Dr. Ranjana Acharya
Qualification:
- Ph.D. Human Nutrition
Subject you teach:
Food Nutrition & Dietetics
Awards:
1. Received University Gold Medal as Award of excellence for securing first position in first class in Bachelor of Science at OUAT, Odisha, India
2. Received Bijaylaxmi Lenka Memorial Gold Medal for securing the First Position in the First class in Bachelor of Science at OUAT, Odisha, India
3. Qualified NET conducted by Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB), ICAR, India
4. Qualified NET – Lectureship conducted by University Grant Commission in India
5. Received First prize for Oral Presentation in International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approach for healthy and sustainable foods conducted by Amity University and Nutrition Society of India (Delhi Chapter)
6. Received Second prize for oral presentation in International Conference on Allied Sciences and Novel Trends in Resilient & Precision Agriculture (ICAN 2025) jointly organized by the Society of Agriculture Research and Social Development (New Delhi), Susthayi Krishi Foundation (West Bengal), and Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
Interests:
1. Nutrition science and epidemiology
2. Human Nutrition
3. Food science and technology
4. Public health nutrition
Interests:
Food Nutrition & Dietetics
Journals:
1. Anuradha Dutta, Jyoti Singh, Ranjana Acharya, Deeba Manan. (2024). Predicted Interventions for Improving the Nutritional Status of Vulnerable Groups of Uttarakhand: Evidence from Comparison between NFHS-5 and NFHS-4 Survey. Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika. Doi: 10.18805/BKAP704
2. Anuradha Dutta, Shweta Suri, Meenal Rai, Rushda Anam Malik, Ranjana Acharya, Pooja Pandey. (2024). Indicators of malnutrition among school-going children in an Eastern State (West Bengal) of India. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 63:1-22.
3. Ranjana Acharya, Anuradha Dutta, Archana Kushwaha, S.K. Mishra, Anil Kumar, U.C. Lohani, G.S. Kushwaha. (2023). Effect of pretreatment on the nutritional quality of white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporous). Mushroom Research-An International Journal. 32(1): 75-80.
4. Ayushi Joshi, Sarita Srivastava, Navin Chandra Shahi, Archana Kushwaha, Ranjana Acharya. (2023). Formulation and Numerical optimization of finger millet and quinoa incorporated eggless doughnuts. Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research. doi:10.18805/ajdfr.DR-2072.
5. Ayushi Joshi, Ranjana Acharya, Simran Kaur Arora. (2023). Plant-based Diet and Occurrence of Cardio Vascular Diseases. International Journal of Enhanced Research in Science, Technology & Engineering. 12(6):59-63.
6. Ranjana Acharya, Kalpana Gupta. (2022). A cross-sectional study on dietary pattern and nutritional status of rural lactating mothers of Kandhamal district of Odisha, India. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 11(9): 2308-2313.
7. Simran Kaur Arora, Ranjana Acharya and Ayushi Joshi. (2022). Effect of Food Processing on Protein and Its Functionality. Acta Scientific Nutritional Health. 6 (6): 82-85.
8. Anuradha Dutta, Deepa Joshi, Shayani Bose & Ranjana Acharya. (2021). Significance of nutrition mapping in today’s scenario. Pantnagar Journal of Research. 19(2): 256-263.
9. Ayushi Joshi, Krati Goel and Ranjana Acharya. (2021). Role of Vitamin-C, Vitamin- D and Zinc in Covid-19 Pandemic. Acta Scientific Nutritional Health. 5(11).
Other Accomplishments:
Book Chapters
1. Anuradha Dutta, Deepa Joshi, Shweta Suri, Nalini Trivedi, Ranjana Acharya, Rushda Malik, Shayani Bose, and Ankita Dobhal. (2023). Bioactive and Techno-Functional Properties of Barnyard Millet (Echinochloa frumentacea). Nutri-Cereals: Nutraceutical and Techno-Functional Potential. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, United States. ISBN: 9781-03-21358-47
2. Ranjana Acharya. (2022). Intermittent fasting. Healthy Diet for Healthy Life (Pp 215- 234). ABS Books Publishers and Exporter, New Delhi. ISBN:978-93-94424-14-2
3. Zeenat Aman, Sadhna Singh, Ranjana Acharya. (2022). Mediterranean Diet. Healthy Diet for Healthy Life (Pp 252-269). ABS Books Publishers and Exporter, New Delhi. ISBN:978-93-94424-14-2
4. Ranjana Acharya. (2022). Vitamins and Immune System. Nutrition and Immune system (Pp151-162). ABS Books Publishers and Exporter, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93- 94424-11-1. 5. Ranjana Acharya. (2022). Probiotics. Nutrition and Immune system (Pp196-210). ABS Books Publishers and Exporter, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-94424-11-1.
Conference and Presentation
1) Oral presentation on “Numerical optimization of drying parameters of Ganoderma Lucidum (Reishi mushroom)” at International Conference on Allied Sciences and Novel Trends in Resilient & Precision Agriculture organized by Society of Agriculture Research and Social Development (New Delhi), Susthayi Krishi Foundation (West Bengal), and Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia in May, 2025
2) Poster presentation “KAP (knowledge, attitude & practice) study about millets among Indian youth” at International conference on “Embracing the magic of millets: towards a sustainable future organized by The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujurat, India in December, 2023.
3) Oral presentation on “Nutritional evaluation of mushroom varieties and pretreatment standardization for preparation of mushroom powder” at International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approach for healthy and sustainable foods organized by Amity University and Nutrition Society of India, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India in April, 2023, .
4) Oral presentation on “Standardization of the production process for preparation of mushroom powder” at 17th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress organized by Uttarakhand State Council for Science &Technology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India in February, 2023.
5) Oral presentation on “Effect of pretreatment on the nutritional quality of Agaricus bisporous (Button Mushroom)” at 54th Annual Conference of Nutrition Society of India organized by ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India in December 2022.
6) Poster presentation on “A cross sectional study on dietary pattern and nutritional status of lactating mothers of Kandhamal district, Odisha” at International Conference on Clinical nutrition and dietary lifestyle organized by Universal Society of Food and Nutrition (USFN), Bangalore, India in May, 2022.
7) Poster presentation on International conference on sustainable agriculture development in Changing global scenario organized by Banaras Hindu University and Royal Association for Science led socio cultural Advancement in October 2019
Review board member (Reviewer) in Journals
1. Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry
2. Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology
3. Journal of Scientific Research and Reporting
4. International Journal of Plant and soil science
Experience in professional field
1. Internship at Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. Bhubaneswar in the Department of Dietetics for 59 days
2. Worked as a Research Assistant for the Joint Review Mission (JRM) of PM POSHAN Scheme in the state of West Bengal under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India
Teaching interests
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Program | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC 101 | Fundamentals of Soil Science | 3(2+1) | B.Sc. Agriculture | Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha |
| FSA 203 | Modern Farming system and sustainable agriculture | 2(1+1) | B.Sc. Agriculture | Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha |
| SFF- 203 | Soil Fertility, Fertilizers and Nutrient Management | 2(1+1) |
B.Sc. Agriculture |
Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha |
| HOP 305 | Organic Farming | 3(2+1) | B.Sc. Agriculture | Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha |
| AGR 106 | Practical Crop Production | 2(0+2) | B.Sc. Agriculture | Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha |
| HMC 305 | Agrometeorology and climate change | 2(1+1) | B.Sc. Horticulture | Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha |