Paramita Bhattacharya

Research

Indigenous Health Mental Health Mind Health Social Health Tribal Migration Tribal Sustainability Urban Sustainability

Latest funding

Planning Research on the Impacts of Tribal Migration on Sustainability in West Bengal, India
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$20,000

Planning Research on the Impacts of Tribal Migration on Sustainability in West Bengal, India

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gesink, Dionne; Bhattacharya, Paramita; Desouza, Joseph F; Mukherjee, Nirmalya

Keywords: Indigenous Health; Mental Health; Mind Health; Social Health; Tribal Migration; Tribal Sustainability; Urban Sustainability

$20,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Indigenous Health Dear Professor Bhattacharya, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on indigenous health connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Planning Research on the Impacts of Tribal Migration on Sustainability in West Bengal, India" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]