rural India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2009; 56 (3):144-150.
  6.  Gupta S, Ray TG, Saha I. Overweight, Obesity and Influence of Stress on Body Weight Among Undergraduate Medical Students. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2009; 34 (3): 255-7.
  7.  Basu M, Kundu TK, Dasgupta MK, Das DK, Saha I. Poisoning, Stings and Bites in Children What is New? An Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kolkata. Indian Journal of Public Health 2009; 53 (4): 229-231.
     

2008

  1.  Saha I, Paul B, Dey TK. An Epidemiological Study of Smoking Among Adult Males in a Rural Area of Hooghly District, West Bengal, India. Journal of Smoking Cessation, Australia 2008; 3 (1): 47-49.
  2.  Saha I, Paul B, Raut DK. Dilemma of Adolescent Hypertension. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2008; 33 (1): 67.
  3.  Paul B, Saha I, Dasgupta A, Chaudhuri RN. A Study on Catch Up Growth Among low Birth Weight Infants in an Urban Slum of Kolkata. Indian Journal of Public Health 2008; 52 (1): 16-20.
  4.  Saha I, Paul B, Dasgupta A. Prevalence of hypertension and variation of blood pressure with age among adolescents in Chetla, India. Tanzania Journal of Health Research 2008; 10 (2): 108 111.
  5.  Mukherjee A, Saha I, Paul B. Tuberculosis in Patients Below and Above 60 years and Their Treatment Outcome Under RNTCP - A study in Rural West Bengal, India. Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics June 2008; 4 (2): 60 63.
  6.  Das DK, Chakraborty I, Biswas AB, Saha I, Mazumder P, Saha S. Goitre Prevalence, Urinary Iodine and Salt Iodisation Level in a District of West Bengal, India. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2008; 27 (3): 401-405.
  7.  Saha I, Paul B, Dasgupta A, Ghosh P. Variations of Adolescent Blood Pressure by Multifactorial Analysis in an Urban Slum of Kolkata. Journal of the Indian Medical Association September 2008; 106 (09): 571-574 & 578.  Ghosh SK, Dey SK, Saha I, Barbhuiya JN, Ghosh A, Roy AK. Pityriasis Versicolor: A Clinicomycological and Epidemiological Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital. Indian Journal of Dermatology 2008; 53 (4): 182 85.
     

2007

  1.   Saha I, Raut DK, Paul B. Anthropometric Correlates of Adolescent Blood Pressure. Indian Journal of Public Health 2007; 51 (3): 190-192.
  2.  Nag  S, Bardhan  S,  Saha I,  Dey  R,  Paul  R,  Acharyya D,  Dey  R, Ghosh  M. Can measurement of cephalic shadow predict obstructive sleep apnoea Result of an analysis. The Indian Journal of Sleep Medicine 2007; 2 (4): 130 - 134.
     

Books:

  1.  Indranil Saha, Bobby Paul. ESSENTIALS OF BIOSTATISTICS & RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. Fifth Edition. Academic Publishers. 2025.
  2.  Author & Chief Editor: Rajvir Bhalwar. Associate Editor: Indranil Saha, Bobby Paul. Community Medicine: Prep Manual for Undergraduates. 4th edition. Elsevier India. 2024.
  3.  Rabindra Nath Roy, Indranil Saha. Mahajan & Gupta - TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE. Fourth Edition. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi. 2012.
     

  • Book Chapter:

    Gautam Ghose, Indranil Saha. Food safety during fairs and festivals. Chapter 33. In FOOD SAFETY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Public Health Perspective. Academic Press. Elsevier Publication. 2016. 417 425.