Management Overview
Since the establishment of the Indian Mycological Society in the 1954, the Executive Council has represented the IMS Membership at the highest level of leadership in the Society.
Elected by the Membership from among its numbers, the Executive Council is charged with the responsibility of deciding on matters related to Society policy, budget allocation, organizing general meetings and symposia, appointments to leadership and other important matters pertaining to the fulfilment of the aims and objectives of the Society as envisoned by the founding members.
Constitution of the Executive Council
As recommended by the founding members of the Society, the Executive Council at all times consists of one President, four Vice-Presidents, one Secretary, one Joint Secretary, one Treasurer, one Business Manager, one Librarian, one Foray Secretary and Editor of Publications (not more than ten in the Editorial Board at a time).
The Secretary, theTreasurer, the Joint Secretary, the Librarian, the Business Manager and Editors of Publications hold office for a period of three years. All other members of the Society are elected to a term of one year.
Elected Office Bearers
President
Prof. Nirmalendu Samajpati
(Kolkata)
Vice - President
Prof. Basudeb Dasgupta
(Kolkata)
Vice - President
Prof. Bishwanath Chakraborty
(Kolkata)
Vice - President
Prof. Rita Kundu
(Ex-officio Head, Department of Botany, Kolkata)
Secretary
Prof. Usha Chakraborty
(Kolkata)
Joint Secretary
Prof. Krishnendu Acharya
(Kolkata)
Joint Secretary
Dr. Dipak Kumar Nayak
(Kolkata)
Assistant Secretary
Dr. Surekha Kundu
(Kolkata)
Treasurer
Mrs. Indrani Naskar
(Kolkata)
Assistant Treasurer
Dr. Maitreyee Banerjee
(Kolkata)
Council Members
The following are the elected council members:
Dr. Arunava Biswas
(Kolkata)
Dr. Krishna Chakrabarty
(Kolkata)
Dr. Ratna Banerjee
(Kolkata)
Mr. Arun Kr. Dutta
(Kolkata)
Prof. Sanjay Guha Roy
(Barasat)
Prof.N.C.Mandal
Viswabharati
Dr. Arundhati Pal
(Kolkata)
Dr. Mili Chakrabarty
(Kolkata)
Prof. Robin Gogoi
(New Delhi)
Dr. Shyamal Chakraborty
(Kolkota)
Dr. Manas Kumar Bag
(Cuttack)
Dr.Subrata Dutta
Dr.Shampa Bhattacharrya
(Kolkata)
Dr. Aditi Chatterjee
(Kolkata)
Chief Editor
Prof. Nirmalendu Samajpati
Room No.319, Indian Mycological Society,
Department of Botany, University of Calcutta,
Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan,
35, Ballygunge Circular Road,
Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
drnsamajpati14@gmail.com
+91 98741 83007
SENIOR EDITORS
Dr. Arunava Biswas
Room No.319, Indian Mycological Society,
Department of Botany, University of Calcutta,
Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan,
35, Ballygunge Circular Road,
Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
biswas.arunavakol@gmail.com
+91 94334 06871
Prof. Bishwanath Chakraborty
Room No.319, Indian Mycological Society,
Department of Botany, University of Calcutta,
Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan,
35, Ballygunge Circular Road,
Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
(Former Professor Department of Botany
North Bengal University Siliguri,
West Bengal)
bncnbu@gmail.com
+91 98002 66298
Prof. Krishnendu Acharya
CAS in Botany, University of Calcutta,
Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan,
35, Ballygunge Circular Road,
Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
krish_paper@yahoo.com
+91 80131 67310
Prof. S.Guha Roy
Department of Botany,
West Bengal State University, Barasat,
Kolkata-700126
s_guharoy@yahoo.com
+91 93310 19471
Board of Editors
- Prof. C. Monoharachary (Hyderabad)
- Dr. N. Adikaran ( Sri Lanka )
- Dr. Chirantan Chattopadhyay (Ranchi)
- Prof. Pranjib Chakrabarty (New Delhi)
- Prof. M.K. Naik (Karnataka)
- Prof. Usha Chakraborty (Kolkata)
- Prof. B.F. Rodrigues (Goa)
- Prof. Dinesh Singh (New Delhi)
- Dr. M.P. Thakur (Chattisgarh)
- Prof. Apurba Chowdhury (UBKV, WB)
- Dr. Surekha Kundu (Kolkata)
- Dr. Sujoy Saha (Pune)
- Dr. Manas Kr. Bag (Cuttack)
- Prof. N. Mathivanan ( Chennai)
- Prof. R.N. Kharwar ( Varanasi)
- Prof. M.S. Saharan (New Delhi)